The Unauthorized History of Socialism

The Unauthorized History of Socialism

2020 2 Seasons 11 Episodes ⭐ 0.0

For 200 years history has largely revolved around a single idea that mankind would truly thrive only if property were shared by all. Bret Baier’s six-part documentary series traces the history of socialism man’s most ambitious attempt to supplant religion with a doctrine grounded on science.

For 200 years history has largely revolved around a single idea that mankind would truly thrive only if property were shared by all. Bret Baier’s six-part documentary series traces the history of socialism man’s most ambitious attempt to supplant religion with a doctrine grounded on science.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

From Indiana to Marx

The first seeds of socialism are planted on the banks of Indiana's Wabash River, a utopian community designed by a socia

EP 2

Lenin's Bloody Revolution

As Vladimir Lenin's brutal communist revolution transforms Russia, socialism stalls in the United States.

EP 3

China and Beyond

Mao takes over China and socialism peaks worldwide with 60 percent of mankind living under some form of it.

EP 4

Other People's Money

Poorer countries embrace socialism, while Margaret Thatcher tamps down British socialists.

EP 5

Epic Collapse

The USSR implodes, China reforms and other countries embrace capitalism.

EP 6

Socialism Reborn?

Socialism makes a surprising comeback across the world.

EP 1

You Say You Want A Revolution...

Karl Marx said a workers' revolution was inevitable but by the end of the 19th century, it had failed to materialize. In

EP 2

California Dreaming

Italian communist Antonio Gramsci concludes that to succeed, Marxists must overthrow not just capitalism but Western civ

EP 3

Long March

In the 1960s, the 'long march through the institutions' begins: a systematic effort to control higher education and othe

EP 4

Red and Green

In the 1970s, socialists took aim at environmental issues. From overpopulation to global warming, they provide in every

EP 5

Situation Critical

Today's socialists substitute conflict over race, gender, and identity for the original Marxist schism between owners an

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