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What's behind Democratic Socialists' historic victories in the midterms?

NPR | By Terry Gross
Published November 11, 2026 at 11:41 AM EST

Historian and The New Yorker writer Jill Lepore says the DSA, once maligned, is no longer "beyond the political pale." She discusses the history of socialism in America, and its current resurgence.

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