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Dec 2020

Die Hard director: Of course it’s a Christmas movie — an anti-capitalism Christmas movie

Ed Morrissey Dec 21, 2020 7:01 PM

“Welcome to the party…”?

Oct 2020

Report: Forty percent of Americans have a favorable view on socialism

Karen Townsend Oct 22, 2020 7:31 PM

Up from 36% in 2019.

Sir David Attenborough: ‘The excesses that the capitalist system has brought us have got to be curbed somehow’

John Sexton Oct 08, 2020 2:41 PM

“the standard of living of the western cultures, civilized countries is going to have to take pause.”

Jun 2020

Black Lives Matter protesters in Beverly Hills: “Eat the rich!”

Karen Townsend Jun 28, 2020 5:01 PM

“Abolish capitalism now!”

Apr 2020

NY Times opinion piece: We’re living in a ‘dystopia’ and only socialism can save us

John Sexton Apr 10, 2020 4:43 PM

Workers of the world unite.

Mar 2020

For the far left, the coronavirus crisis is the perfect time to abolish capitalism and the nuclear family

John Sexton Mar 25, 2020 1:01 PM

“…the pandemic is no time to forget about family abolition.”

There’s no need to panic over TP shortages (sorry socialists)

John Sexton Mar 17, 2020 1:01 PM

“…able to make enough to meet demand.”

Socialists: This coronavirus pandemic proves socialism is the only path forward

John Sexton Mar 16, 2020 9:21 PM

“capitalism and communism seem to have delivered us to the same results on shop shelves.”

Feb 2020

Scott: Trump’s his own biggest threat to re-election

Ed Morrissey Feb 24, 2020 8:01 PM

“Little Mike” the least of Trump’s worries?

Several arrests following Extinction Rebellion vandalism at Trinity College

John Sexton Feb 22, 2020 8:31 PM

“we’re not vandals, we’re not thugs”

NPR/Marist: Socialism is still box-office poison — especially where it counts

Ed Morrissey Feb 19, 2020 7:31 PM

Dems about to retreat back into their urban bubble?

NBC/WSJ poll: Socialism is box office poison, you know

Ed Morrissey Feb 03, 2020 8:41 AM

Plus: Trump comes through impeachment undamaged.

Jan 2020

AOC has thoughts on capitalism, billionaires and power

John Sexton Jan 21, 2020 1:01 PM

“I don’t want your money as much as we want your power. The people, not me.”

Dec 2019

Is Oreo the official cookie of Christmas? Santa says it is this year.

Karen Townsend Dec 13, 2019 6:01 PM

What about homemade cookies?

David Brooks: ‘I was once a socialist’

John Sexton Dec 06, 2019 6:43 PM

“We ran that social experiment for 100 years and capitalism won.”

Get the truth about America’s founding from the World Socialists, says … the RNC??

Ed Morrissey Dec 03, 2019 2:01 PM

Irony, 2019 style.

Oct 2019

Jun 2019

Poll: Most Democrats like socialism and … capitalism?

Jazz Shaw Jun 26, 2019 5:21 PM

Um… should we tell them?

Hickenlooper booed at California Dem convention for saying socialism isn’t the answer

Allahpundit Jun 02, 2019 2:01 PM

“If we’re not careful, we’re going to end helping to re-elect the worst president in American history.”

May 2019

Poll: 57% say socialism is incompatible with American values

Allahpundit May 06, 2019 10:41 PM

Change?

Apr 2019

“Tremendous fear”: Will Wall Street Dems take a second look at Trump?

Ed Morrissey Apr 29, 2019 4:21 PM

“if it’s Bernie versus Trump, I have no f***ing idea what I’m going to do.”

NY Times: The socialism of Bernie Sanders isn’t really socialism

John Sexton Apr 22, 2019 3:01 PM

“He’s really concerned about the social contract…”

The new socialists have decided to destroy capitalism. This can’t be allowed

Jazz Shaw Apr 09, 2019 8:01 PM

Incompatible theories of governance and society

Reason: When AOC claims we have 12 years to avoid doom, she’s wrong

John Sexton Apr 05, 2019 7:21 PM

“…the worst-case scenario is that global GDP in 2100 would be 8.2 percent lower than it would otherwise be.”

AOC: Check out this hip video from an anti-capitalist media group

John Sexton Apr 04, 2019 6:41 PM

She keeps telling us she’s an anti-capitalist.

Mar 2019

Damn right capitalism’s been a force for good, says … Elizabeth Warren?

Allahpundit Mar 13, 2019 10:01 PM

“We’ve gotten it right sometimes, and we’ve gotten it wrong sometimes.”

Feb 2019

Fox poll: Capitalism still beats socialism … for now

Ed Morrissey Feb 14, 2019 5:21 PM

Still a generation removed?

The Green New Deal is about saving the planet by ending capitalism

John Sexton Feb 07, 2019 9:27 PM

“Capitalism has not always existed in the world and will not always exist in the world.”

A former socialist embraced capitalism after seeing what socialism did to Venezuela

John Sexton Feb 04, 2019 7:21 PM

“Abruptly, I found myself excommunicated…”

Jan 2019

More than a quarter of young Republicans have a positive reaction to the word … “socialism”

Allahpundit Jan 30, 2019 10:01 PM

Endgame.

Ocasio-Cortez: Any system that allows billionaires to exist is “immoral”

Ed Morrissey Jan 22, 2019 12:01 PM

Warped?

Oct 2018

Amazon’s pay raise hits a rough patch

Jazz Shaw Oct 06, 2018 7:01 PM

Capitalism in action, but it’s complicated

Sep 2018

WaPo goes all in on socialism with an attack on capitalism

Jazz Shaw Sep 29, 2018 4:01 PM

Burn all the things down

NBC poll: Dems have big midterm advantage — but for how long?

Ed Morrissey Sep 24, 2018 6:01 PM

Capitalism soaring?

Aug 2018

Gallup: Dems now definitely feeling a Bern for socialism

Ed Morrissey Aug 13, 2018 2:01 PM

Americans still love free enterprise.

Another Democratic Socialist says capitalism must go and is incompatible with democracy

John Sexton Aug 03, 2018 3:24 PM

“It necessitates the impoverishment and exploitation of working people…”

Jul 2018

Elizabeth Warren: Of course I’m a capitalist. Come on! (video)

Jazz Shaw Jul 25, 2018 12:31 PM

Could have fooled us

The sad, unmourned death of a feminist, anti-capitalist bookstore

Jazz Shaw Jul 02, 2018 8:01 AM

The end didn’t justify the meanness

Jun 2018

Of course: Venezuelan socialism hasn’t failed because it ‘has never been in place’

John Sexton Jun 14, 2018 1:01 PM

“he stopped halfway, without taking the necessary steps to move towards socialism”

Apr 2018

Jonah Goldberg’s Suicide of the West

John Sexton Apr 16, 2018 3:01 PM

“Conservatism is a form of gratitude.”

Jan 2018

Steven Pinker: Here’s how political correctness winds up creating its own antagonists

John Sexton Jan 10, 2018 9:21 PM

“So here is a fact that is going to sound reasonably controversial but it is not…”

New socialist defends ancient socialist’s expensive coat

Jazz Shaw Jan 07, 2018 9:31 AM

But this story is about much more than that

Nov 2017

NY Times opinion: Capitalism is a threat to the world and must be replaced

John Sexton Nov 21, 2017 1:01 PM

“It should be stated plainly: It’s capitalism that is at fault.”

Sep 2017

People are still beating that “Libertarian to alt-right pipeline” drum (a rant)

Jazz Shaw Sep 19, 2017 6:41 PM

No, but I suppose at least some of the confusion is understandable