Explore socialism's history, core theories, and modern examples of socialist countries. Learn how socialism compares to capitalism and its role in today's global economy.

Although the oldest members of Generation Z are just now entering their mid-20s, it was an 80-year-old man who gave a voice to their collective disgust with the system that they were inheriting.

Americans don't much like each-other and many are willing to fight each other over their differences. But what do the opposing factions believe in? When it comes to economic systems and whether ...

Socialism is capitalism’s critical shadow. When lights shift, a shadow may seem to disappear, but sooner or later, with further shifts of light, it comes back. Capitalism’s ideologues have long ...

Lately, the terms capitalism and socialism have been flying through the social ether, typically inappropriately or as misinterpretations, but mostly as perjoratives. To opponents, capitalism is ...

Experimentation is a major tool in the scientist’s arsenal. We can put the same strain of bacteria into two Petri dishes, for example, and compare the relative effects of two different antibiotics.

Right-wing politicians often conjure up a caricature vision of socialism defined either by Soviet-style gulags or the authoritarianism and shortages seen in modern-day Venezuela. But debates over the ...

The GOP used to be synonymous with unfettered free markets, but some of President Trump’s recent decisions have some fellow Republicans raising the specter of socialism. Senator Rand Paul called Trump ...

The presidential campaign of Democratic Socialist Senator Bernie Sanders has sparked debate and conversation about socialism in the 21st century. But what is socialism? Many Americans today still ...