Calls for state ownership of the means of production and a future without prisons never came close to winning over the ...

Historian Shawn Gude on his new biography of one of the 20th century’s most fascinating political figures.

A new biography of Eugene Debs makes clear that in the United States, the story of socialism is really the story of ...

An outspoken leader of the labor movement, Eugene Debs opposed Woodrow Wilson as the Socialist Party candidate in the 1912 ...

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 ...

In 1908, on one of his five presidential runs, legendary socialist organizer Eugene Debs embarked on a whirlwind tour across ...

On November 2, 1920, Convict No. 9653 received nearly one million votes from the American electorate for that year’s presidential election. The candidate was then in the midst of serving a ten-year ...

Zohran Mamdani made history, winning the race to be the next mayor of New York City. The Democratic socialist is the first Muslim and the first person of South Asian descent elected to lead the ...

Eugene V. Debs, 5 times Socialist candidate for President, set free from prison on Christmas Day. 1921. Courtesy: Library of Congress Outspoken leader of the labor movement, Eugene Debs opposed ...