The new discussion about socialism can help raise the sights of those on the left. As Mike Davis, one of the contributors to the Nation forum, said in an interview with Bill Moyers, "To be a socialist in the United States is not to be an orphan, okay? It's really to stand in the shadow immense history of radicalism and labor, but with a responsibility to ensure its regeneration."
That means starting now with the work of organizing the sentiment for change in concrete expressions of resistance--and reimagining and renewing socialism as a part of the struggles that need fighting in every corner of society.
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