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In this interview, Abbes discusses life at Kibbutz Ginosar. As one of the early residents, Moshe has seen the kibbutz transform from a socialist community into a market-oriented town.
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Looks at the roles of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in articulating core socialist beliefs. Examines the role Eduard Bernstein in defining a split between Marxism and the Social Democratic movement. Also discusses Mussolini’s political roots in socialism.
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From an eyewitness perspective, describes the breakdown of Communism inside the Soviet Union. Looks at Gorbachev’s attempts to reform socialism from within.
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In this interview, Daniel Gavron discusses the emergence, importance and decline of the kibbutz.
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Examines the evolution of Communism in China, from the ultimate centralized control of Mao Zedong to the quiet revolution of Deng Xiaoping’s transition to a market-style economy. |
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Defends the importance of traditional socialist values in the British Labour Party constitution. Criticizes the philosophical direction of Tony Blair’s New Labour as abandoning those core socialist principles. |
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Reflects on the intellectual underpinnings of socialism and discusses its evolution within the British Labour Party, from Clement Attlee’s administration following World War II, to Margaret Thatcher’s rise to power, and finally to Tony Blair’s creation of New Labour. |
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Examines the complex relationship between American workers and socialist ideas. Discusses why Socialism never took hold as a major political force in the United States. |
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Describes firsthand the dramatic changes that took place in China during the 1980s. |
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Opposition party leader criticizes the socialist policies of Julius Nyerere in Tanzania from the 1960s to the present. |
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Discusses in a broad-ranging interview the long and violent history of communism around the world with a
special focus on the rise and fall of the Soviet Union. |
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In this interview, Noa, the daughter of Moshe Abbes, relates how she has observed changes in the attitudes of kibbutzim toward socialism and privatization. |
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Defends Julius Nyerere’s socialist policies and describes the challenges of a developing nation’s transition from colonialism to independence. |
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Explores the broader philosophical context of socialism and the relationship between workers and socialist ideals. |
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Examines the relationship between Marx and Engels in developing Marxism and the impact of Eduard Bernstein’s criticisms. Suggests how Bernstein’s ideas may help define socialism’s future. |
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Describes Lenin’s rise to power and the Soviet revolution. Discusses Gorbachev’s departure from the philosophy of Lenin. |
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As both a historian and a politician, Wright looks at the transition from Attlee’s Labour Party to Tony Blair’s New Labour. Defends New Labour’s blend of social democratic philosophy with market-friendly policies. |
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Sponsored by the Stockholm Network, a group of free market-oriented European think tanks, the “1st Annual Capitalist Ball” was held in Brussels, Belgium. Free market scholars gathered to ask “Is socialism dead?” Many concluded that although free market ideas seem to be spreading in the age of globalization, many of the event’s participants expressed doubt that socialist ideals will ever completely go away. |
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Every year, prominent socialist scholars gather in New York for a weekend of debate, dialogue, and solidarity. It has become the Left’s most important and stimulating event, an indispensable venue for activists seeking to explore their differences as well as share common ground. Some of the conference participants spoke with us about socialism’s past, present and future. |
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