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.

Socialism is an economic and political system in which the means of production – such as factories, land, and resources – are owned or controlled collectively by society, usually through the ...

To the editor — On the Aug. 8 opinion page the headline asks "Can you define socialism?" My response is "Yes, I can" and so can millions of people who were forced to accept socialism throughout ...

People of a certain ideological ilk seem to overuse the term “socialism” for anything economic or political they don’t like, i.e., Dave Spaulding’s “Socialism comes to Montpelier” in a recent Times ...

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 ...

Socialism is making a comeback, according to friend and foe alike. A new NBC poll now suggests that a majority of registered voters don’t like capitalism. A Gallup poll in September also found that ...