The Time an American City Elected a Socialist Mayor
This documentary revisits an early twentieth-century experiment when an American city elected a socialist mayor, and asks what it reveals about socialism in practice. Against renewed debate over socialist-influenced policies, it weighs the successes and failures of that era for lessons that still resonate. It grounds a contentious political idea in real history and outcomes. Clear and even-handed, it is a thoughtful look at an often-caricatured chapter of American politics. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.
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