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Index/People/Michael Harrington

Michael Harrington

Researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0002-7923-8032

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Jan 1, 2026

What is the history and founding of the Democratic Socialists of America?

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) was founded in 1982 by merging two distinct post‑1960s left organizations—the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (DSOC) and the New American Movement ...

Dec 31, 2025

When did the term democratic socialism first appear in print?

No source in the provided reporting identifies a definitive first printed instance of the exact phrase "democratic socialism"; the historical record in these materials locates the idea in nineteenth‑c...