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Once taboo, socialism finds comrades among US millennials By AFP Washington - While working as an electrician Lee Carter received a literal shock, through one hand and across the chest, that jolted him into politics and turned him on to what was a dirty word in America for nearly a century: socialism.

Review: I, Daniel Blake exposes the perils of modern living Special By Tim Sandle London - Ken Loach, the acclaimed British film director, has released his Cannes Palme D'Or winning movie, "I, Daniel Blake" this week and it delivers a biting slice of social realism.

Op-Ed: How Bernie Sanders can win the 2016 presidential election By Megan Hamilton For a candidate whose personal net worth is only estimated to be $330,000, Bernie Sanders has managed to do something that's nearly unthinkable. He's built a campaign based on small contributions and draws huge crowds of thousands wherever he speaks.

Op-Ed: If it's not Bernie, choose the worst By George Arthur The common cliché taken as general wisdom for voters heading to ballot boxes is to “choose the lesser of evils.” But the 2016 race for the Oval Office is a unique beast that brings the supposed axiom to its knees.

Review: Stefan Molyneux on Martin Luther King By Alexander Baron Last week, the Canadian Libertarian gave us his thoughts on Karl Marx. This week he turns to Martin Luther King, and shatters a few images in the process.

Ex-president Castro, 87, makes rare public appearance in Cuba By Robert Myles Havana - Former Cuban President Fidel Castro made a rare public appearance Wednesday, his first in nine months. The 87-year-old leader of the Cuban Revolution was attending the opening of an arts studio in Havana.

Socialist Kshama Sawant sworn in as Seattle City Council member By Brett Wilkins Seattle - A former economics professor and Occupy Seattle organizer who won a citywide election last year has been sworn in as the first Socialist member of the Seattle City Council in modern times.

Op-Ed: Why the Affordable Care Act is not socialism By Dan Arel How did it happen that we are allowing the conservatives to label The Affordable Care Act (ACA) as socialized medicine and or socialism? Are they trying to hide just how capitalistic the ACA really is?

Socialist elected to Seattle City Council, $15 minimum wage leads By Brett Wilkins Seattle - An Occupy Seattle organizer and Socialist Alternative party candidate has been elected to the city council of the largest city in the US Northwest, and a ballot initiative in a nearby suburb that would increase the minimum wage to $15 leads in the polls.

That top 1% yet again By Alexander Baron Last year the top 1% of American earners grew richer, and the wealth gap widened yet again. This is a never ending story. So what?

Op-Ed: The monstrous legacy of Hugo Chavez should not be celebrated By Andrew Moran Caracas - It's that time again. The intellectuals of society, media pundits, Hollywood celebrities and politicians will celebrate and admire a leader who embraced socialism, confiscated private property, murdered his opposition and imposed failed economic policies.

Op-Ed: Saving the American Dream Means Letting it Die By Edward Rochelle As we enter a new age of thinking, it seems as though the ideals of the American Dream are stuck in antiquity. It is these residual industrialist ideals that keep people hanging on to the old world while being left behind by the new.

Op-Ed: NDP may remove references to 'socialism' in party constitution By Ken Hanly Ottawa - The New Democratic Party, the main opposition party in the Canadian federal parliament, may rewrite to preamble to the party constitution. The preamble still has a few phrases that make favorable reference to "socialism".

Bolivia takes state control of Spanish power company subsidiaries By Robert Myles La Paz - Bolivian President Evo Morales yesterday announced the nationalization of utility companies owned by Spanish based energy group Iberdrola, the latest in a series of nationalizations of key Bolivian industries.

Op-Ed: Arthur Scargill — The fall of King Coal By Alexander Baron London - Thirty years ago, Arthur Scargill was idolised by Britain's coal miners. Yesterday at the High Court he lost a legal action against the union he once headed.

Hugo Chavez running behind, against marathon man Capriles By Gar Swaffar Venezuelan politics is in uncharted territory these days, as Hugo Chavez faces his strongest opponent since 1998, when he leaped to power.

Op-Ed: The Life And Work Of Antony C. Sutton By Alexander Baron Antony C. Sutton died ten years ago today. A mainstream academic, his researches have put flesh on the skeleton of what were once regarded as at best conspiracy theories and at worse, scurrilous or ludicrous ravings.

Op-Ed: Socialism chills world financial markets By Larry Clifton Socialism is fine until you run out of other people’s money to spend,” or so goes the metaphor. Francois Hollande, the newly-elected President of France, will have an opportunity to prove such right-of-center prophesying false.

Tough job ahead for new French President Hollande By Alessio Fratticcioli Paris - François Hollande, 57, is the second socialist President in the history of France's Fifth Republic. He won promising a new paradigm based on less austerity and more growth.

Op-Ed: UK Labour leader Miliband should learn to embrace 'Red Ed' By Duncan Hall UK Labour leader Ed Miliband publically rejected the label "Red Ed". But as questions continue to mount about his leadership and he struggles to find a power base in his party, he desperately needs a political identity.

Muppets messengers of liberal politics, charges Fox Business By Joan Firstenberg New York - The Muppets. What's not to love? Conservatives say plenty. They charge that children's films like the Muppets are brainwashing vehicles for liberal writers to push their socialist agendas on poor vulnerable and unsuspecting youngsters.

Op-Ed: The Hubris of East Europe's Peasants By Sam Vaknin Smug hubris is everywhere I look. Add to this access to the Internet, this great equalizer of the stupid, and everyone in these shabby countries - from Macedonia to Russia - holds himself or herself to be a genius and not in need of further edification.

Op-Ed: European Socialists have a serious credibility problem By Michael Cosgrove Disturbing signs are emerging that the French, British and other European socialist parties are not convincing the people of their countries that they are still a plausible alternative to the right. If they don’t wake up soon they may become irrelevant.

Inside Canada's political parties: The Socialist Party of Canada Special By Andrew Moran Toronto - Some believe that the recent financial meltdown was caused by free markets and capitalism, which has drawn many people to look at the alternative: Socialism. The Socialist Party of Canada wants to define what socialism really means.

Cartoonist suggests violent revolution against US government By Michael Krebs Appearing on MSNBC's 'Dylan Ratigan Show,' leftist political cartoonist Ted Rall calls for financial rebellion and outright violence against the American government.

Op-Ed: Rainy day reflections on France’s looming power vacuum By Michael Cosgrove The failure of Socialism to adapt to the modern world and the real prospect of its eventual disappearance would be of no importance if it weren’t for the fact that there is nothing to replace it as an effective fail-safe against political extremism.

New Nationalism reflected in White House policies By Christopher Wager In 1910 President Theodore Roosevelt inspired at the time by Herbert Croly's book "The Promise of American Life", gave a speech preaching the verses virtues of big government.

Op-Ed: Is Socialism Democracy's Natural Course? By Michael Bearak Many Americans are claiming that the current U.S. administration is leading the country toward socialism and not strengthening its democracy. The Obama Administration claims to be attempting to save the system, while showing signs of being socialists.

Op-Ed: Sharpton Admits A Vote For Obama Was A Vote For Socialism By Steve Bellah In this video, the reverend Sharpton admitts that when the American people voted for Obama for president, they were voting for Socialism.

Op-Ed: ​Tax the rich, that's the solution By Chuck Thompson First though, we have to figure out who the rich are. Well, that's easily defined. Anyone with more money than you have.

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