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I recently discussed US-China relations with a Chinese associate of mine, her name is Ping Chen (her name has been changed, as per her request.). I wanted to speak with someone who was well traveled and well versed in not only Chinese politics and news, but the news and politics of other major countries as well.
Political and Economic Systems News & Opinion Articles |  | Mon Dec 14, 2015 | thedailybeast.com
I’ve been reading recently about Bill Clinton’s presidency for a project I’m working on, and I just got to the part about the Oklahoma City bombing. What stood out to me,... |
|  | Fri Nov 20, 2015 | newyorker.com
Now we finally know what Bernie Sanders means by “democratic socialism.” Speaking on his political philosophy at Georgetown yesterday, the Vermont senator and Democratic... |
|  | Thu Nov 19, 2015 | vox.com
On Thursday afternoon, Sen. Bernie Sanders delivered a long-planned speech on the topic of democratic socialism at Georgetown University. Here are his prepared remarks,... |
|  | Wed Oct 14, 2015 | vox.com
A specter is haunting the 2016 Democratic Party primary. The specter of socialism. Bernie Sanders's presidential bid is forcing Americans to reckon with an ideology that... |
|  | Mon Jun 22, 2015 | huffingtonpost.com
Not quite half of Americans -- 47 percent-- say they would consider voting for a socialist for president, if the person were well-qualified and nominated by the voter's... |
|  | Tue May 19, 2015 | motherjones.com
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, a self-described socialist, is an extremely long shot to defeat Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Democratic presidential primary. Does that... |
|  | Sat Jan 03, 2015 | salon.com
In 1935, with Hitler and Mussolini forging a historic alliance in Europe and the world sliding toward war, Sinclair Lewis published the satirical novel “It Can’t Happen... |
|  | Tue Dec 30, 2014 | theatlantic.com
Mass teacher evaluation systems, across-the-board learning benchmarks, and new standardized tests hardly lifted America’s public education system out of mediocrity this... |
|  | Sat Dec 27, 2014 | salon.com
It was the most thrilling bureaucratic document I’ve ever seen for just one reason: it was dated the 21st day of the month of Thermidor in the Year Six. Written in sepia... |
|  | Tue Sep 30, 2014 | washingtonpost.com
In an incident reflecting growing Ukrainian anger toward the Kremlin, anti-Russian protesters pulled down a massive Vladimir Lenin statue in Ukraine's second-largest city... |
Political & Economic Systems Videos |  | Wed Jun 04, 2014
Nicholas Kristof remembers the unlikely heroes of the protests 25 years ago. |
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Janet Yellen delivers her opening statement in the Senate confirmation hearing of her nomination to be... |
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Bill Moyers talks with Economic analyst Robert Reich about the new film Inequality for All. Opening in... |
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Tony Robbins sits in Piers Morgan's host chair, with Steve Wynn, Mark Cuban and T. Boone Pickens as... |
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Bill talks with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who's been an independent in Congress for 21 years --... |
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Crash Course World History is now available on DVD! Visit http://dft.ba/-CCWHDVD to buy a set for your... |
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Columbia University history professor Eric Foner examines the rise of socialism in America in the early... |
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Rolling Stone editor Matt Taibbi |
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America gets stuck with bank bailouts and imperialist wars; Western Europe gets public transportation,... |
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In this new economic era, do we trust markets or government regulators? Anatole Kaletsky, author of... |
|  | Fri Oct 15, 2010
At a time when the economy is still insecure, why is there an endless debate over capitalism versus... |
|  | Tue May 18, 2010
Historian and author Joyce Appleby goes over her newest book, a history of capitalism entitled "The... |
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