The Death of a socialist

John Judis on James Weinstein:

Jimmy envisioned socialism as public ownership and control of the countries' industries through some combination of national planning and workplace self-management. No one would own stocks and bonds in big companies. The oil industry, for instance, would be a branch of government like the post office once was; the unemployed would be put to work fixing up the country's infrastructure; and government-paid health care would be available for all. Beyond that, details were fuzzy.

The mainstream media would tell you how "progressive"James Weinstein was.The New Republic