Sheri Berman

Professor of political science at Barnard College and the author, most recently, of Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe: From the Ancien Régime to the Present Day."

Professor of political science at Barnard College and the author, most recently, of   Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe: From the Ancien Régime to the Present Day."

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With Bernie Sanders leading the Democratic candidates, Republicans are reviving a political dirty word: “socialism.”

Sanders and 'socialism,' Trump and disinformation

With Bernie Sanders leading the Democratic candidates, Republicans are reviving a political dirty word: “socialism.”

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