Why Didn't America Become a Socialist Country?

America has been the world's largest economy for nearly a century, with one of the largest working classes on Earth. So how come socialism never took hold in America as much as it did in Europe and Asia? Why is there no “labor party” in the United States? And what exactly is the legacy of socialist politics in American history? Emma Vigeland joins us to tell the story.

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0:00 Intro
0:24 Socialists in Europe
1:52 Why The American Left Stayed Powerless
4:14 Red Scare
5:30 Outro

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