Christian Socialism in America

Rethinking Socialism in Today’s Latin America

Four models of "socialism" are current in Latin America today: Chilean social democracy, Cuban revolutionary socialism, socialism as self-management, and the illdefined "twenty-first century socialism" espoused by Hugo Chávez. The best known theorist of "twenty-first century socialism" is Heinz Dieterich who believes that computers will make it possible to realize a utopian vision that failed i...

The Place of Animals in Christian America

Since Henry Bergh organized the first American Society for the Prevention of Cruel­ ty to Animals in 1866, there have been na­ tionwide efforts to curb cruelty to ani­ mals. [ll The "Humane Society" and the "Band of Mercy" have joined this crusade, along with numerous other groups aimed toward sane specific act of cruelty. [2] Groups which indirectly advocate kindne~s to animal life are the Veg...

Agrarian Socialism in America: Marx, Jefferson, and Jesus in the Oklahoma Countryside, 1904-1920

Patriotism and Socialism

“There is to be a parade and mass meeting of the Socialist Labor Party tonight. The leaders are opposed to the expression of pro-Spanish sentiments, and say so. But here a difficulty comes in. Socialists are opposed to the theory of nationality and national sentiment. They do not believe that you should fight for your country, because the nation is not a unit recognized by them. A Socialist of ...

The Future of Socialism

Introduction The theoretical crisis facing Marxism, and the political crisis gripping the socialist movement internationally, is clearly grave. In marked contrast to the past few decades, where to be progressive was to be socialist and to be intellectual was to be left, we are entering a decade where socialism is in retreat and leftists are on the defensive. Indeed, some have concluded that to ...