Sewer socialism

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Sewer socialism was an American socialist movement that centered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from around 1892 to 1960. The moniker was coined by Morris Hillquit at the 1932 Milwaukee convention of the Socialist Party of America and was intended as a pejorative, commenting on the Milwaukee socialists and their perpetual boasting about the excellent public sewer system in the city. However, the term has grown to have a more complimentary and even aspirational meaning. It has become synonymous with pragmatic socialist policies of building public infrastructure, expanding public programs, cutting waste, and committing to efficient, functional government. Modern day socialists have evoked sewer socialism and the legacy of the Milwaukee socialists when describing their political projects and strategies. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, has referred to this modern approach as "pothole politics".

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