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Is ‘Democratic Socialism’ a Cover for Communism?

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Is ‘Democratic Socialism’ a Cover for Communism?
Members of the Democratic Socialists of America gather outside a Trump-owned building on May Day in New York City on May 1, 2019. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Christopher C. Hull
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Last month, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) claimed to oppose Soviet “authoritarian communism” and to support “democratic socialism.”
Christopher C. Hull
Christopher C. Hull
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Christopher C. Hull, Ph.D., is a public affairs executive with extensive real-world expertise running successful local, state, federal, and international policy-shaping and coalition-building issue campaigns, as well as academic-level training in presidential and grassroots politics.
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