{"id":1115,"date":"2026-07-28T12:38:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T12:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pioneerrelocationnews.com\/?p=1115"},"modified":"2026-07-28T12:38:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T12:38:50","slug":"the-democrats-have-a-socialism-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pioneerrelocationnews.com\/?p=1115","title":{"rendered":"The Democrats Have a Socialism Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio>https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/d2h6a3ly6ooodw.cloudfront.net\/reasontv_audio_8394777.mp3<\/audio><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<select><option>1x<\/option><option>1.1x<\/option><option>1.25x<\/option><option>1.5x<\/option><option>2x<\/option><option>3x<\/option><\/select>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>:15 <\/span><br \/>\n<span> :15<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>Download  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>The Democrats Have a Socialism Problem<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-yt-id=\"bnxwf-cn48o\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"281\" id=\"yt-player-bnxwf-cn48o\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bnxwf-cn48o?enablejsapi=1\" title=\"Featured YouTube video\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>HD Video Download<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This week, editors\u00a0Peter Suderman,\u00a0Katherine Mangu-Ward,\u00a0Nick Gillespie, and\u00a0Matt Welch discuss whether the Democratic Socialists of America&#8217;s (DSA) growing influence reflects a serious governing vision or a political movement driven more by symbolism than workable policy. 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Finally, they answer a listener question about what <em>The Odyssey<\/em> says about liberalism.<\/p>\n<p>0:00\u2014Do Democrats have a socialism problem?<\/p>\n<p>12:53\u2014The DSA&#8217;s policy agenda<\/p>\n<p>25:31\u2014Trump pauses Iran strikes<\/p>\n<p>32:10\u2014Listener question on <em>The Odyssey<\/em><\/p>\n<p>43:56\u2014Deregulating peptides<\/p>\n<p>50:22\u2014Weekly cultural recommendations<\/p>\n<h2>Mentioned in the podcast:<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Zohran Mamdani Tells Jon Stewart Socialism Is Just Having a Library,&#8221; by Robby Soave<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For Thousands of New York City Apartment Buildings, the Math Doesn&#8217;t Math,&#8221; by Christian Britschgi<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/pioneerrelocationnews.com\/?p=1111\">The Peptide Gray Market Is Already Here. 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