Summary: Rashida Tlaib and Kate Aronoff talk about socialism and the Democrats. Can the two be squared? Will socialism save or doom the Democrats? And what even is socialism anyway?<br><br>Tlaib is part of a wave of socialist and socialist-allied Democrats challenging centrists in primaries across the country. After winning her primary, she is running unopposed in Michigan's 13th Congressional District, making it all-but-guaranteed that she will serve in the US House. Like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, she is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, and she will join Ilhan Omar as the first Muslim women to serve in Congress.<br><br>Aronoff is a contributing writer for the Intercept. She recently published a long piece in In These Times about the rapid growth of the Democratic Socialists of America in the years since the 2015-16 presidential campaign. <br><br>Questions/comments/feedback? Email us at whatsleft@buzzfeed.com, or tweet us @BuzzFeedNews @sarahrlnrd
