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February 08, 2020

Understanding Socialism and Democratic Socialism Today

James Early and E. Ethelbert Miller explore the historical context and development of socialism and democratic socialism.

By James Early, E. Ethelbert Miller

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Senator and current Democratic candidate for president Bernie Sanders has thrust the terms socialism and democratic socialism back into popular discourse.

James Early, former Institute for Policy Studies board chair and current board member, joined E. Ethelbert Miller, who is also a former Insitute for Policy Studies board chair, to discuss these terms and their intersections with capitalism, racism, and classism.cannot

This interview was produced by UDC-TV’s The Scholars.

Originally in UDC-TV's The Scholars.

James Early is the Director of Cultural Studies and Communication at the Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies at the Smithsonian Institution and a board member at the Institute for Policy Studies. E. Ethelbert Miller is a former board chair of the Institute for Policy Studies.

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