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Socialism/Capitalism/Humanis
- Posted on 05.31.09
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The following excerpt is from a featured article posted on The Nation’s website.
Socialism’s all the rage. “We Are All Socialists Now,”Newsweek declares. As the right wing tells it, we’re already living in the U.S.S.A. But what do self-identified socialists (and their progressive friends) have to say about the global economic crisis? The following essay will, we hope, kick off a spirited dialogue, with four replies in this issue and more to come here at TheNation.com. –The Editors
Socialism/Capitalism/Humanism
by Melissa Jun Rowley
Ever since I read Ehrenreich’s and Fletcher’s essay I’ve been thinking about what it would be like to live in a socialist America. As an independent thinker, creator, and business woman, I find the idea of living under the ceiling of a state-owned economic system stifling and unjust. Tax burdens are heavy enough. I don’t want to carry any extra weight. And I sure as hell don’t want any less disposable income. At face-value the only ...Read More
