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The notion of freedom has been a core component of the American mythos and one of the main reasons that both liberals and conservatives cling to the political power structure that has persisted in the United States, despite its obvious failures to
Introduction Marxism-Leninism was the official theory of the Soviet Union, and in several other so-called “communist” countries. Predictions of that famous theory, as described for example in (1), turned out to be in conflict with reality. What was expected to become an ideal
Introduction This article is intended to be the first in a series that will provide an introduction to some of the concepts that provide the foundation for ecosocialism, a movement that develops and applies socialist solutions to the challenges of climate change
As a future doctor, I have a penchant for analyzing everyday situations and relationships with a scientific, empirical mindset. That is, as I see social constructs and interactions, organizational structures and systems of both governments and communities, I try to reconcile them
Words matter. Sometimes they do because they express truth, yet often because they only convince. Propagandists understand this well and congenitally favor persuasion over accuracy. The rhetoric of the current presidential election season is seasoned with spicy epithets: Bernie Sanders the “socialist,”
Baltimore, Baseball and Burning Buildings The Hartford Courant recently published the editorial “Why Hartford Is In A Better Place Than Baltimore.” That truth remaining undetermined, Hartford and Baltimore are at least historically comparable. Urban development projects, like Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and Hartford’s recent
by Kay T. Liberato As a Marxist, or Revolutionary Socialist, I believe that it is important to think of Marxism as a family. We share a common lineage, but there are different variations within and we don’t all agree on interpretation. But
By Mimi Soltysik When I was approached to put something together that was focused on the future of the Left for The Socialist, it seemed highly appropriate to reach out to some of the younger Party members who, I felt, would be
