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Opinion: Democratic socialists' platform looks more like Venezuela than Scandinavia

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks at a “Fight Oligarchy” rally at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Ariz., March 20, 2025. Photo: Center Square / Gage Skidmore / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Cropped from Original

10112026U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks at a “Fight Oligarchy” rally at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Ariz., March 20, 2025. Photo: Center Square / Gage Skidmore / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Cropped from Original

DSA supporters claim they will not create another Venezuela. They say they will use the Nordic model.