the changing american population, 1610-2010

A particularly bad period in this regard was during the Nicaraguan Revolution (1962-1990), and during the Reagan Administration (1981-1988), which massively, overtly and surreptitiously prosecuted its proxy Contra War in Nicaragua, in support of the remnant army and police forces of the Somoza dictatorship,..

monthly review

“Educating” workers into becoming socialists, through newspapers, speeches, and election campaigns, was too passive and not very successful. ... At McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, in 1909, a Wobbly-led strike brought together mostly Slavic immigrants in ways that thrilled socialists and..

democratic socialism and political power

The folly of this conflation could be seen when Democratic Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was unable to answer the question of where the money needed to implement program of increased social spending might come from. ... Within the distribution of power, the most likely fate of Democratic..

socialists say yes

This is continuing with the wave of “democratic socialist” candidates including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. ... Recent commentary in various mainstream publications asks why socialism was not stronger in the U.S. in the past although some have correctly pointed out that socialists have..

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