socialism
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For decades, the island was celebrated by U.S. critics worldwide as a scrappy symbol of anti-imperialism and a utopic experiment in socialism.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
At the same time, he believes Jewish assimilation is a fantasy, as improbable as the socialism that, he contends, revealed its true nature in the Russian Revolution.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
This is where I should stop and define what democratic socialism is, as it’s been at the center of much of the misinformation about Mamdani.
From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026
So I advocate for a kind of eco-socialism, that kind of socialism that is more sustainable, that is not based on exploitation of nature.
From Salon • May 3, 2024
I told them I believed in the Freedom Charter, that the charter embodied principles of democracy and human rights, and that it was not a blueprint for socialism.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Some Political and Philosophical -isms
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