Season 1
6 episodes · 2020
Socialism's singular idea: that mankind would truly thrive only if property were shared by all.
1From Indiana to Marx
The first seeds of socialism are planted on the banks of Indiana's Wabash River, a utopian community designed by a social reformer who later inspired Karl Marx.
2Lenin's Bloody Revolution
As Vladimir Lenin's brutal communist revolution transforms Russia, socialism stalls in the United States.
3China and Beyond
Mao takes over China and socialism peaks worldwide with 60 percent of mankind living under some form of it.
4Other People's Money
Poorer countries embrace socialism, while Margaret Thatcher tamps down British socialists.
5Epic Collapse
The USSR implodes, China reforms and other countries embrace capitalism.
6Socialism Reborn?finale
Socialism makes a surprising comeback across the world.