For a whole historic period after World War II, US capitalism was the strongest in the world and could afford to concede rising living standards.

We need a break from Capitalism.

We have a rotting infrastructure that is literally poisoning children in Flint, Newark and elsewhere.

It's not just an economic crisis that capitalism has created. We also face an environmental catastrophe created by a handful of gigantic fossil fuel corporations.

Socialism is a fundamentally different social system where the world's resources are not controlled by a greedy, undemocratic oligarchy. This is not the same as the capitalist welfare states that have existed in some European countries.

What Bernie Sanders is calling for is incredibly important. Things like a $15/hour minimum wage, single-payer healthcare, taxing the rich, and free education. The radical reforms he has popularized are a key part of any socialist program today.

Like the healthcare industry, the banks should be taken out of the hands of the 1% and brought under democratic public ownership.