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Michael Harrington
Harrington in 1988
Chairman of the Democratic Socialists of America
In office 1982–1989
Personal details
Born
Edward Michael Harrington Jr.
(1928-02-24)February 24, 1928 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died
July 31, 1989(1989-07-31) (aged 61) Larchmont, New York, U.S.
Spouse
Stephanie Gervis
(m. 1963)
Children
2
Education
College of the Holy Cross (BA) University of Chicago (MA) Yale University
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Edward Michael Harrington Jr. (February 24, 1928 – July 31, 1989) was an American democratic socialist. As a writer, he was best known as the author of The Other America. Harrington was also a political activist, theorist, professor of political science, and radio commentator. He was a founding member of the Democratic Socialists of America, and its most influential early leader.
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