Democratic socialism is a left-wing set of political philosophies that supports political democracy and some form of a socially owned economy, with a particular emphasis on economic democracy, workpla
Democratic Socialists of America at a protest, c. 2019
Karl Marx, whose thought influenced the development of democratic socialism, with some endorsing it and others rejecting it
Socialism is an economic and political philosophy encompassing diverse economic and social systems characterised by social ownership of the means of production, as opposed to private ownership. It des
New Harmony, a utopian attempt as proposed by Robert Owen
Socialists in Union Square, New York City on May Day 1912
Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist Vladimir Lenin in 1920
R. H. Tawney, founder of ethical socialism