James Talarico Calls Capitalism ‘Oppressive,’ Echoes DSA Rhetoric on ‘Dismantling’ It

Texas Democrat U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico described capitalism as one of three interconnected “oppressive systems” during a 2020 climate forum and spoke of beginning the process of “dismantling” them, employing rhetoric similar to language used at the time by Democratic Socialists of America and other progressive climate activists.