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 of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| experiencedRepressionDuring |
First Red Scare
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
McCarthy era NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Red Scare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
anarcho-syndicalism ⓘ communism ⓘ democratic socialism ⓘ social democracy ⓘ |
| hasMainIdeology | socialism ⓘ |
| hasNotableFigure |
A. Philip Randolph
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez NERFINISHED ⓘ Bernie Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Big Bill Haywood NERFINISHED ⓘ Daniel De Leon NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Gurley Flynn NERFINISHED ⓘ Emma Goldman NERFINISHED ⓘ Eugene V. Debs NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen Keller NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Harrington NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Rose Pastor Stokes NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Berger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableOrganization |
Communist Party USA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Democratic Socialists of America NERFINISHED ⓘ Freedom Road Socialist Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ Industrial Workers of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ Party for Socialism and Liberation NERFINISHED ⓘ Socialist Alternative NERFINISHED ⓘ Socialist Labor Party of America NERFINISHED ⓘ Socialist Party USA NERFINISHED ⓘ Socialist Party of America NERFINISHED ⓘ Socialist Workers Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ Students for a Democratic Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
American progressive movement ⓘ New Left in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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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