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American Socialist

Mar 19, 2020

01:01:53

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Eugene V. Debs

Highlights

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Episode notes

Gene Deb's Legacy

01:56

The Espionage Act - Debs's Sentence

02:08

Liberation Day - A Celebration of Liberty

01:36

Introduction

2min

Throughline From NPR - American Socialism

2min

The Story of Eugene Debs

2min

The Gilded Cage

2min

Pullman and the American Railway Union

2min

Debs, the Great War and the Right to Descent

2min

The ARU Strike

2min

The American Railway Union Strike - Debs' Union

2min

Les Misérables by Deb Debs

2min

10.

The Story of Debs and the Grocery Business

2min

11.

Debs' Story of a Death on the Job

2min

12.

The Story of Eugene Debs, a Labor Organizer

2min

13.

Eugene v Debs, Citizen and Socialist

2min

14.

The Pullman Strike and the ARU

2min

15.

The Code Switch Podcast - Part Two

2min

16.

Liberation Day - A Celebration of Liberty

2min

17.

Eugene Debs - A Star in American Politics

2min

18.

Socialism Is the Next Step

2min

19.

Socialism Is the Next Big Obstacle

2min

20.

Debs - The Socialist Party of America

2min

21.

Debs and the Appeal to Reason

1min

22.

The Red Special - Debs and the Red Special

2min

23.

Eugene Debs and the Socialist Party

2min

24.

Newman's Own Foundation Supports NPR

1min

25.

World War I Was Beginning Year

2min

26.

The United States Must Be Neutral

2min

27.

The War in Europe Is at a Tipping Point

2min

28.

The Great War - The Story of Gene Debs

2min

29.

The Right of Free Speech

2min

30.

Debs' Most Famous Speech 101 Years Ago Last June in Canton, Ohio, 1918

2min

31.

Gene Debs's Sentencing Hearing at Cleveland

2min

32.

The Espionage Act - Debs's Sentence

2min

33.

The Red Scare of the Socialist Party

2min

34.

Vote for Convict 9653

2min

35.

Gene Deb's Legacy

2min

36.

The Thruline Podcast

2min

It's been over a century since a self-described socialist was a viable candidate for President of the United States. And that first socialist candidate, Eugene V. Debs, didn't just capture significant votes, he created a new and enduring populist politics deep in the American grain. This week, the story of Eugene V. Debs and the creation of American socialism.

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