What's behind democratic socialists' historic victories in the midterms?
What's behind democratic socialists' historic victories in the midterms? NOVEMBER 11, 2026 11:41 AM ET HEARD ON FRESH AIR Terry Gross 43-Minute Listen TRANSCRIPT Historian and The New Yorker writer Jill Lepore says the DSA, once maligned, is no longer "beyond the political pale." She discusses the history of socialism in America, and its current resurgence. Sponsor Message Transcript TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. American socialists are having their best year since 1912. In last week's midterms, six socialists were elected to Congress, and three were elected mayor, which means New York, LA, Washington, D.C., Seattle, Ann Arbor and Providence, Rhode Island, are now led by socialists. But socialism means different things to different people. Even among American socialists, then and now, different factions have serious disagreements over what the agenda should be. My guest, Jill Lepore, has written about the history of American socialism...