American socialist movement

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The American socialist movement is a political and social current in the United States that has advocated for workers’ rights, economic equality, and public ownership of key industries through parties, unions, and activist organizations since the late 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political movement
social movement
associatedWithColor red
coreGoal economic equality
public ownership of key industries
workers’ rights
country United States
experiencedRepressionDuring First Red Scare
McCarthy era
linked to: McCarthyism

Second Red Scare
hasActivity anti-war activism
civil rights advocacy
electoral politics
labor organizing
mutual aid
political education
strike support
hasHistoricalPeak 1960s New Left period
New Deal era influence
early 20th century
post-2008 resurgence
hasIdeologicalCurrent Marxism
anarcho-syndicalism
communism
democratic socialism
social democracy
hasMainIdeology socialism
hasNotableFigure A. Philip Randolph
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Bernie Sanders
Big Bill Haywood
Daniel De Leon
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Emma Goldman
Eugene V. Debs
Helen Keller
Michael Harrington
Norman Thomas
Rose Pastor Stokes
Victor Berger
linked to: Victor L. Berger
hasNotableOrganization Communist Party USA
Democratic Socialists of America
Freedom Road Socialist Organization
Industrial Workers of the World
Party for Socialism and Liberation
Socialist Alternative
Socialist Labor Party of America
Socialist Party USA
Socialist Party of America
Socialist Workers Party (United States)
Students for a Democratic Society
hasOppositionFrom American conservative movement
anti-communist organizations
influencedBy European socialist movement
Marxist theory
labor movement
opposes economic inequality
laissez-faire capitalism
relatedTo American labor movement
American progressive movement
New Left in the United States
startTime late 19th century
supportsPolicy expansion of social welfare programs
progressive taxation
public ownership of utilities
strong labor protections
universal healthcare
usesOrganizationalForm activist organizations
political parties
trade unions

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Rose Pastor Stokes partOf American socialist movement
Kate Richards participatedIn American socialist movement