socialism – Page 101 – People's World

Cuba retools its socialism

January 7, 2011 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Cuba is charting a new socialist course, asking "What is socialism, if not to give well-being to the people and redistribute the resources in the best way possible?"

General strike in Portugal protests austerity measures

November 30, 2010 By Emile Schepers

A massive one-day general strike paralyzed Portugal November 24 led by major labor federations united to denounce austerity measures being imposed by the country's Socialist Party Prime Minister, Jose Socrates.

Salt, health, and socialism

November 3, 2010 By Thomas Riggins

An Australian research team found that when the state imposes mandatory limits to the amount of salt private industry adds to processed foods, people are healthier.

Status quo is unsustainable, and dangerous

October 13, 2010 By John Case

We need a new vision to block the reactionary juggernaut led and funded by leading sections of finance capital, energy, defense and agribusiness.

Chavez socialists win National Assembly elections

September 30, 2010 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

In elections September 26 for the National Assembly, the slate led by President Hugo Chavez' Venezuelan United Socialist Party (PSUV) took 98 of the 165 seats in contention.