Ideologies / Democratic Socialist / Eugene V. Debs
§ The minds · 1855–1926 · United States · Labour leader
Eugene V. Debs
While there is a soul in prison
American socialism's great tribune.
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The union leader who ran for president five times as a socialist, once from prison, and made democratic socialism a genuine force in American politics.
social
Progressive on labour, race and civil liberties for his era.
economic
Collective ownership of industry; an end to wage exploitation.
governance
Democratic mass party and militant unionism, not insurrection.
Notable for
- Five socialist presidential runs
- Led the Pullman Strike
- Jailed for anti-war speech
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