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A Biological Need To Steal?

Plus: Trump threatens Oman, the cost of Medicare for All, and booze laws in Britain and Boston.

Reason · Aug 18

Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu says AI and liberal democracy share the same crisis: 'there is a tendency to escalate everything'

"It's become sort of radical to hold two apparently conflicting ideas in your head at the same time," the MIT economist told Fortune.

Fortune · Aug 15

The DSA's Agenda Could Cost More Than $200 Trillion—and You'll Be Picking Up the Tab

The Democratic Socialists of America promise free everything, but its agenda would require confiscation on a scale that would make European welfare states tremble.

Reason · Aug 14

Hong's Swan Song

Plus: Rebecca Cooke wins, possible Houthi attack, inflation rises, and more...

Reason · Aug 12

Wisconsin blunts socialist surge with defeat of Thanksgiving-trashing Francesca Hong for governor

ANALYSIS: Hong, who in the past had called for the national holiday to be canceled, failed to draw socialist-leaning Democratic icons like Bernie Sanders and AOC, writes John Bowden. And her defeat shows that there could be limits to how far left progressives will go

The Independent UK · Aug 12

Tuesday’s primaries will give Democrats a big idea on how much the left has taken hold of the party

ANALYSIS: Michigan’s primary is over. The left’s takeover of the Midwest may have just begun, and that’s bad news for an establishment that thought it could contain them, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK · Aug 10

Will democratic socialist Francesca Hong shake up the establishment – or help Republicans win Wisconsin?

Hong, whose grassroots campaign has made her a frontrunner, aims for primary win after public skepticism from top Democrats and a last-minute shake-up

The Guardian - US · Aug 10

The Socialist Surge Revives Failed and Hateful Ideas

Socialism, totalitarianism, and bigotry find a receptive audience among the young and disillusioned.

Reason · Aug 10

Democratic Socialists leader sounds completely lost after a very simple question

DSA co-chair Megan Romer struggled to explain the group’s policy for taxing millionaires when pressed on the matter by New Yorker editor David Remnick on the magazine’s podcast

The Independent UK · Aug 9

Can You Imagine a Future Where Adults Don't Believe in Socialism?

Only in a capitalist world can we live free and prosperous lives, even if it means that we're expected to show up to work on time.

Reason · Aug 7