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On AlterNet: socialism

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "socialism"

Senator Sanders and Michael Moore Talk Capitalism

Senator Sanders and Michael Moore Talk Capitalism

Robert Greenwald, October 1, 2009.
In this week’s show, director Michael Moore asks Sen. Sanders "what is wrong with American capitalism these days?"

Right-Wing Lunatics Attack Back-to-School Speech By

Right-Wing Lunatics Attack Back-to-School Speech By "Pied Piper Obama"

Agence France Presse AlterNet: PEEKSeptember 8, 2009.
"This is indoctrination, pure and simple, into the cult of Barack Obama," said a spokesman for the Nationwide Tea Party Coalition.

Once Laughable, the Obama = Socialist Meme Has Gone Viral

Once Laughable, the Obama = Socialist Meme Has Gone Viral

Betsy Reed, TheNation.com AlterNet: PEEK. June 15, 2009.
If the Right succeeds in rebranding corporate-friendly Dems as the revolutionary vanguard, Obama and the Dems could give socialism a bad name.

Glenn Beck: 'The Federal Government Wants to Nationalize the States!'

Glenn Beck: 'The Federal Government Wants to Nationalize the States!'

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. May 18, 2009.
Beck continues stoking the paranoia of conservative crazies.

Fox News Continues to Hallucinate About a Socialist/Fascist Menace -- And It's Causing Real Damage

Fox News Continues to Hallucinate About a Socialist/Fascist Menace -- And It's Causing Real Damage

Timothy Karr, Huffington Post. April 30, 2009.
Fox news' insane rants about the impending onset of socialism/fascism has trickled into mainstream media. This is extremely dangerous.

GRITtv: Evo Morales on the Economic Crisis, Socialism, and More

GRITtv: Evo Morales on the Economic Crisis, Socialism, and More

Laura Flanders, GRITtv AlterNet: PEEK. April 29, 2009.
Laura Flanders sits down with Bolivia's Evo Morales, the country's first indigenous president.

Surprising Poll Finds Only Half of Americans Believe Capitalism is Better Than Socialism ... Or?

Surprising Poll Finds Only Half of Americans Believe Capitalism is Better Than Socialism ... Or?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. April 9, 2009.
Do respondents know what these words mean?

If We Are in the Death Spiral of Capitalism, Can We Start Using the

If We Are in the Death Spiral of Capitalism, Can We Start Using the "S" Word?

Barbara Ehrenreich, Bill Fletcher, Jr., The Nation. March 6, 2009.
The electroshock paddles of "stimulus" keep being applied, but the capitalist patient isn't waking up. Is it now safe to talk about socialism?

Rediscovering Hubert Harrison, a Major Influence on Harlem Radicalism

Rediscovering Hubert Harrison, a Major Influence on Harlem Radicalism

Scott McLemee, Inside Higher Ed. January 27, 2009.
A new book brings to life the forgotten history of crusading black public intellectual, Socialist leader and activist from early 20th cent. Harlem.

Republicans Bring Socialism to Millionaires and Screw the Rest of Us

Republicans Bring Socialism to Millionaires and Screw the Rest of Us

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. December 11, 2008.
If tough love is good enough for financially strapped families, why have a poverty program for troubled corporations?

Obama Mocks Socialist Attacks:

Obama Mocks Socialist Attacks: "I Shared My Toys in Kindergarten"

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Video. October 29, 2008.
"By the end of the week, he'll be accusing me of being a secret communist because ... I shared my peanut butter and jelly sandwich."

Palin's Alaska: As Close to Socialism as America Gets

Palin's Alaska: As Close to Socialism as America Gets

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. October 27, 2008.
Not that there is anything wrong with that. But there is something wrong with McCain-Palin trying to paint Obama red in light of that.

So Much For

So Much For "Ethanol Diplomacy"

BoRev, BoRev AlterNet: PEEK. May 1, 2008.
Castro and Chavez were right, the Hertitage Foundation was wrong. Ethanol is having a negative impact on world food supply.

Socialism Is OK for Rich White Guys, But Not the Rest of Us

Socialism Is OK for Rich White Guys, But Not the Rest of Us

Attaturk, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. March 18, 2008.
For years now we've been told that socialism is the worse thing ever, unless of course, you are the archetype of capitalism.

The Ignored Issue That Can Get Progressives Elected

The Ignored Issue That Can Get Progressives Elected

Riane Eisler, AlterNet. September 13, 2007.
The failure by the current administration and its congressional allies to care for America's children gives progressives the opportunity to reclaim an area they've tragically neglected.

Socialism Is Alive and Well ... in Vietnam

Socialism Is Alive and Well ... in Vietnam

Frank Joyce, AlterNet. October 11, 2006.
Southeast Asian nations could offer a way for countries like ours to become more democratic and prosperous.