https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wWBGBac2Ps
Richard Wolff gives a great lecture!! In 1911, the SPA won election to about 1,141 local offices in total
- Around 1911 to 1920, over 300 cities and towns across the U.S. had elected socialist officials, with Socialist Party members holding office in roughly 340 cities at its peak. More than 130 specific mayoral victories occurred during the broader 1901–1960 era. [1, 2]
- Public Ownership: They pushed to municipalize local waterworks, gas, and streetcar lines.
- Public Health & Welfare: They created public health systems, expanded school systems, and built extensive city park networks.
- Clean Government: Their platforms heavily emphasized ending political corruption and modernizing city management
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