The Case for Necessity: Why Democratic Socialism is Needed in America
The founding vision of the United States, as articulated in the Constitution’s preamble, is to “promote the general Welfare.” However, decades of economic deregulation and market-first policies have resulted in profound wealth disparities and systemic instability. Democratic socialism, defined not as totalitarian state control but as strong government regulation of the economy for the purpose of the general welfare, offers a necessary path to redress these failings. By prioritizing human needs over private profit in critical sectors, democratic socialism provides the regulatory tools required to build a more just, stable, and resilient society for all Americans.