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Socialism
intelligencer chats
Dec. 8, 2020
What an Actual Socialist Makes of Republicans’ Anti-Socialism Hysteria
Socialists, radical liberals, whatever … Trump and his party are wildly incoherent in their descriptions of Democrats.
By
Sarah Jones and Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Oct. 27, 2020
How Trump Failed to Make This a ‘Choice’ Election
COVID-19 and Joe Biden’s nomination screwed up Trump’s original campaign strategy, and he never adjusted.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Oct. 14, 2020
Trump’s Comeback Strategy: Deliver Same Old Message, But Louder
The president’s campaign is in trouble, but he can’t seem to think of anything other than yelling at swing voters and demonizing Democrats even more.
By
Ed Kilgore
the revolution
Aug. 25, 2020
The GOP Thinks Marxists Are Taking Over. If Only That Were True.
We’re far from achieving the socialist utopia Republicans are warning about at their convention.
By
Sarah Jones
republican national convention
Aug. 25, 2020
Republicans Promised a Convention, But Delivered Crazy Talk
On the first night of the RNC, speakers worshipped Trump but rarely mentioned their party, and many went over the brink with wild anti-Biden rhetoric.
By
Ed Kilgore
the national interest
May 25, 2020
Is This the Blueprint for Sanders and AOC to Take Over the Democratic Party?
A new history holding up Henry Wallace as the model for the left is a formula to repeat mistakes of the past.
By
Jonathan Chait
the left
Apr. 26, 2020
Why Americans Don’t Vote Their Class Anymore
Declining unions — and rising educational attainment — have left college-educated whites more left wing than non-college-educated ones.
By
Eric Levitz
vision 2020
Apr. 17, 2020
Will the GOP’s Red Scare Tactics Work During the Pandemic?
It’s hard to scream about socialism when your opponent is Joe Biden and you are spending trillions of dollars to prop up the economy.
By
Ed Kilgore
the national interest
Mar. 7, 2020
Bernie Sanders Is Not a Communist
Debunking a smear.
By
Jonathan Chait
super tuesday
Mar. 4, 2020
Bernie’s Revolution Failed. But His Movement Can Still Win.
Super Tuesday disproved the senator’s theory of electoral politics. But if the left learns from his mistakes, victory remains possible.
By
Eric Levitz
bernie sanders
Feb. 24, 2020
Bernie Praised Fidel Castro’s Education System. So Did Obama.
Sanders’s kind words for Cuba’s literacy program make him a “communist” only if George W. Bush’s praise of the Saudis makes him an Islamist.
By
Eric Levitz
socialism
Feb. 19, 2020
Why Do People Hate Socialism But Love Bernie Sanders?
It’s one of the more unusual paradoxes in American politics.
By
Sarah Jones
vision 2020
Feb. 15, 2020
This One Chart Explains Why the Kids Back Bernie
Today’s version of American capitalism can’t give the rising generation of college graduates what they were promised.
By
Eric Levitz
the national interest
Dec. 12, 2019
American Leftists Believed Corbyn’s Inevitable Victory Would Be Their Model
The God that failed, and its domestic lessons.
By
Jonathan Chait
barack obama
Nov. 19, 2019
The Left/Right Convergence on Dissing Obama
Obama cannot be both a corporate shill and an ironfisted socialist. Somebody — maybe everybody — is wrong.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Nov. 4, 2019
Maybe Democrats Should Remain on the Defensive in 2020
The Trump Era may call for a more proactive agenda, but the Trump campaign is all in on all the old attack lines — and Democrats need to be ready.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Oct. 21, 2019
Commies Versus the Klan? Democrats and Republicans Have a Dim View of Each Other
Republicans think Democrats are socialists, and Democrats think Republicans are racists. One or both of them may be right, but nobody will be civil.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Oct. 4, 2019
Will Progressive Democrats ‘Move to the Center’ When Facing Trump?
There are different ways to skin the swing-voter cat, but Democratic primary voters must pick a general-election strategy along with a nominee.
By
Ed Kilgore
millennials
Aug. 15, 2019
America’s Most Socialist Generation Is Also Its Most Misanthropic
Young adults are exceptionally distrustful of the state (and each other) — and yet, exceptionally supportive of socialism and redistribution.
By
Eric Levitz
politics
June 17, 2019
Mitch McConnell Calls Statehood for D.C. and Puerto Rico ‘Full-Bore Socialism’
The quote is certainly consistent with Mitch McConnell’s block-anything-blue legacy, but not all Republicans agree with their leader in the Senate.
By
Matt Stieb
socialism
June 13, 2019
Bernie Sanders Is Right — We’re All ‘Socialists’ Now
The government will always intervene in markets. The real debate is about whose interests it should serve when it does so.
By
Eric Levitz
vision 2020
May 29, 2019
In Appeal to Moderates, Bernie Calls for Worker-Ownership of Means of Production
Sanders’s new plan for increasing labor’s share of profits is both more socialist – and more popular – than some of his more conventional policies.
By
Eric Levitz
interesting times
May 24, 2019
Andrew Sullivan: Good-bye, Theresa. Hello, Boris?
Why the populist right keeps gaining ground — and center keeps losing it — in Europe, and around the world.
By
Andrew Sullivan
the national interest
May 22, 2019
The New Socialism Panic Is the Right’s Trick to Justify Supporting Trump
“Socialism: This Time, We’re Actually Not Making It Up.”
By
Jonathan Chait
bernie sanders
Apr. 23, 2019
Bernie Sanders: ‘Democratic Socialist’ Is Just a Synonym for New Deal Liberal
Sanders said Monday night that being a “democratic socialist” just means believing in FDR’s Second Bill of Rights.
By
Eric Levitz
vision 2020
Apr. 12, 2019
Echoing Trump, McConnell Calls for Making 2020 a ‘Referendum on Socialism’
When conservatives cannot tout their own agenda, launching a Red Scare is a handy perennial approach.
By
Ed Kilgore
socialism
Mar. 26, 2019
French Socialist Édouard Louis on Failed Centrism and the Rise of AOC
The author of
Who Killed My Father
talks about “what we create, how we affect people’s bodies.”
By
Nick Tabor
nazis
Mar. 25, 2019
U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks Compares Democrats, Media to Hitler
No smear is too stupid or disgusting for Mo Brooks in his effort to win Trump’s support for a possible 2020 Senate race.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Mar. 7, 2019
Republicans Are Going to Try the ‘Red Scare’ Strategy in 2020. Will It Work?
Americans are now less hostile to socialism, but Republicans will still try their old strategy, as they need a distraction from Trump’s shortcomings.
By
Ed Kilgore
politics
Mar. 3, 2019
A Chat With Jonathan Chait and
Jacobin
’s Bhaskar Sunkara
A discussion on whether socialism’s growing popularity reflects liberalism’s failures — or leftists’ inveterate inability to recognize progress.
By
Eric Levitz
politics
Mar. 3, 2019
When Did Everyone Become a Socialist?
It’s AOC’s calling card, Trump’s latest rhetorical bludgeon, and a new way to date in Brooklyn.
By
Simon van Zuylen-Wood
just asking questions
Mar. 3, 2019
What Does the Radical Left’s Future Look Like?
The historian and leftist activist Michael Kazin on the DSA’s best path forward.
By
Eric Levitz
bernie sanders
Feb. 21, 2019
Bernie Sanders’s Two-Pronged Attack on American Exceptionalism
Bernie’s foreign and domestic policies may have more in common than you think, including a particular appeal to young people.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Feb. 20, 2019
Big Trend Among Democratic Presidential Candidates: Capitalism
While socialism is all the buzz in certain elite circles, old-fashioned regulated capitalism still prevails among most of Bernie Sanders’s rivals.
By
Ed Kilgore
2020 presidential election
Feb. 10, 2019
Joe Biden May Be the Last Hurrah for Moderate Democrats
Barring a Biden nomination, the time seems ripe for progressives to take the wheel in the Democratic Party, and for moderates to fall in line.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Jan. 3, 2019
Should the Left Unite Behind Elizabeth Warren?
Here’s what the left stands to gain — and lose — from Bernie Sanders competing with Warren in 2020.
By
Eric Levitz
2018 midterms
Dec. 4, 2018
Democratic Weakness Among Florida Latinos in 2018 a Warning
A poor performance among Latinos cost Democrats the governorship and a Senate seat in this key battleground state. They’d better focus on it soon.
By
Ed Kilgore
fear
Nov. 21, 2018
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Latina and a Socialist. Both Terrify Conservatives.
The right’s disdain for the 29-year-old representative-elect echoes age-old fears of both Latinos and socialism.
By
Zak Cheney-Rice
the national interest
Oct. 11, 2018
Two Cheers for Socialism: Why Liberals Need Enemies on the Left
I, for one, welcome our new left-wing overlords.
By
Jonathan Chait
socialism
Aug. 13, 2018
Are Democratic Voters Abandoning Capitalism for Socialism?
Many Democrats find positive feelings toward socialism compatible with fondness toward small business and free enterprise. So do many millennials.
By
Ed Kilgore
Aug. 8, 2018
Maryland Democrat Deploys Logic, F-Bomb in Parrying ‘Socialism’ Attacks
Ben Jealous gave a calm, reasonable answer to the first “socialism” question, but then understandably lost it after the second.
By
Ed Kilgore
politics
Aug. 7, 2018
Jeremy Corbyn, 1970s Revanchist, Is Suddenly the Face of the New New Left
He epitomizes the rebirth of socialism from the failures of capitalism after the 2008 crash.
By
Andrew Sullivan
May 23, 2018
Why America’s Version of Capitalism Is Incompatible With Democracy
To restore our democracy after Trump, we will need to reduce the material inequalities that were eroding popular sovereignty long before his rise.
By
Eric Levitz
the national interest
May 16, 2018
Why Trump’s Assault on Democracy Doesn’t Bother the Illiberal Left
Trump and his party aren’t the only force in American life opposed to liberal democracy.
By
Jonathan Chait
Nov. 5, 2017
Could a Democratic Socialist Actually Win a Spot on City Council?
Probably not, but Jabari Brisport’s campaign is still a sign of the post-Bernie new-left revival.
By
Frank Guan
May 30, 2017
Goldman Sachs Accused of Giving ‘Lifeline’ to Venezuela’s Socialist Dictator
As Nicolás Maduro’s forces kill protesters and poor Venezuelans starve, the bank’s bond deal put $865 million into the ruling regime’s coffers.
By
Eric Levitz
Feb. 28, 2017
The Socialist Takeover of the Democratic Party Is Proceeding Nicely
Centrist Democrats used to distance themselves from the left ahead of their presidential runs. Now, Booker and Cuomo are doing the opposite.
By
Eric Levitz
Venezuela
Aug. 2, 2016
Venezuela’s Latest Terrible Economic Idea Is Forced Labor
Venezuela’s collapse is killing a lot of people, and there’s little sign of improvement.
By
Jesse Singal
the national interest
May 2, 2016
Bernie Sanders Is the Future of the Democratic Party, Right? Not So Fast.
Let’s not welcome our socialist overlords just yet.
By
Jonathan Chait
Apr. 19, 2016
Republicans Are Really Hoping to Red-Bait Bernie
Insiders say they’ve been nice to him in primary season in hopes of getting to run hammer-and-sickle spots this fall.
By
Ed Kilgore
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