In capitalist societies, the free market (and, therefore, supply and demand) determines production and pricing with little government intervention. In socialist economies, governments control ...

The development of the labor movement in most of the countries following the dissolution of the First International places into sharp relief the baneful influence – tactical and political – which ...

The two political and economic systems are related but far from identical Reviewed by Michael J Boyle Fact checked by Suzanne Kvilhaug Communism and socialism are political and economic systems that ...

Nearly five decades ago, the organization that would become the Democratic Socialists of America united around core principles, including universal health care, workers’ rights, and support for the ...

University of Sussex provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. “I would describe myself as a socialist. I describe myself as a progressive”. These were Labour leader Keir Starmer’s words in ...

A West Coast version of Zohran Mamdani’s campaign is playing out in Portland. But the socialist city councilors, who say the city has been “run by the rich” for too long, are facing significant ...

Milwaukee has a long history with socialist policies. The socialists were credited with revolutionizing politics in the city and creating many of the institutions we’ve come to rely on. But ...