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.
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Season 1
2020
Socialism's singular idea: that mankind would truly thrive only if property were shared by all.
01. From Indiana to Marx
2020-02-24
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.
02. Lenin's Bloody Revolution
2020-02-24
As Vladimir Lenin's brutal communist revolution transforms Russia, socialism stalls in the United States.
03. China and Beyond
2020-02-24
Mao takes over China and socialism peaks worldwide with 60 percent of mankind living under some form of it.
04. Other People's Money
2020-02-24
Poorer countries embrace socialism, while Margaret Thatcher tamps down British socialists.
05. Epic Collapse
2020-02-24
The USSR implodes, China reforms and other countries embrace capitalism.
06. Socialism Reborn?
2020-02-24
Socialism makes a surprising comeback across the world.