Florence Mayor Carves Out “Third Way” for Italy’s Democrats
Likely prime ministerial candidate Matteo Renzi seeks to imitate Tony Blair’s centrist socialism.
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Dutch, French Socialists Demand More Left-Wing Policies
European center-left leaders have little choice but to defy their own parties’ wishes.
Chávez Protégé Projected to Win Venezuela Election
Polls predict Nicolás Maduro will be able to continue his mentor’s “socialist revolution.”
Schröder’s Legacy Still Relevant to German Left
Germany’s Social Democrats subordinate social programs to economic growth.
German Ideological Revival Polarizes Western Politics
The crisis of the West is no longer purely economic as ideology increasingly matters.
Central Planning Didn’t Work: How the “Experts” Got it Wrong
They looked to government for solutions and the government got it wrong.
Nationalization Works? For Whom?
Saving insurance giant AIG only worked for AIG. The economy as a whole isn’t better off.
Increasingly Authoritarian Kirchner Draws Mass Protests
Argentinians are fed up with their president’s gross economic mismanagement.
Fuel Rationing Exacerbates Middle Atlantic Shortages
New Jersey and New York have made the problem worse with attempted price controls.
Obama Doesn’t Really Believe in Free Enterprise
The president says he believes in capitalism, but his policies suggest otherwise.
Miliband Repudiates New Labour at His Party’s Peril
A Labour Party that lurches to the left will lose the confidence of Britain’s middle-class voters.
Tar Sands or Socialism: What’s Driving Canada’s Success?
Canada is generating more jobs and wealth than America. What explains the discrepancy?
Central Planning Doesn’t Work in America Either
The left still believes that “experts” can run the economy when they fail all the time.
Socialist Party Ahead of Ruling Liberals in Dutch Polls
The ruling party is losing ground, but neither the left or right seems able to win a majority.
China’s Reformers Close Ranks, Bo’s Legacy Endures
President Hu Jintao insists that Bo Xilai’s ousting was an “isolated case,” but start ideological differences certainly remain.