From KPCC Southern California Public Radio
Is ‘socialist’ really a bad word?
Socialist! Communist! Marxist! These are just a few of the accusations hurled at political candidates during hotly contested election cycles.
Since the 2008 presidential election, many of Barack Obama’s critics and challengers have used the term ‘socialist’ as a derogatory term to describe his policies, but what does the word really mean?...
Guest:
Geoffrey Nunberg, linguist, professor, School of Information at UC Berkeley; his latest book is "Ascent of the A-word," coming out this summer....