Showing posts with label socialism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label socialism. Show all posts

Monday, February 10, 2020

US Sanctions Venezuela Again to Prove Socialism Doesn't Work


Shortly after Venezuelan opposition leader and self-declared president Juan Guaidó got a standing ovation at Trump's State of the Union address, United States officials promised more sanctions on Venezuela. Why?

Saturday, November 30, 2019

The Changing Face of the USA Today: Young People Gravitate to Socialism as Capitalism Keeps Failing Them


According to a new round of Gallup polling, Socialism is now as popular among Millennial voters as Capitalism. The main reason for this, which the poll did not get into, is that this age group has seen nothing but failures from capitalism for most of their lives, and they want a better system. Capitalism, in its current form, is not working for any age group, but older voters are still able to look back fondly at what once was. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins explains what’s happening.

Saturday, July 13, 2019

Right-wingers Now Claim Jesus Was a Free Market Capitalist


The folks over at PragerU are terrified of the word “socialism” and they’ve gone as far as to say that Jesus Christ himself was definitely not a socialist but instead was a full on free market capitalist. This is an absolutely ridiculous claim, even when they try to give us examples from the Bible with their own unique, reality-warping spin on them. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.

Wednesday, August 08, 2018

Meet the Rising Socialists Challenging the Trump Presidency


In the United States, left-wing Democrats backed by former Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders have suffered a setback overnight, after voters in the mid-term primary races favoured traditional candidates over their more liberal challengers.

The Democratic establishment says sticking to the centre is the best way to win over Trump supporters. But, as Kiran Moodley reports, others continue to call for a radical agenda, arguing that 'democratic socialism' is the best way to take down the President in 2020.


Friday, June 23, 2017

WWII Survivor Warns of Socialism and Gun Control – Must Watch


Kitty Werthmann, an Austrian World War II survivor, gives her account of Hitler's takeover of Austria. The similarities to today's left and their "progressive agenda", are staggering!

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Brits Buying Books on Socialism due to Rise of Corbyn


Many British bookstores are now reporting an explosion in sales of Marxist and left-wing literature. It is believed the increase in sales is linked to the rise of Jeremy Corbyn, the left wing Leader of the UK's opposition Labour party.

Monday, October 07, 2013

As Socialist Dream Crumbles, Venezuelans Find Nicolas Maduro 'A Bad Copy' Of Chavez

Nicolás Maduro Moros, President of Venezuela
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Amid food shortages, rampant inflation and widespread electricity blackouts, many Venezuelans are wondering if Chavez chose the right heir to his revolution

The army has been sent into toilet paper factories, fights for basic foodstuffs have resulted in several deaths and new, multi-million dollar oil tankers are sitting idle in dock. And, despite sitting on the world’s largest oil reserves, Venezuela’s socialist government can’t quite manage to keep the lights on.

Now many in Venezuela are wondering how much longer President Nicolas Maduro, the anointed successor of the country’s firebrand Leftist leader Hugo Chavez, can keep hold of the reins of its crumbling socialist revolution.

Last week Mr Maduro was forced to turn to a well-worn answer for his country’s woes, blaming a US plot to “sabotage the electrical system and the Venezuelan economy” and kicking out Washington’s envoy to the South American country. “Out of Venezuela!” he railed on state television, adding in English: “Yankees go home!”

It was a move copied straight from the playbook of Chavez, the vocal anti-imperialist who passed away in February, and one which killed off any hopes of rapprochement with the US following years of thorny relations.

If that wasn’t enough, Mr Maduro then accused the US Drug Enforcement Agency of orchestrating the presence of 1.3 tons of cocaine seized last month from an Air France plane flying out of Caracas. With the government long accused by Washington of complicity in the drug trade - counter-narcotics officials say some 50 per cent of cocaine in Britain is now trafficked through Venezuela - the bust was likely a US plot using mafias to brand the country a “narco-state”, he said. » | Alasdair Baverstock in Caracas and Hannah Strange | Sunday, October 06, 2013

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Ed Miliband: I'm Bringing Socialism Back to Britain

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Ed Miliband has said he is "bringing back socialism" to Britain as he unveiled new plans to strengthen the minimum wage ahead of the Labour Party conference.

Mr Miliband said that David Cameron's government will stand only for the "privileged few" as he promised to deliver an economy that "works for the working people".

He also confirmed his pledge to scrap the spare room subsidy, which he described as a "bedroom tax", and tackle the cost-of-living "crisis".

Unusually for Mr Miliband, he chose not to wear a suit, opting instead for a grey v-neck jumper and jeans. Earlier in the day he took a stroll along Brighton seafront with his wife Justine and his children, Daniel and Samuel.

Mr Miliband said: "We are going to scrap the bedroom tax, that's what I mean by a government that fights for you.

"And we are fighting for all of the low-paid people around our country. One of the proudest achievements of the last Labour government was the national minimum wage, making work pay for people.

"But under David Cameron's Government people are falling behind, the national minimum wage now paying people £20 less after inflation than it did when David Cameron came to office. That's just wrong.

"When we see that happening and when we think about one of the big banks, do we really think they can't afford to pay heir cleaners a bit more?"

It was "wrong" that millions of people "are going out to work unable to afford to bring up their families".

He added: "The Labour government will put it right, we will strengthen the national minimum wage, we will make work pay for the workers of Britain. » | Steven Swinford, Senior Political Correspondent | Saturday, September 21, 2013

Monday, October 08, 2012

Hugo Chávez Wins Re-election Bid in Venezuela

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Hugo Chávez, Venezuela's firebrand leader, extended his 14-year grip on power last night after seeing off challenger Henrique Capriles in close-run elections.

Chávez, a socialist whose so-called Bolivarian Revolution places him in firm opposition to the USA, won with 54 per cent of the vote.

"Viva Venezuela! Viva the fatherland!" exulted the leftist leader. "The battle was perfect and the victory was perfect."

"I want to include everybody, including sectors of the opposition," said Chávez, 58, wearing his trademark red shirt, said in a tacit acceptance of the best electoral showing against him yet.

With 90 per cent of around 15 million ballot papers counted, Venezuela's electoral council announced Chávez's victory at 10 pm on Sunday night.

Capriles, who was expected to dramatically alter foreign policy and open Venezuela up to private enterprise should he have won, claimed 44 per cent.

He had managed to steal away some of the traditional base of chavismo, poor Venezuelans who live in urban shanty towns.

But Chávez – accused of authoritarianism for his subordination of the judiciary and legislature – prevailed with 7.4 million votes.

He will lead Venezuela, which has the world's biggest oil reserves, for another six years. » | Jonathan Gilbert, Caracas | Monday, October 08, 2012


THE GUARDIAN: Hugo Chávez: a victory of enduring charisma and political mastery: Venezuelan voters keep faith in president and his revolution by extending his 14-year rule, but questions over his health remain » | Rory Carroll | Monday, October 08, 2012

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Debt Crisis: Tensions Mount as Angela Merkel Attacks French Economy

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Deepening splits between Angela Merkel and François Hollande erupted into the open on Friday as the German chancellor attacked Paris for allowing the French economy to stall.

Mrs Merkel warned the policies of the new Socialist president could destroy the eurozone by bringing the sovereign debt crisis to France itself.

The bleak assessment came on the eve of an important weekend that will see elections in Greece and France and a key G20 meeting of world leaders in Mexico.

"Europe must discuss the growing differences in economic strength between France and Germany," she said.

Tensions are running so high that Jean-Marc Ayrault, the French prime minister, was forced to deny that Paris had broken off the Franco-German partnership, following Berlin anger at a Franco-Italian summit in Rome on Thursday.

There was a growing sense of crisis in European capitals after David Cameron, the Prime Minister, took part in a tense conference call with Mrs Merkel, Mr Hollande and Mario Monti, the Italian prime minister.

G20 leaders meet in Los Cabos on Monday afternoon for talks dominated by the deepening eurozone crisis and the result of close elections that could put Greece on course to leave the EU's single currency.

Eurozone finance ministers are on standby for an emergency telephone conference on Sunday night, if Greek exit polls put the radical Left Syriza coalition in the lead, to trigger contingency plans, including possible capital controls in the event of a run on banks in Greece, Portugal or Spain.

A victory for Syriza could prompt a default and Greek exit of the eurozone. Read on and comment » | Bruno Waterfield in Berlin | Friday, June 15, 2012

Sunday, June 10, 2012

France's Mr Normal Set to Secure Socialist Majority in Vote

THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: PARIS: He calls himself Mr Normal. But that's only if ''normal'' means having the chance to become one of France's strongest presidents in recent memory.

Francois [sic] Hollande, the unassuming politician who won last month's presidential election, is on the verge of cementing that victory by securing a legislative majority. If his Socialists can achieve that feat by securing a majority in the National Assembly, or at least forming a coalition with allies from like-minded parties, Mr Hollande would occupy a commanding position that France's left has not enjoyed in a generation. » | Henry Chu | Monday, June 11, 2012

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Chávez Wins Venezuelan Women's Hearts

Hugo Chávez, the Venezuelan president, continues to enjoy high popularity among the nation's women, as thousands vote for him and carry his message of socialism to the masses. For 13 years now, Chávez has been able to count on the support of working class women, most notably, in 2002 when they marched for his safe return during a failed coup against him. The socialist leader's female constituency say its because Chávez includes them in the decisions that most affect their lives. At 70 per cent, the majority of representatives on Venezuela's communal councils are women, and the Chávez government funds over 3,400 female-run kitchens that each feed up to 100 women and children per day. Though his supporters say Chávez's initiatives show that feminism and socialism go hand-in-hand, his critics say the Venezuelan president's overtures to women are merely political ploys for continued support. Al Jazeera's Adam Raney reports from Petare.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Will François Hollande Be the President to Rescue France's Economy?

THE GUARDIAN: The socialist candidate with a narrow lead in the race for the French presidency says he has more to offer than just austerity

In a bruising French presidential race increasingly peppered with personal digs and invective, the socialist frontrunner François Hollandehas sometimes taken comfort in his rural constituency of Corrèze in the Limousin. Hollande recently had the most famous crash diet and makeover in French politics. But on the stump in Tulle where he is mayor, the self-styled Mr Normal shakes hands and loiters over indulgent cheese and sausage at the market.

"Here people make a fuss of me, give me ham, sweets … Can you imagine all these magic potions?" he told reporters, likening local produce to a presidential elixir.

If Hollande maintains his narrowing lead in the polls, he would in May become France's first left-wing president since François Mitterrand. When he arrives in London for a campaign visit on Wednesday it is to amplify his claim that the left could do a better job of handling the economic crisis. With right-wing governments running 23 out of 27 countries in the EU, and austerity measures their only tool, Hollande says he can offer something different. His message – more sober than the high-spending Mitterrand promises of 30 years ago – is that state spending should be brought under control and deficits curbed, but that governments must also find ways to back growth and education or austerity measures won't work. He says his main adversary is big finance "gone mad", which must be regulated. » | Angelique Chrisafis in Paris | Tuesday, February 28, 2012