Socialism cannot mean merely managing capitalism more fairly. It must point toward a society where survival is no longer contingent on the market — and where democracy extends into the economy itself.

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Under capitalism, technological “progress” like AI systematically deskills workers, deepens managerial control, and turns the labor process into a site of conflict rather than liberation. This is by design.

Thi Trinh Pham

Facing Up to the Horrors of the Mỹ Lai Massacre

Last month, Vietnam marked the 58th anniversary of the Mỹ Lai massacre, when US soldiers killed hundreds of defenseless civilians. US public memory largely ignores the history of atrocities like Mỹ Lai, making it easier to repeat them in the future.

Rexford Tugwell Being Congratulated by Guy J. Swope on Governorship

The Rise and Fall of Puerto Rican Independence

In the 1940s, the gradual unraveling of colonialism offered hope to Puerto Ricans demanding independence. But the archipelago was of military importance to the US — so Washington used economic threats and repression to retain it.

A group of Northrop Grumman employees facing a large military aircraft.

War Isn’t Working for American Workers

While Pentagon budgets have steadily increased in recent years, the arms industry has become more consolidated, more automated, and less labor-intensive. The warfare state is not an effective economic development strategy for working people.

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