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Reader Comments: Rape Culture and the Cornell Seven; Dilemmas of Socialist Governance of a Capitalist State; Measles; Statement From Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani on the Third Anniversary of October 7; Hands Off Cuba - Let Cuba Live Virtual Event; more

Socialists aren’t anywhere near powerful enough to overcome capitalism, but are now a force to be reckoned with in mass politics. This opportunity requires wrestling with the challenges of governing under capitalism rather than relying on old dogmas

National liberation, in Cabral’s conception, was simply one step along the road to emancipation from an economic system founded on exploitation by one’s fellow man. Colonialism was a consequence and not the cause of capitalist domination.

Only 9 percent of Americans younger than 30 have a “very positive” view of capitalism.

This generation does not trust parties, leaders, or institutions. It also votes, boycotts, protests, organizes online, quits jobs, channels its anger through digital platforms. Most importantly, it can turn everyday life into a political battleground

Cuba’s past, present, future

Heeding far-right calls for stricter migration controls will not halt the far right’s rise. The resignation of Keir Starmer, the Danish Social Democrats’ recent electoral defeat, and the Dutch Socialist Party’s string of losses all affirm this

Historian Kim Phillips-Fein’s book Country of Lords looks back at the many men who have tried to fight against egalitarianism, from John Adams to Peter Thiel