Communism and socialism are political and economic systems that are historically related but often confused with each other. Here’s how they compare.

Socialism is the idea that all means of production – land, factories, offices and so on – should be held in common by society as a whole. How those means of production are used will be collectively ...

To simply understand the differences between socialism, communism, and fascism—contrasted against the free market—imagine owning two cows, then explore what the ...

With a proclaimed socialist, and some claiming the individual is actually a communist, running in the New York City mayoral race, a renewed debate about the three “isms” of socialism, communism and ...

My long time joke is: Q: What’s the difference between Socialism and Communism? A: About five years. Because as the entirety of the 20th Century – and forever thereafter – has shown those of us ...

Re “Socialism” (Letter, Feb. 12): Everyone talks about socialism, but hardly anyone defines it. It used to be that socialism and communism were used interchangeably, but it makes no sense to use two ...

Article by Pankhurst describing what socialism is not, in which she emphasizes the importance of worker councils as the main instruments of decision-making and workers' power. The article appeared in ...

I was born in Caracas, Venezuela, in May of 1999, just three months after Hugo Chavez became president and started what's known as his “revolution for 21st century socialism.” At the time, it was hard ...