The New Young Socialists

Sean McElwee, contributor to The Nation and co-founder of Data for Progress, Sarah Leonard, executive editor of The Appeal and Waleed Shahid, communications director for the Justice Democrats, talk about the politics, ideals and policies of the socialist movement that's catching on among the young left.

"There’s a reason that our most famous moderates in this country are billionaires… you’ve never heard of a moderate working class hero, because for people who are struggling, radical change is not an abstract idea, it’s an obvious necessity," says @sarahrlnrd.

— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) March 13, 2019

"A lot of these conversations we’ve had about race and gender that have been discussed in happy hours and academic forums are now front and center in the Democratic party… in these safe democratic districts we can have real progressive leaders," says @SeanMcElwee.

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"I hope there’s a Democrat in the White House in 2021, but at the same time, that Democrat is only going to be as progressive as the Democrats in the House and Senate push them to be," says @_waleedshahid from @justicedems.

— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) March 13, 2019