Everyday in the news, we hear politicians propose that America would be better off with socialism than with capitalism. They tout that socialism is better for everyone. Yet, the specifics are never ...
Socialism is an economic and political system in which the means of production – such as factories, land, and resources – are owned or controlled collectively by society, usually through the ...
Attitudes toward socialism may have shifted since Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders ran for president in 2016. If President Trump’s most recent State of the Union address is any indication, socialism could ...
A man criticizing me for denouncing socialism on the Standard-Speaker’s blog accused me of being a typical ignorant, uneducated and backward “Hazletonian,” incapable of understanding the benefits of ...
Regarding the letter “Do we want socialism?” (Oct. 4, TribLive): Whelp … FEMA is a prime example of socialism, and I’m betting the victims of Helene and Milton would sure like some of that socialism ...
During the Cold War, the term “socialism” for many Americans was synonymous with “communism,” which meant the Soviet Union, a.k.a. the enemy. Today, things are different, explains Samuel Arnold ’01, ...
Right-wing politicians often conjure up a caricature vision of socialism defined either by Soviet-style gulags or the authoritarianism and shortages seen in modern-day Venezuela. But debates over the ...
When criticizing socialism, don’t bring up the Soviet Union or Venezuela to Bernie Sanders. Sanders, I-Vt., dismissed the connection between the failed socialist states and his own vision for America, ...
The two political and economic systems are related but far from identical Reviewed by Michael J Boyle Fact checked by Suzanne Kvilhaug Communism and socialism are political and economic systems that ...
Global warming alarmists and their media allies launched a new scare last week, claiming that global warming is causing crop failures and food shortages around the globe. As the federal government ...
I am proud of Chico. With Measure H we taxed ourselves to fix our streets. The projects are being managed very well all over town. It’s democratic socialism at its best. That’s right. Taxing ourselves ...