The Unauthorized History of Socialism

The Unauthorized History of Socialism

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.

Seasons

1. From Indiana to Marx

Air Date: 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.

2. Lenin's Bloody Revolution

Air Date: 2020-02-24

As Vladimir Lenin's brutal communist revolution transforms Russia, socialism stalls in the United States.

3. China and Beyond

Air Date: 2020-02-24

Mao takes over China and socialism peaks worldwide with 60 percent of mankind living under some form of it.

4. Other People's Money

Air Date: 2020-02-24

Poorer countries embrace socialism, while Margaret Thatcher tamps down British socialists.

5. Epic Collapse

Air Date: 2020-02-24

The USSR implodes, China reforms and other countries embrace capitalism.

6. Socialism Reborn?

Air Date: 2020-02-24

Socialism makes a surprising comeback across the world.

1. You Say You Want A Revolution...

Air Date: 2022-09-19

Karl Marx said a workers' revolution was inevitable but by the end of the 19th century, it had failed to materialize. In response, some of his followers began developing an important strain of Marxist thought that would deeply affect America and the West.

2. California Dreaming

Air Date: 2022-09-19

Italian communist Antonio Gramsci concludes that to succeed, Marxists must overthrow not just capitalism but Western civilization. Scholars of the Frankfurt School take refuge in Los Angeles - ground zero for the American culture they hope to destroy.

3. Long March

Air Date: 2022-09-19

In the 1960s, the 'long march through the institutions' begins: a systematic effort to control higher education and other key institutions. Herbert Marcuse emerges as 'the Godfather of the New Left,' inspiring a new generation of American socialists.

4. Red and Green

Air Date: 2022-09-19

In the 1970s, socialists took aim at environmental issues. From overpopulation to global warming, they provide in every case the same prescription: more centralized control and less personal freedom.

5. Situation Critical

Air Date: 2022-09-19

Today's socialists substitute conflict over race, gender, and identity for the original Marxist schism between owners and workers. The goal remains the same, however: destroy American institutions, disrupt society, and bring about revolutionary change.

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Release Date

2020-02-24

Episodes

11 (2 seasons)

Status

Returning Series

Cast

Bret Baier

Bret Baier