1+ week, 3+ day ago   (211+ words) Despite controlling the U.S. House, U.S. Senate, White House and, essentially, the U.S. Supreme Court, it seems to me that Republicans...Republicans just can’t manage to accomplish anything for the American people. Rubber-stamp Republicans, however, have no problem enriching the Mar-a-Lago class and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (153+ words) In my view, the control of both the executive and legislative branches by the current Republican administration and Congress has...Economic policies favoring tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy have worsened wealth inequality, putting an unsustainable financial strain on…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (273+ words) In a column published in the Aug. 2 Perspective section, Bloomberg columnist Allison Schrager...major political parties promote policies to reduce the cost of living and increase the number of good-paying jobs — in other words, policies...to make us richer. But…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (184+ words) The story of the 8-year-old Pennsylvania boy who caught a re… I want to thank the generous people of our community who mak… I hesitated to write this but here goes. In my view, the term “democratic socialist” is an…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (265+ words) LancasterOnline Some recent letter writers believe that capitalism is the system we should strive for. News flash! Every industrial...of both capitalism and socialism. Many citizens of the United States are happy with our capitalist system that also includes Social…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (235+ words) Lately I have noticed a considerable increase in the use of the terms “socialism,” “democratic socialism” and “communism”...more to frighten people. I am old enough to remember the fear of the McCarthy era. Simply being accused of communist...person’s…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (167+ words) have lived under socialism,” which was published in the Aug. 9 Perspective section. Thomas begins with what...communism. He then interviews people who lived in the Soviet Union, Venezuela and Cuba — authoritarian...report negative experiences under authoritarian rule. The United Nations…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (285+ words) communism. I suggest that, although parallels exist, the motivations of the two men are different. Letters comparing the two subtly suggest the men are of an equal evil bent. But Hitler built...and President Dwight Eisenhower was impressed by the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (177+ words) real — and accurate. Socialism is not communism. The concept of socialism was born in the 19th century to address the economic disparity of the times. Of course communism should not have a part...beyond a doubt. Also, let’s not be susceptible…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (284+ words) stopped writing letters to LNP | LancasterOnline due to the left-wing bias I experienced. However, the Aug. 19 LNP | LancasterOnline letter “Get real: socialism is not the same as communism” cannot be left unchallenged....but, given time, it always becomes one. As…...