Matthew Cooke on the Fallacy That Socialism “Doesn't Work”

With two Democratic socialists (Zohran Mamdani and Omar Fateh) potentially set to win their mayoral races in New York and Minneapolis respectively, Matthew Cooke’s recent video commentary on socialism is timely indeed!





Related Off-site Links:
The Data Show That Socialism Works – Nick Warino (Current Affairs, December 7, 2019).
How Could Socialism Work? – Socialist Alternative.
Understanding Dark Triads – Psychology Today.
Poll Shows 25-Point Mamdani Lead Over Cuomo as Frantic GOP Fearmongers Over “Socialist Uprising” – Brad Reed (Common Dreams, October 30, 2025).
“Our Time Is Now”: Zohran Mamdani’s Mayoral Campaign Inspires New York City’s Working-Class South Asians – Democracy Now! (November 3, 2025).
Meet Omar Fateh. Could He Be the Next Mayor of Minneapolis? – Democracy Now! (October 31, 2025).
Bernie Sanders Says a Mamdani Win Can Transform American Politics – John Nichols (The Nation, November 4, 2025).
Omar Fateh Has All the Right Enemies – Alex Skopic (Current Affairs, September 5, 2025).
“New York City Is Not for Sale” – Zohran Mamdani (Jacobin, September 8, 2025).
Minneapolis Gets Its Own Mamdani – Kayla Bartsch (National Review, July 15, 2025).
From Mamdani to Prop 50, John Nichols on Election Day Races and the Future of Democratic Party – Democracy Now! (November 4, 2025).


See also the previous Wild Reed posts:

DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM
• Martin Luther King, Jr. and Democratic Socialism
• Bernie Sanders: Quote of the Day – June 12, 2019
• Heather Cox Richardson on the Origin of the American Obsession with “Socialism”
• The Biblical Roots of “From Each According to Ability; To Each According to Need”
• Something to Think About – December 14, 2011
• Jonty Langley: Quote of the Day – August 17, 2011
• A Socialist Perspective on the “Democratic Debacle” in Massachusetts
• Obama a Socialist? Hardly
• Obama, Ayers, the “S” Word, and the “Most Politically Backward Layers in America”
• A Socialist Response to the 2008 Financial Crisis
• Capitalism on Trial
• No, Hitler and the Nazis Weren’t Socialists
• What It Means to Be a Leftist in 2025
• Ted Rall: “Democrats Are Not the Left”


ZOHRAN MAMDANI
• Dorothy Lennon: Quote of the Day – June 26, 2025
• A Timely and Important Conversation
• The Rational National’s Take on Zohran Mamdani
• How Democrats Can Start Winning Again
• Mike Figueredo on the “Political Malpractice” of the Democratic Party
• Memes of the Times – September 2025
• Zohran Mamdani and the Future of the Democratic Party


OMAR FATEH
• A “Racist and Factless Meltdown” Over Omar Fateh
• Omar | Jazz | DeWayne
• In His Efforts to “Build a City That Works for All,” Omar Fateh Secures a Key Endorsement
• Something to Think About – July 25, 2025
• The Longstanding Fault Lines Within the Democratic Party Have Surfaced Again in Minnesota
• Omar Fateh: “We Need to Meet the Needs of Working People”
• “Hopeful and Grounded”: Omar Fateh’s Vision of Democratic Socialism
• Omar Fateh: A “Person-Centered Leader”
• Why Omar Fateh Is the Right Choice for Mayor of Minneapolis
• Omar Fateh’s Grassroots Campaign for Mayor of Minneapolis
• The Rise of Omar Fateh
• Omar Fateh: A Mayor Who Will “Meet the Moment”


THE FAILURES OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
• Mike Figueredo on the “Political Malpractice” of the Democratic Party
• Ted Rall: Democrats Are Not “the Left”
• Exposing the Dark Money Network Secretly Funding Establishment Democratic Influencers
• Why the Democratic Party Is Not Going to Save Us From Fascism
• Howie Hawkins: “The Democrats Are Not the Answer to the Trump/Fascism Problem”
• The Longstanding Fault Lines Within the Democratic Party Have Surfaced Again in Minnesota
• Jeff Cohen on How Obama’s “Corporate Liberalism” Led to the Rise of Trump
• Progressive Perspectives on Bernie Sanders’ “Fighting Oligarchy” Tour
• Eric Fernández: Quote of the Day – May 14, 2025
• Marianne Williamson: Quote of the Day – July 26, 2025
• When Democrats Undermine Democracy