On Jan. 1, 1914, the local Socialist Party took over the City of Hamilton’s government when the party’s candidates won their respective races during the Nov. 4, 1913 election. The city’s new ...

Karl Marx said a workers' revolution was inevitable but by the end of the 19th century, it had failed to materialize. In response, some of his followers began developing an important strain of Marxist ...

While often overlooked, the spirit of socialism has coursed through the American Midwest ever since the movement emerged in the 19th century. It continues to animate the region’s political landscape ...

It is not breaking news to note that a large portion of young Americans support socialism. Late last year, an Axios-Generation Lab poll of U.S. college students found that 67 percent had a positive or ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. New York City’s Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani was the Democratic party’s candidate in ...

Surprise! Zohran Mamdani is not the first socialist mayor in American history. He follows a well-established pattern among the Democratic Socialists of America, running as a Democrat while being a ...