
The Socialist Who Tried to Abolish the Senate
In 1911, Socialist representative Victor Berger attempted a task that we must complete.
Nick Perkins is a freelance journalist and public historian based in Washington, DC.

In 1911, Socialist representative Victor Berger attempted a task that we must complete.


Long before Zohran Mamdani, Schenectady, New York, elected a socialist mayor who tried to make good on radical promises inside city hall. His short experiment still speaks to the challenges — and possibilities — of governing on the Left.