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"Using the technique pioneered by Ken Burns but with much more political acumen, 'American Socialist' is vastly entertaining and politically insightful." --CounterpunchPoignantly captures the courage and conviction of one man driven by an all-consuming moral mission to elevate the masses, speak truth to power and change the world. And almost 100 years after his death, the ideas he was imprisoned and ridiculed for are fueling the progressive movement of the 21st century, proving that a vision laced with truth and hope never dies. --Our Revolution"Bernie Sanders spoke of change in 2016 and change was what Debs, Sanders' hero, was about in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Filmmaker Yale Strom introduces us to Debs, whose character and convictions on equality cemented his legacy as an icon of the socialist movement.

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