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There are “people’s” groups all over the world who advocate the overthrow of the men at the top —the Oligarchs—who control nations. These people’s groups want to install socialism as the answer to Oligarchy. That’s preposterous. The Oligarchs—bankers, mega-corporate CEOs, financiers, government leaders, intelligence agencies—collude to cut out competition so they can stand alone at the summit of the mountain. And they call this arrangement SOCIALISM. They PROMOTE socialism. They’ve staked out OWNERSHIP of socialism worldwide. In other words, the “people’s” groups, who claim to be battling for a better world, are doing the Oligarchs’ bidding. Unconsciously, or on purpose....

Socialism USA Author: Gus Hall (1910-2000), former National Chair First published: Jan 1, 1996 by the Communist Party, USA We Communists believe that socialism is the very best replacement for a capitalist system that has served its purpose, but no longer meets the needs and requirements of the great majority of our people. We believe that socialism USA will be built according to the traditions, history, culture and conditions of the United States. Thus, it will be different from any other socialist society in the world. It will be uniquely American.What will be the goals of our socialist society? A...

CNBC's Squawk Box has a guest host named Michael Porter on this morning, a Harvard professor. In the last few minutes, he has said things like (not exact quotes) "We have to move to universal healthcare coverage, where nobody in the nation is without insurance" and "We will have to make health insurance mandatory, so that everybody will be required to have it, like car insurance." These statements seem to Porter to be every bit as obvious as mathematical axioms. They do not trouble his mind one bit. To Porter, the only issues seem to be how best and how...

<p>A COUPLE OF weeks ago, parts of our state got three feet of snow. Many children were happy they didn't have school. Others broke out their cross-country skis. Thousands more were caught in traffic jams and had flights delayed.</p> <p>This problem isn't new. Nor is the annual battle to adequately finance the federal fuel fund to heat the homes of vulnerable people. So once again, winter's here and 15 million households -- 75 percent of those eligible -- will never receive a dime. Those who do simply won't get enough to make it stretch through winter.</p>