OWe live in a strange world. John D. Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil, helped provide the energy that powered the American Century from the early 1900s. Today, his grandchildren spend the billions of dollars he gave to the Rockefeller Foundation to attack the same oil and gas industry thatRead More →
Much has been written about the immense increase in economic inequality that has taken place in recent times and various startling figures have been provided by organizations like Oxfam, which has just released a report called Inequality kills. This shows that the wealth of the 10 richest men has doubledRead More →
American socialism is misunderstood. Many Americans react negatively to the idea of socialism because they associate it with the USSR during the Cold War. People feared the USSR, and because the USSR practiced socialism, they feared socialism. This argument is wrong. Yes, we had reason to fear the USSR –Read More →
When the Berlin Wall came down in November 1989, a cheer went up across the continent as it marked the end of communism in East Germany and Central Europe. This was followed in 1991 by the breakup of the former Soviet Union, with the Central Asian republics becoming sovereign states.Read More →
Breadcrumb Links PF Comment There are too few billionaires in Canada — or anywhere else, for that matter — to fund an expansive welfare state Pedestrians cross the intersection of Bay Street and Wellington Street West in Toronto’s Financial District. Photo by Galit Rodan/Bloomberg Files Content of the article ReadingRead More →
The Managing Director of the State Pension Fund of Finland (Valtion Eläkerahasto, VER), said that the economic conditions caused by the pandemic will stay with us, and that digitization and medicine being the main drivers of this new system This is where governments need to allocate resources. Timo Löyttyniemi, CEORead More →
We have some very exciting news! The Chinese translation of “Capitalism on a Ventilator – The Impact of COVID-19 in China & the US” – originally published in 2020 by World View Forum as a joint project of the International Action Center and the China-US Solidarity Network – came outRead More →
Around the world, billions of people are suffering incredible losses as a result of capitalism’s inability and unwillingness to seriously address the COVID-19 pandemic. Millions of people lost their lives or loved ones. Families are homeless. Workers have been forced to choose between risking their health in minimum-wage jobs andRead More →
As 84% of households in India suffered a drop in income in a year marked by the huge loss of lives and livelihoods, the number of Indian billionaires rose from 102 to 142, revealed the Indian supplement to Oxfam Davos’ 2022 global report, Inequality kills. The report was released onRead More →
The Chinese national flag. /APC The Chinese national flag. /APC Editor’s note: Keith Lamb graduated from Oxford University with an MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies. His main research interests are China’s international relations and “socialism with Chinese characteristics”. The article reflects the opinions of the author and not necessarily theRead More →
We are now less than a year away from the midterm elections and are starting to see more enraged conservative comments on the “evils of socialismâ€. What these people fail to realize is that a healthy capitalist economy requires a solid socialist base to function. Capitalism is a way ofRead More →
Freedom Road Socialist Organization Editorial | December 31, 2021 Read more articles in Cuba Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro. For more than six decades, the Cuban people have created a system that provides free universal health care, free public education from kindergarten through college, and housing for people at approximatelyRead More →
OPINION: In a recent conversation with a group of students, we discussed which historical figures they would most like to dine with. It’s a question I’ve asked many young people over the years, and their choices have always been a mix of religious, political, media and TV figures. Names likeRead More →
‘Kudlow’ discusses Biden’s leadership qualities amid crises with inflation, COVID and Afghanistan. It has not been a great year for our great country. We’ll talk about that in a minute. Saving America, killing Bill was one of the best things to happen this year. But I want to go backRead More →
Mark Wiesenfeld: Prairie dogs: a call to humanity Dear humans: Like you, I emanated from a divine creator, or, if you prefer, from the universe or another source which resonates with the heart and the spirit… Like you, I am a sensitive being – a living and sensitive individual …Read More →
Highlights of History Capitalism is viewed positively by 60%; socialism, 38% Positive image of large companies down six points to 46% Democrats continue to view socialism more positively than capitalism WASHINGTON, DC – Americans remain much more positive about capitalism than socialism, and their scores for each have remained largelyRead More →
Several years ago – at a sweltering church gathering with poor ballroom catering where chicken breasts all tasted like PowerPoint presentations – a progressive pastor admitted to me that the church he works in wouldn’t be. not “open and assertive” to LGBTQ individuals and families “if our wealthier members wereRead More →
What the left can learn from “socialist” countries Can the left learn from the countries it likes to claim as the success stories of democratic socialism – Norway, Sweden and Denmark? Under the banner of democratic socialism, the left promotes a social and economic order based on central control ofRead More →
Last month, the Fraser Institute released its annual report Economic freedom of the world report. As usual, he showed that “economic freedom” is positively correlated with many good things and negatively correlated with many bad. Defenders of capitalism love the Fraser Institute. Libertarian philosopher Jason Brennan, for example, made extensiveRead More →
Halloween is a constant for Republicans who scare voters that Democrats will take us down the path of socialism and communism. President Donald Trump proclaimed that the United States “will never be a socialist country,” then quickly increased socialist farm subsidies ($ 11.7 billion in 2017) to $ 32 billionRead More →
Back in high school, a friend of mine kind of went on a loop to attend a seminar aimed at spreading the right word about an exciting – albeit nonspecific – job opportunity. In retrospect, everything to do with the initial experience was less a string of red flags thanRead More →
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10,000 John Deere employees are on strike A tentative agreement between the company and their union, United Auto Workforce, was rejected by the workers. At midnight Wednesday evening, more than 10,000 workers at John Deere farm equipment company went on strike, triggering one of the largest work stoppages in recentRead More →
In this October 24, 2019 file photo, a man holds a sign that reads in Spanish “Hurray for those who fight” as he sits outside a street blocked by a burning barricade, during a demonstration to demand the resignation of President Juan Orlando Hernandez, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. | Elmer MartinezRead More →
10,000 John Deere employees are on strike A tentative agreement between the company and their union, United Auto Workforce, was rejected by the workers. At midnight Wednesday evening, more than 10,000 workers at John Deere farm equipment company went on strike, triggering one of the largest work stoppages in recentRead More →
This is an article by World Review: The State of Democracy, a special section that examines politics and world affairs, and is published in conjunction with the annual Athens Forum on Democracy. The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the gap between the haves and have-nots and questioned capitalism: this is theRead More →
I want to share again, for what it’s worth, how important it is to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Of course, I am neither a doctor nor a health professional. But the evidence that the vaccine reduces hospitalizations and deaths is compelling. Although the issue of forcing someone to shoot isRead More →
travnikovstudio / iStock.com In an article titled “Why Gen Z Turns to Socialism,†Vice explained why Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders has been so successful in uniting so many Gen Z members through so many progressive causes and movements. It turns out that young people found common ground in a perceivedRead More →
As for Sherry Kutter’s sarcastic statement (September 10 letter to editor) that Americans don’t want to work, I think some have that attitude. I also agree that some who are doing well criticize the poor. When I see a young mother in the grocery store with her kids in towRead More →
Home | The Socialist September 15, 2021 | Join the Socialist Party Subscribe | Make a donation | audio | PDF | Ebook Save our NHS, photo Mary Finch (Click to enlarge) Peter Taaffe, political secretary of the Socialist Party Under the colossal weight of the global pandemic, health servicesRead More →
No place has gotten rich without a pretty much capitalist and pretty much free market system It is possible to misunderstand capitalism and free markets as the basis of a socio-economic system. There are, for example, those who claim that capitalism is in some way moral – just as thereRead More →
If you haven’t noticed that capitalism is killing us, you aren’t paying attention. Heating domes in the northwest, hurricanes in the south and northeast: man-made climate change has trivialized deadly weather events. And where is the incentive to do things differently? As long as the 0.1% are safe from theRead More →
Félix Pierre Genel, 36, whose arm was amputated after being injured in the earthquake, is treated in a hospital in Cayes, Haiti, on August 25, 2021, a week after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake. The disaster was only the latest in a series of disasters that hit the Haitian people. |Read More →
Posted: 08/31/2021 15:25:36 PM Why do we progressives react on the defensive when we are accused of being socialists? We could explain that many systems of socialism include agreed economic policies and allocations under democratically elected governments. In contrast, under communism, the state controls property and resources. Communism has fascistRead More →
A Fox News poll of registered voters, conducted Aug. 7-10, found 59% of Democrats support socialism, while 67% of Republicans support capitalism. This is a significant change from a February 2020 Fox poll that found 40% of Democrats were in favor of socialism, while 50% were in favor of capitalism.Read More →
My point of view by Brad Kramer In the last few columns, capitalism and socialism have been big topics of discussion. Brad kramer I know several local Democrats who like to say, “Don’t you like our socialist post office? or “Don’t you like the way our socialist snowplows keep ourRead More →
The pandemic has brought big spending promises – some even talking about post-COVID Keynesianism. Yet the rather grim reality is that the crisis has energized the influence of private consulting firms over the public sector. These companies had already, in previous years, exercised a grip on the design of economicRead More →
In America we live in a false dream where capitalism is perfect. At a young age, we are taught that a free enterprise system facilitates freedom. Freedom is equated with free markets. Not only is this way of thinking dangerous, it is unequivocal and categorically wrong. I’m the person yourRead More →
Letters I would like to respond to several recent letters to the editor which characterized Democrats as promoting socialism. Dictionary.com defines socialism as “a theory or system of social organization which advocates the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, of land, etc., by theRead More →
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Riane Eisler, JD, PhD (h), President, Center for Partnership Systems and Editor-in-Chief, … [+] Interdisciplinary journal of studies on partnerships Center for Partnership Studies Imagine a world where men and women share power equally. Consider what is possible in a time and place where male domination and violence are notRead More →
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A mixed economic system is an economy that allows private property and allows businesses and consumers to freely use capital. However, in a mixed economy, governments can intervene through regulation of the economy if it is deemed to be in the best interests of all. Mixed economic systems are notRead More →
Jersey Liberal Conservative Party launch party – Sir Philip Bailhache, Oliver Wilderspin and Susana Rowles. Photo: JON GUEGAN (31234935) Sir Philip Bailhache said Liberal Conservatives in Jersey did not approve of “wasting our financial resources”, adding that they believed in “appropriate” investments to stimulate the economy. Speaking at the JLCRead More →
ROSARIO, Argentina – On Saturday, two of Pope Francis’ most trusted advisers participated in the latest edition of the World Meeting of Popular Movements, which has been supported by the Pope since the early days of his pontificate. The meeting brings together grassroots organizations from five continents working with theRead More →
The political-economic structure of the United States, whose commerce and industry are controlled by private owners in search of more profit, does not have the nature of giving due attention to ordinary people in time, has writes an editor of an analytical website in an article, providing the coronavirus crisisRead More →
A majority of Democratic voters believe the U.S. economic system is unfair, according to a new Hill / HarrisX poll. Fifty-seven percent of Democratic voters said the country’s economy was mostly or somewhat unfair, while 43 percent said it was mostly or somewhat fair. In contrast, seven in ten RepublicanRead More →
Breadcrumb Links Chroniclers Author of the article: Calgary Herald Instead of attacking those lucky enough to be in public service, let’s talk about fixing the economic system itself, the columnist says. Photo by David Bloom /Postmedia Content of the article After reflecting at length on columnist Chris Nelson’s June 24Read More →
On college campuses today, it seems almost second nature to read Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto in a philosophy class, or to sit in an introductory political science class and listen to the merits of socialism. professors who try very little to hide their real political beliefs. within the classroom. AsRead More →
Evil fate the earth, to hasten the evils a prey, Where wealth accumulates and where men degrade. –Olivier Goldsmith. Twenty years ago, I wrote an editorial in which I described free market capitalism as “the most unjust and barbaric economic system ever conceived, and which now oppresses and mistreats mostRead More →
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A mixed economy is defined by the coexistence of a public sector and a private sector. The specific mix between public and private, however, can vary considerably from one mixed economy to another. By their respective nature, the private sector is subordinate to the public sector. Private exchange can onlyRead More →
Book on socialism Michael Engel Michael Engel, 71, of Ludlow, professor emeritus of political science at Westfield State College, with his self-published book, “Socialism for Smart Folks: A Popular Guide for Open Minds”. May 27, 2015. (Brian Steele | MassLive.com) LUDLOW – Michael Engel is a socialist despite the vitriolicRead More →