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More young Japanese look to Marx amid pandemic and climate crisis

National / Politics May 9, 2021

More young Japanese look to Marx amid pandemic and climate crisis

An associate professor at Osaka City University has ignited interest in the German thinker with books and TV appearances.

In the U.S., socialism isn't the way to win the working class

Commentary / World Nov 18, 2020

In the U.S., socialism isn't the way to win the working class

by Noah Smith

Unions and infrastructure don’t fulfill the Republican's small-government dreams of previous decades, but they could represent a centrist alternative to the growing popularity of socialism.

Socialism is no longer just a specter

Commentary / World Oct 25, 2020

Socialism is no longer just a specter

by George F. Will

Today, counter-COVID-19 spending already is approximately five times larger than that triggered by the Great Recession of 2008.

The specter of financial socialism

Commentary / World Aug 6, 2020

The specter of financial socialism

by Jesper Koll

The world needs a strong and confident narrative of free-market capitalism and liberal democracy more than ever.

Has America gone socialist?

Commentary / World Mar 25, 2019

Has America gone socialist?

by Robert Samuelson

Americans now broadly support government programs that would be considered socialism in other countries.

Venezuelan shopkeepers, alarmed by Maduro's latest economic moves, fear for future of businesses, staff

World Aug 19, 2018

Venezuelan shopkeepers, alarmed by Maduro's latest economic moves, fear for future of businesses, staff

After Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's 60-fold increase to the minimum wage, store-owners on Saturday wrestled with an anguishing decision: Close up shop or hit customers with steep price hikes at the risk of sinking the business. In a set of sweeping announcements that shocked many ...

Sanders is a socialist and so are you

Commentary / World Nov 24, 2015

Sanders is a socialist and so are you

by Ted Rall

By global standards, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sander's campaign platform is mainstream policy, but in America it's viewed with deep suspicion bred of ignorance.

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