Oct 29th, 2008 · The McCain campaign's charge that Barack Obama has socialist leanings has put the spotlight on a word relatively uncommon to modern American elections. Linguist Geoff Nunberg explains how the "S" word was used in the past — and why it's come up now.
Oct 17th, 2008 · David Faber is a well-regarded correspondent for CNBC whose explorations of market workings and corporate intrigues have won top Peabody and Loeb awards. Faber is agog as he watches the nation switch from a fairly free-market system to one that he jokes is socialist.
Aug 20th, 2008 · In Cuba, one of President Raul Castro's most dramatic recent announcements was that he would allow private farmers access to up to 100 acres of idle government land. The plan is a shift toward private enterprise on the socialist island.
Apr 21st, 2008 · Have you heard the one about the Socialist, the old Etonian and the gay policeman? Londoners have, because those are the three main candidates to be mayor of London.
Mar 17th, 2008 · French voters have delivered a blow to President Nicolas Sarkozy. In a second round of municipal elections, opposition socialists took the leadership of dozens of French cities away from Sarkozy's Conservative party. The left says the vote is a repudiation for Sarkozy's failed policies.
Mar 10th, 2008 · Spain's Socialist prime minister has won re-election. Voters dismissed worries about a slumping economy, immigration and resurgent Basque militants to hand Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero a second term.
Mar 7th, 2008 · Spain holds an election on Sunday, and the Socialist government is ahead in the polls. The opposition conservatives have tried to erode that lead with attacks on a wide range of issues. But the election is also highlighting Spain's social divide.
Feb 5th, 2008 · The Syrian capital of Damascus is booming, due to economic reforms, high oil prices, investments from the Gulf and Syria's withdrawal from Lebanon. The government is encouraging citizens to shop and play at home. But it also faces a growing income gap.