Left embraces socialist label in US as stigma fades

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NEW YORK: “Socialism,” once considered a scarlet letter in the United States, is growing increasingly buzzy and mainstream as a slate of politicians embracing the label has gained significant ground. In the wake of November’s midterms, members of the Democratic Socialists of America — a leftist organisation that’s made inroads within the Democratic Party — now lead cities across the country including its two largest, New York and Los Angeles. DSA-endorsed politicians boosted their congressional seats from two to eight and won dozens of local elections, victories partly due to the Dem­ocrats’…