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 a poll released earlier this month shows a growing majority of Democratic voters prefer socialism more capitalism. A majority of Democrats respondents – 59 percent – have a favorable opinion of socialism. While 44% of Democrats view capitalism in a negative light, only 31% of them viewRead More →
You may have heard Republicans in Congress complain that the Democrats’ agenda is filled with frightening “socialist” policies. We have socialism in this country, but these are not the policies of the Democrats. True socialism is well-being of companies. Thousands of large U.S. corporations rake in billions each year inRead 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 →
Capitalism has lifted billions of people out of poverty, developed cutting-edge medicine that saves lives, and has been the driving force behind the technological revolution of the past two centuries. The accumulation of talent, education and productive capacity that follows capital investment created the technological leap that has taken ourRead More →
Loneliness is a global crisis. According to the UK campaign to end loneliness, 45% of adults “occasionally, sometimes or often feel alone in Englandâ€. In a 2019 poll, 22% of millennials said they had “no friends.” The World Health Organization has found that loneliness affects 20-34% of older people inRead More →
This is one of the 38 winning blogs of the Blog4Dev 2021 competition, the World Bank’s annual writing competition in Africa, inviting young people to express their views on a subject essential to the economic development of their country. Blog4Dev winners answered the question: How can young people work withRead More →
The flood disaster in Humphreys County, Tennessee, over the weekend has so far killed at least 21 people, including two toddlers, and 45 others are still missing. The flash floods were the result of a storm that dropped 17 inches of rain over the area on Saturday night, possibly aRead More →
The spectacular fall of Kabul shocked everyone with its speed. Western media are garish and chirping about the seriousness of the incidents cited by the Taliban, but they are not yet very alarming. The Taliban are in power, not the US-backed Gani government. With the exception of the Panjshir, thereRead More →
Richard D. Wolf August 22, 2021 03:12 GMT + 10 Now that many have realized that the capitalist system has many problems, they are looking for a clear explanation of how the system works. They are dissatisfied and impatient with school lessons, remarks from politicians and the way the mainstreamRead More →
David moore As the Socialist Equality Party candidate for governor of California, I call for the broadest mobilization of resources to fight the catastrophic fires that have erupted across the state. To protect future generations, we must proceed with a massive redistribution of the wealth of state billionaires and putRead More →
Before industrialization, societies were stationary. Growth subsequently became the new normal. The challenge was how to integrate it into conceptual thinking. The economy was invented for this. The early thinkers, Adam Smith and David Ricardo, introduced the market, the price mechanism and the division of labor explaining economic transactions andRead 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 →
Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1144/32890 From The Socialist newspaper, August 11, 2021 Socialism 2021, photo Socialist Party In a world facing crisis on all fronts, the discussion of how socialist ideas can change the world is more necessary than ever. The Institute of Economic Affairs, a pro-capitalist think tank, recentlyRead More →
I mention all of this now because it strikes me that, once again, capitalism is malfunctioning. And unless we do something about it, another crisis will ensue. The history of the past two centuries teaches us that from time to time capitalism goes awry – and concerted intervention is neededRead More →
Many will recall that the Soviet Union and other socialist countries in Eastern Europe were characterized by long queues of consumers for several products. This has been a source of much derision in the West and has been attributed to the inefficiency of the socialist production system, compared to capitalismRead 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 →
While dissecting the opaque and convoluted party rhetoric has never been a top priority for fund managers in New York or London, they are suddenly paying attention. For example, Xi made it clear in 2018 that he was not a fan of China’s out-of-school tutoring system, which made a fortuneRead More →
When thousands of people gathered in a former Taliban stronghold in Pakistan’s South Waziristan region to denounce the actions of militants in Afghanistan, the mass rally drew little attention among Pakistani news networks. Journalists and rights groups say the lack of coverage of last month’s rally was the result ofRead 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 →
The social landscape of the contemporary Third World is defined by the existence of the following classes: an overexploited urban proletariat; a large peasantry; a group of owners; a petty bourgeoisie in white collar occupying administrative positions; and comprador capitalists closely aligned with multinational interests. China has tried to dissociateRead More →