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Don’t let the socialist moment pass us by
CJ ATKINS asks whether US citizens’ curiosity about the concept of socialism and what it could mean for the country will out live Bernie Sanders’s campaign
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, greets his audience after a campaign rally in Springfield, Virginia

IT STARTED with the near collapse of the economy in 2008-9 when millions lost their homes and jobs and started questioning the status quo.

Discussion about it picked up again with the Occupy Wall Street movement as young people realised the future they faced — low-wage jobs, endless student debt — was anything but bright.

Then, it emerged more fully into the open with the insurgent campaign of Bernie Sanders in 2016. Now, as it looks like the independent senator might actually win the Democratic nomination, it’s a topic that everyone seems to be talking about: socialism.

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