In this election campaign, "socialist" has become the new "Liberal." McCain/Palin have made the word socialist the new negative--without understanding what it means.

I wrote this piece for the weekend opinion section of Israel's Haaretz newspaper, in a country where socialism has a proud history (kibbutzim, union strength, peace camp, etc). and I want to share it with readers of TPM. For years, I had the honor of working with Michael Harrington and Irving Howe, two greater Americans would be hard to find--they loved this country to the bottom of their socialist souls and I have thought of them often throughout this campaign-and am delighted to have the chance to pay homage to them here--onward toward social solidarity....

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