Tag: Socialist

LIVE 10:30 AM ET: Millions of Americans Are Choosing to Not Work as Welfare Gives More Than Income

An estimated 7 million American men have given up on finding jobs. This is being blamed on a combination of socialist policies, where high taxes eat away at income and where welfare in many states pays more than most jobs. Meanwhile, there is an ongoing effort to criminalize “hate” speech. Yet the definitions of this,…


LIVE 1/4, at 10:30 AM ET: Millions of Americans Are Choosing to Not Work as Welfare Gives More Than Income

An estimated 7 million American men have given up on finding jobs. This is being blamed on a combination of socialist policies, where high taxes eat away at income and where welfare in many states pays more than most jobs. Meanwhile, there is an ongoing effort to criminalize “hate” speech. Yet the definitions of this,…


​​An Open Letter to Young Socialists

Commentary Fifty-some years ago, I stood where you stand today. I passionately wanted to help the poor—indeed, to eliminate so far as possible the blight of human poverty. Poverty seemed unnecessarily cruel and morally indefensible in a world where there’s so much affluence. How could the enormous gap between the haves and the have-nots possibly…


New Zealanders Not Aware the Country Is Run Like a ‘Socialist’ State, Says Economist

An expert has called for more decentralisation of New Zealand’s governing structures as the growing power of the central government in the capital city, Wellington is leaving the country unable to meet growing regional demands. Economist Oliver Hartwich told The Epoch Times that New Zealand already, a highly centralised country, is growing more so and many…


Protests in Argentina Continue as Officials Resign Amid Food Rationing and Looting

Groups of protesters marched on the square Plaza de Mayo in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires on July 28, led by professional organizers or “piqueteros” demanding more social plans and a basic universal income from the nation’s center-left government. The demonstrators called for a minimum monthly income subsidy of 100,000 pesos, which amounts to…


Mass Protests in Argentina Fueled by Decades of Socialist Handouts | WideAngle Shorts

The only thing better than the “free” break from work many of us had during the pandemic was the “free” stimulus checks that came rolling in. But how long can the “free gravy train” chug along before it runs out of steam? Recession looms on the horizon in America. Meanwhile in Argentina, for months, thousands…


The Eva Peron Myth: A Dior-Donning Socialist Who Made Argentina Cry

Commentary  Today marks the anniversary of Eva Peron’s death, a tragic event for those who don’t know her real story. Honored in the Broadway musical “Evita,” the popular Madonna song “Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina” from the movie “Evita,” and even a new Disney show, Evita is often celebrated as a champion of labor and…


Montana Voters Head to Polls on June 7 In 2 Congressional Races

In Montana’s June 7 primary election, voters will choose party nominations in two U.S. House races and newly created congressional districts. On Nov. 12, 2021, the Montana Districting and Apportionment Committee approved the state’s new congressional map following the 2020 redistricting cycle and census data. Voters will now cast ballots in Districts 1 and 2….


Lieutenant Governor of Texas Slams Radical Left’s Agenda to Disrupt Family

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said the battle over abortion and the sexualization of children K–2 in public schools was “a battle of those who believe that they are God and have control over life and death and even their sex and those who believe there is a Creator, who believe in God, believe in…


NDP Seldom Win Elections, But They’re Good at Forcing Governments’ Hands to Overspend

Commentary If government overspending is driving you crazy, don’t worry. It will soon be free. I refer to mental health services, at least in the vision of the Ontario NDP. But also government overspending, which already is free in their vision and that of many others. Some readers may object that the Ontario NDP is…