Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1158/33404 From The Socialist newspaper, December 1, 2021 Fundraising for the fight at Socialism2021. Photo: Mary Finch (Click to enlarge) Roger Butler, Socialist Party of Swansea Fight Fund organizer Roman orator and statesman Cicero described finances and resources as “the sinews of war” – and ofRead More →
Newspapers are teeming with stories of ‘Warring Tories’ and our timelines are filled with #ToryShambles hashtags as Tory dysfunction swirls with their open corruption in the sewers of British politics. But if there is something almost humiliating about being ruled by such people, there is also something emerging about ourRead More →
Count Gerald Green among the nervous torturers who see a socialist behind every tree as he fears America is slipping into economic oblivion. rubbish! Ditto for his comment calling Teddy Roosevelt a Democrat and confusing him with Franklin Roosevelt for creating the social safety net in the 1930s to alleviateRead More →
Michael T. Hayes is Professor of Political Science at Colgate University. As President Joe Biden finally signs the bipartisan infrastructure bill and pushes for passage of the “Build Back Better Bill”, Republicans in Congress are once again invoking the specter of socialism to frighten their base. This accusation is notRead More →
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After a campaign season marked by deep divisions over masking, feuds over teaching racism and an unprecedented influx of money to candidates running under the banner of keeping schools open, there is no had Republican sweep of school board races in suburban Philadelphia. But the attention and controversy that surroundedRead More →
In particular, the World Economic Forum (WEF) advanced the concept of stakeholder capitalism designed to make the capitalist system more viable and dynamic through greater inclusion and consideration of factors such as long-term economic goals. term and sustainability. According to Klaus Schwab, “Stakeholder capitalism is a form of capitalism inRead More →
Socialism and capitalism are on either side of a debate about which system is best for us humans. I’m here to set the record straight: they both stink. Take the costs. The enemies of capitalism will tell you that the profit incentive that drives it causes companies to care onlyRead More →
Socialism and capitalism are on either side of a debate about which system is best for us humans. I’m here to set the record straight: they both stink. Take the costs. The enemies of capitalism will tell you that the profit incentive that drives it causes companies to care onlyRead More →
After the fall of communism in 1989 in the Soviet bloc, there remain today five self-proclaimed communist states: China, Cuba, Laos, North Korea and Vietnam. Belarus and Venezuela can also be added to the mix as they meet the criteria for a communist state – even though they don’t officiallyRead More →
In this week’s Hok Talk, we discuss the different and conflicting goals that make baseball less enjoyable than it could possibly be. Baseball is a sport. sport 1. an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes with another or others for entertainment. If itRead More →