DSA co-chair pushes back on Soviet Union comparisons, wants prisons to be 'less necessary'

Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) co-chair Ashik Siddique defended the organization against comparisons to the Soviet Union while outlining a vision to make police and prisons "less necessary" in the United States. "Our goal is democratic socialism , which we think is distinct from the Soviet Union, which ended decades ago," he told "The Will Cain Show" Wednesday. Siddique's comments come as socialism surges in influence within the Democratic Party , with socialist candidates securing major