"Socialist" is the word of the summer in the United States. For almost 80 years it was little less than an insult in national politics, a label marked with fire by the Cold War. However, now it begins to become a credential. Some of the figures with the greatest pull among the Democrats are also among the most decorated to the left: the mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani; Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; and Senator Bernie Sanders embody t…
"Socialist" is the word of the summer in the United States. For almost 80 years it was little less than an insult in national politics, a label marked with fire by the Cold War. However, now it begins to become a credential. Some of the figures with the greatest pull among the Democrats are also among the most decorated to the left: the mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani; Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; and Senator Bernie Sanders embody t…