Truthout
Socialism
System Change, or There and Back Again: Capitalism, Socialism, Fascism
Traditional capitalism yields recurring crises which have provoked transitions to traditional socialism and fascism.
The Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Failures of Actually Existing Economic Systems
What so-called 'freedoms' were achieved with the fall of the Berlin Wall?
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Socialism and Workers’ Self-Directed Enterprises
Extreme and deepening inequalities have provoked millions to question and challenge capitalism.
Participatory Intoxication: ESOP and New Belgium Brewing Company
We exist in this world and we should take every line of fight out of the maddening system we can, any opportunity to weaken the stranglehold centralized wealth holds …
Eddie Conway: “The State Targeted the Panthers Because We Were Socialists, Not Because We Were Armed”
Eddie Conway says the Panthers were also a threat because they recognized the humanity of and worked with all ethnic groups.
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The Socialist Alternative to a World of Injustice
For a more fair and equitable world free of the brutality of racism and disasters like climate change and constant war, Danny Katch of the International Socialist Organization makes …
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Marta Harnecker: New Paths Require a New Culture on the Left
Hugo Chavez was convinced that socialism could not be decreed from above, that it had to be built with the people, notes Marta Harnecker.
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Tackling Inequality With Politics
Socialists must work to build mass democratic social movements and articulate an why a better world is not only possible but feasible, says Joseph M. Schwartz.
Protest in Venezuela: The Difference Between the Violent and Nonviolent Right Is Smaller Than You May Think
The insurgent tactics employed by the opposition in Venezuela belie its central argument that the inherent failings of socialism have led Venezuela down a disastrous path.
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CommonBound: A Revolution Needing a Spirit
The New Economy Coalition's CommonBound conference was an invaluable summit for building a vision of a post-capitalist system. It just needs a unifying revolutionary spirit.