is there socialism in the u s today 
yes social welfare programs such as food stamps unemployment compensation and housing assistance can be described as socialist it can also be argued that government programs like medicare and social security are too there are also socialist organizations in the u s such as the democratic socialists of america which counts among its members reps alexandria ocasio cortez d n y rashida tlaib d mich cori bush d mo and jamaal bowman d n y of the house of representatives and sen bernie sanders i vt is a self described democratic socialist other examples of socialism in the u s include organizations like worker co ops credit unions public libraries and public schools 