I agree with the first two sentences of Jack McWherter’s Feb. 9, letter about compromise. However, he leaves me no choice. I have to educate him. First, socialism and communism are two different types ...

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's victory made history and drew ire among conservatives as the 34-year-old became the second member of the Democratic Socialists of America to lead the city.

Karl Marx described socialism as the transition, the necessary scaffolding that leads to communism. He said that socialism is the road, not the destination, that leads to communism. Communism is the ...

The following article provides a short explanation of socialism, communism, syndicalism and anarchism. It is meant for beginners who want to learn more about these ideas. Please share with your ...

The protests roiling our college campuses have provided yet another opportunity for the perennially disgruntled to call for the end of America's democratic form of government and system of free market ...

Last week a U. S. correspondent brought home an interview with U. S. S. R.’s handsome, crisp Assistant Commissar of Finance R. J. Levin. It would have been utterly incomprehensible to anyone who holds ...

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In John Stossel’s Monday commentary, he continues to look at the world in black and white. Capitalism, he believes, is good, and socialism is bad. He states that 62 percent of young people have a ...

In response to the Feb. 14 letter to the editor that makes the case that socialism is misunderstood, it is important to distinguish between socialism and communism. Socialism, per many definitions, is ...