Socialism

Herman Cain: U.S. is headed “towards socialism and towards communism”

He added that he dropped out of the presidential race "because of the viciousness of the media"

Jillian Rayfield Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 7:08 PM UTC 36
Politics Herman Cain, 2012 Elections

The question libertarians just can’t answer

If your approach is so great, why hasn’t any country anywhere in the world ever tried it?

Michael Lind Tuesday, Jun 4, 2013 4:17 PM UTC 1366
Politics Libertarianism, United Nations

Worst job in Venezuela: Succeeding Hugo Chavez

Newly elected Nicolas Maduro lacks his predecessor's charisma, mandate and popularity. And problems are mounting

Alasdair Baverstock Wednesday, May 29, 2013 7:00 PM UTC
Elections Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, Socialism

“Parks and Recreation”: TV’s most progressive show

The NBC sitcom is just as ardent in its defense of government as it is fearless in its skewering of conservatives

Matthew Gannon, LA Review of Books Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 8:38 PM UTC 18
Social LA Review of Books, essays, NBC

Should liberals feel nostalgia for the old-school left?

A closer look at the works of historians like Eric Hobsbawm suggests this sentimentalism may be misplaced

Matt Karp, Jacobin Thursday, Apr 18, 2013 10:27 PM UTC 52
Politics Jacobin, Liberals, left-wing, marx

France passes gay marriage bill

The legislation not only legalizes same-sex marriage but allows same-sex couples to adopt children

Associated Press Friday, Apr 12, 2013 11:28 AM UTC 10
Politics Associated Press

North Dakota, socialist haven?

The booming Bank of North Dakota proves the oil-rich state is red in more ways than one

Les Leopold, AlterNet Friday, Mar 29, 2013 4:28 PM UTC 20
Business AlterNet, North Dakota

Strategist in RNC reboot calls Obama a “socialist”

Henry Barbour, the nephew of former governor Haley Barbour, was an author of the RNC's plan to reshape the party

Jillian Rayfield Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 1:12 PM UTC
Politics Haley Barbour, Mississippi, RNC

Are Hugo Chávez and Rand Paul anti-imperialist BFFs?

The Venezuelan socialist and the Kentucky Tea Partyer, semi-united in kooky resistance to American hegemony

Andrew O'Hehir Saturday, Mar 9, 2013 5:30 PM UTC 61
Entertainment Politics, U.S. Politics

Hugo Chavez’s economic miracle

The Venezuelan leader was often marginalized as a radical. But his brand of socialism achieved real economic gains

David Sirota Wednesday, Mar 6, 2013 12:30 PM UTC 105
Politics Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, Socialism

Karl Marx and the semantics of a “post-work left”

Conservatives like Ross Douthat disregard the free, productive activity that is lacking in capitalism's wage labor

Evan Burger, Jacobin Saturday, Mar 2, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 29
Social Jacobin, Karl Marx, Work, Labor

Ted Cruz: Congress and Harvard Law School are crawling with commies

The Texas senator has made no secret of his McCarthyist leanings. Neither has the Christian right that supports him

Sarah Posner, Religion Dispatches Friday, Mar 1, 2013 7:03 PM UTC 20
Politics Religion Dispatches, Ted Cruz

House GOPer brags: “I was the first to call Obama a socialist”

Rep. Paul Broun, who is running for senate in Georgia, boasted about fighting "tooth-and-nail" against Obama

Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013 10:09 PM UTC 28
Politics Paul Broun, Barack Obama, Georgia

French president wants to ban homework

Francois Hollande's reforms aim to promote equality in education

Natasha Lennard Wednesday, Oct 17, 2012 6:32 PM UTC
Life Francois Hollande

U.S. media responds to Hugo Chavez’s reelection

Neoliberal disdain, some corners of support and a healthy dose of hypocrisy in post-election comments

Natasha Lennard Monday, Oct 8, 2012 10:02 PM UTC 13
News Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, Socialism

Chavez wins re-election according to electoral council

The Venezuelan leader won another six year term

Associated Press Monday, Oct 8, 2012 3:01 AM UTC
Elections From the Wires, Socialism

Where do jobs come from?

Amid the campaign rhetoric, it can be easy to forget. A quick explainer on how the labor cycle works

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Friday, Sep 14, 2012 3:44 PM UTC 15
Politics Jared Bernstein, U.S. Economy

How owners are ruining the games we love

The intelligent sports fan’s guide to socialism

Tom Gallagher, LA Review of Books Monday, Jul 23, 2012 7:22 PM UTC
Life LA Review of Books, Sports, Books

How corporations have made America like the USSR

Free-market capitalism was supposed to save us from faceless apparatchiks. But that's not what happened

Sara Robinson, Alternet Tuesday, Jul 17, 2012 1:22 PM UTC 37
Politics AlterNet, Russia, Communism

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