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When is it Democratic Socialism?
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4:21:39Now PlayingWhat is Democratic Socialism? What makes it different than Socialism, Communism, Marxism or Social Democracy? As self-described democratic socialists, like Mayor Mamdani, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez bring the term to the mainstream, it felt like a good moment to dive into the history of the term, and to explore the central tension to be found in any social democratic movement: reform or revolution?
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