democratic socialists
Progressive welfare advocates
Democratic socialists advocate replacing capitalism with worker or public ownership of production while maintaining democratic political systems.
Unlike authoritarian socialists, they reject one-party rule; unlike social democrats, they seek to move beyond capitalism rather than merely regulate it.
She identifies as a democratic socialist, not a liberal.
The term gained visibility in American politics through Bernie Sanders's campaigns.
Philosophy advocating societal reform
- left-wingPolitically liberal or radical
- collectivismGroup primacy doctrine
- egalitarianismPhilosophy of universal equality
- AOCOrigin designation abbreviation
Bernie Sanders · labor movement · New Deal · reformism · anti-capitalism · mixed economy · anti-imperialism · secularism
Rates increase with income
- wealth taxTax on total possessions
- universal basic incomeGuaranteed payments to all
- nationalizationGovernment acquisition of industry
- public ownershipState-held property or enterprise
welfare state · Medicare for All · estate tax · capital gains tax · subsidies · public services · cooperatives · public goods
Common people as political base
- activismDirect effort for reform
- canvassingSystematic direct voter outreach
- door-to-doorDirectly between residences
- town hallsLocal government headquarters
rallies · coalition building · voter registration · community organizing · petitions · phone banking · mutual aid · direct action
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
- equal opportunityUnbiased chance for all
- anti-discriminationOpposing unfair differential treatment
inclusion · intersectionality · gender equality · racial justice · accessibility · representation · liberation · empowerment
Official enactment of statutes
- electoral politicsCompetition for voted positions
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- constitutional amendmentFormal change to founding law
policy change · voting reform · healthcare reform · education reform · criminal justice reform · environmental regulation · antitrust enforcement
progressivism
Philosophy advocating societal reform
- left-wingPolitically liberal or radical
- collectivismGroup primacy doctrine
- egalitarianismPhilosophy of universal equality
Bernie Sanders · AOC · labor movement · New Deal · reformism · anti-capitalism · mixed economy · anti-imperialism · secularism · pluralism
progressive taxation
Rates increase with income
- wealth taxTax on total possessions
- universal basic incomeGuaranteed payments to all
- nationalizationGovernment acquisition of industry
public ownership · welfare state · Medicare for All · estate tax · capital gains tax · subsidies · public services · cooperatives · public goods · free education
grassroots
Common people as political base
- activismDirect effort for reform
- canvassingSystematic direct voter outreach
- door-to-doorDirectly between residences
town halls · rallies · coalition building · voter registration · community organizing · petitions · phone banking · mutual aid · direct action · consciousness raising
equity
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
- equal opportunityUnbiased chance for all
anti-discrimination · inclusion · intersectionality · gender equality · racial justice · accessibility · representation · liberation · empowerment · economic justice
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- electoral politicsCompetition for voted positions
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- advocacyPleading for a cause
policy change · constitutional amendment · voting reform · healthcare reform · education reform · criminal justice reform · environmental regulation · antitrust enforcement
- American Socialistsparty members
- Leftistscommunists, Marxists, anarcho-communists, Leninists, Maoists
- reformersreformers, reformer, political reformer, reformist, activists
- SocialistsKarl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Lenin, Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky
- collectivespair, duo, trio, quartet, quintet
democratic socialistsneoliberals
Pro-market political faction
anarcho-capitalists · fiscal conservatives · supply-siders · Thatcherites · objectivists
democratic socialistsStalinists
Followers of Soviet-style communism
Marxist-Leninists · Maoists · Bolsheviks · insurrectionists · Trotskyists
democratic socialistsfascists
Authoritarian nationalist adherents
authoritarians · totalitarians · autocrats · military juntas · theocrats
democratic, socialists, democracy, democrat, democrats, democratically, undemocratic, democratize, democratization