/tags/socialism socialism en-US WLRN Mon, 12 Dec 2022 12:00:00 GMT /politics/2022-12-12/you-say-progressive-yo-digo-progresista-losses-divide-floridas-latino-democrats Florida's progressive and moderate Latino Democrats are at sharp odds after watching more of the state's Latino voters flock to the GOP in midterm elections. Mon, 12 Dec 2022 12:00:00 GMT /politics/2022-12-12/you-say-progressive-yo-digo-progresista-losses-divide-floridas-latino-democrats Tim Padgett /commentary/2022-10-27/on-salazar-are-dems-fighting-fire-with-fire-or-trying-to-make-two-wrongs-a-right COMMENTARY Calling GOP Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar a "socialist" as carelessly as she hurls the word herself cuts Democrats' credibility as foes of disinformation. Thu, 27 Oct 2022 13:17:12 GMT /commentary/2022-10-27/on-salazar-are-dems-fighting-fire-with-fire-or-trying-to-make-two-wrongs-a-right Tim Padgett /commentary/2022-01-27/miamis-not-hosting-the-americas-summit-its-not-really-the-americas-nexus-it-claims-to-be COMMENTARY: Miami isn't the serious forum for hemispheric affairs it could be because its Latin America discussion isn't really about Latin America. Thu, 27 Jan 2022 11:00:00 GMT /commentary/2022-01-27/miamis-not-hosting-the-americas-summit-its-not-really-the-americas-nexus-it-claims-to-be Tim Padgett /news/2021-05-18/in-south-florida-colombias-turmoil-morphs-again-into-socialismo-scare Colombia's social unrest is rooted in Latin America's crushing economic inequality — but in Florida, the GOP scores bigger points by falsely blaming it on Marxism. Tue, 18 May 2021 10:05:52 GMT /news/2021-05-18/in-south-florida-colombias-turmoil-morphs-again-into-socialismo-scare Tim Padgett, Luis Hernandez /2020-09-25/trump-in-miami-repeats-false-claim-biden-democrats-want-to-make-u-s-another-venezuela The President met with Latino voters at his Doral resort, hoping to chip away at more of Joe Biden's Hispanic support in Florida — and warn again about socialism. Fri, 25 Sep 2020 21:14:40 GMT /2020-09-25/trump-in-miami-repeats-false-claim-biden-democrats-want-to-make-u-s-another-venezuela Tim Padgett /commentary/2020-09-24/eso-hugo-chavez-would-have-felt-at-home-in-florida-where-home-rule-is-under-attack COMMENTARY Gov. Ron DeSantis' new police bill is the state's latest assault on local government — and more imitation of socialist Venezuela Thu, 24 Sep 2020 10:30:52 GMT /commentary/2020-09-24/eso-hugo-chavez-would-have-felt-at-home-in-florida-where-home-rule-is-under-attack Tim Padgett /news/2020-03-18/coronavirus-may-have-silver-lining-in-the-americas-return-of-societys-golden-rule COMMENTARYOne of the most popular, and most ridiculous, social media discussions of the past year is the big Capitalism-versus-Socialism Debate. Thanks to… Thu, 19 Mar 2020 01:08:17 GMT /news/2020-03-18/coronavirus-may-have-silver-lining-in-the-americas-return-of-societys-golden-rule Tim Padgett /national-politics/2020-03-04/former-prisoner-recalls-sanders-saying-i-dont-know-whats-so-wrong-with-cuba Alan Gross, an American who was detained in a Cuban prison for several years, tells NPR that Sen. Bernie Sanders visited him in detention and remarked he didn't understand why others criticized Cuba. Wed, 04 Mar 2020 10:06:00 GMT /national-politics/2020-03-04/former-prisoner-recalls-sanders-saying-i-dont-know-whats-so-wrong-with-cuba Tim Mak /news/2020-02-19/maga-thugs-bernie-bros-trump-sanders-invite-latam-strongmen-comparisons COMMENTARYIt took forever. But Democrats finally seem to have found an answer to President Trump’s claim – directed for years now at Latino voters in… Wed, 19 Feb 2020 23:33:52 GMT /news/2020-02-19/maga-thugs-bernie-bros-trump-sanders-invite-latam-strongmen-comparisons Tim Padgett /2019-11-11/in-bolivia-a-power-vacuum-and-chaos-after-morales-resigns-as-president-and-departs Morales announced he was leaving for Mexico which has granted him asylum. He calls the protests that led to his departure "a coup," while the opposition makes plans for transition. Mon, 11 Nov 2019 21:28:48 GMT /2019-11-11/in-bolivia-a-power-vacuum-and-chaos-after-morales-resigns-as-president-and-departs Laurel Wamsley, Barbara Campbell