For decades, academics, elites, and many in the mainstream media have mocked conservatives for their traditional views and political beliefs. However, after the events of January 6 at the U.S. Capitol, some are taking their anti-conservative views to a whole new level, calling for conservatives to be “deprogrammed or even […]
On January 14, then-President-elect Joe Biden unveiled his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, titled the “American Rescue Plan.” Unsurprisingly, within minutes, members of the so-called “Squad” criticized Biden’s plan as being too small. As proposed, Biden’s plan includes $1,400 stimulus checks, increased unemployment benefits, subsidies for health care insurance premiums, […]
Given Germany’s somewhat recent history with totalitarian regimes that stifled freedom of speech, we should pay heed when German leaders raise concerns over Twitter’s recent banning of President Donald Trump’s account. German Chancellor Angela Merkel describes Twitter’s ban of Trump as “problematic.” According to Merkel’s spokesman, “The right to freedom […]
Soon after she was inaugurated to her second term in the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) flexed her socialist political muscles. “I’m not playing coy or anything like that. I’m still very much in a place where I’m trying to decide what is the most effective thing […]
The U.S. Congress recently passed a last-minute $1.4 trillion spending bill to keep the government running through the fall of 2021. The omnibus spending bill, which includes a bevy of pork-barrel spending items, was coupled with a new $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill. Together, they serve as the most recent […]
The U.S. Congress recently passed a nearly 6,000-page bill that they claim will provide relief for the millions of Americans who are suffering from the economic aftermath of ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns. The bill, which is headed to the White House, would provide $600 stimulus checks to all Americans who earned […]
While campaigning for Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), Nikki Haley, a former governor of South Carolina and ambassador to the United Nations (and a woman many believe could someday run for president), issued a stark warning about socialism in the United States. “Not enough people are talking about what happens whether […]
According to a new poll by The Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports, media darling Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is not very popular among likely voters, including Democrats and those who favor socialism. The poll of 1,000 likely voters, conducted December 6-7, 2020, shows that most Americans are not fond of […]
By now, you might have heard of the Great Reset, a plan by global elites to upend capitalism, redistribute wealth on an international level, fight climate change by ridding the world of fossil fuels, and allow elites to wield more power and control than ever before. Unfortunately, given the results […]
A new poll by The Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports finds that most likely voters believe freedom of speech should remain robust in the United States. When asked, “Should federal or state governments ban speech by individuals that a majority of Americans believes to be offensive, including speech on social […]
It seems that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not a fan of the Democratic Party’s leadership, agenda, nor the incoming Biden administration. In a recent interview with The Intercept, AOC bluntly said, “I do think that we need new leadership in the Democratic Party.” She added, “A lot of this is not […]
A new poll by The Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports of 1,000 likely voters, conducted December 6-7, 2020, finds that a vast majority of likely voters prefer a free-market economic system as opposed to a socialist economic system. The poll comes after a November election in which socialist candidates made […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) would like to fill some Americans’ stockings with a big, fat check from Uncle Sam this Christmas. According to Sanders, who is a self-described socialist, “Congress cannot go home for the holidays unless we pass a $1,200 direct payment to working-class adults and $500 in payments […]
The Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports conducted a poll of 1,000 likely voters on December 6 – 7, 2020, that shows the vast majority of Americans do not support the radical, globalist Great Reset movement, which aims to upend market economies around the world, including in the United States, replacing […]
Population control and other, similar policies and ideas meant to limit the size of families have long been tied closely to socialist movements.
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in the December 2020 issue of Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture. It is reprinted here with permission. The opinions contained within the article below belong to the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of StoppingSocialism.com or the rest of its […]
For months, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has pressed Joe Biden to cancel student loan debt, should Biden become the next president. In September, Schumer said, “Education is supposed to be a ladder up, but for too many the burden of student debt has become an anchor holding them […]
Joe Biden recently named his choice for Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra. Becerra, a darling of the progressive far left, has been a vocal supporter of government-controlled health care for years. In 2017, Becerra said, “I’ve been a supporter of Medicare for all for […]
As rumors swirl about Joe Biden’s potential picks for prominent positions in his administration, one name that is getting lots of attention for labor secretary is Patrick Gaspard. Gaspard, who recently resigned as the president of left-wing megadonor George Soros’ Open Society Foundations, has a troubling history of supporting socialistic […]
In what can only be described as one of the biggest cases of outright hypocrisy in recent memory, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), America’s most popular socialist, has just unveiled her new collection of campaign swag, and it costs a fortune. In the apparel section, AOC is hawking “Tax the Rich” […]
The World Economic Forum’s radical, anti-capitalist plan for a new world known as the “Great Reset” is gaining momentum in the media, academia, and even among key players in the incoming Biden administration. Biden recently named John Kerry as his “climate czar,” a cabinet-level position that will wield great power […]
Joe Biden’s Cabinet nominees are coming fast and furious, and his pick for Treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, has a rather radical economic agenda in mind. In her first public remarks since being named by Biden as his pick for heading the Treasury Department, Yellen made it clear that she would […]
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, who is not one to hold his tongue, recently let the world know what he thinks about the rising popularity of socialism. While speaking at an American Enterprise Institute event, Mackey declared, “They talk about trickle-down wealth, but socialism is trickle-up poverty. It just impoverishes […]
Joe Biden has officially announced that John Kerry, a failed presidential candidate and longtime DC swamp creature, will be his “climate czar,” assuming President Trump’s legal challenges fail to overturn the 2020 election. Just a reminder: Kerry, who constantly lectures the hoi polloi about the “existential threat of climate change,” […]
As many of you know who have been following closely my work on the “Great Reset” movement, this stunning proposal to usher in a completely new global economic system has not received nearly enough attention from the mainstream press. A small group of prominent writers, reporters, and commentators have been, […]
One of the most important, impactful decisions a young person makes in his or her life is choosing which college to attend. A student’s friends, career opportunities, and ideological views are often radically altered while studying as an undergraduate student. However, despite the importance of college, many conservative students and […]
In a recent op-ed for Teen Vogue, Black Lives Matter (BLM) co-founder Patrice Cullors writes, “We need to radically reimagine our concept of justice and safety. … the BREATHE Act is a landmark civil rights bill.” It is laughable that Cullors would compare the BREATHE Act, which includes policies promoting […]
On November 19, a parade of prominent progressive and socialist leaders and organizations held a press conference in front of the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, DC, where they demanded significant action on climate change and social and racial justice issues. The so-called “Squad,” in coordination with far-left groups […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), leader of the Squad and an self-described socialist, believes that we can overcome the pandemic by simply paying people to stay at home. “To get the virus under control, we need to pay people to stay home,” AOC tweeted recently. Is AOC unaware that the actual way […]
StoppingSocialism.com’s very own Justin Haskins appeared on the Glenn Beck Radio Program on November 19 to discuss a new report by the Stopping Socialism team and The Heartland Institute. The report details how socialist candidates performed in the 2020 election, and the results are truly shocking. If you’re interested in […]
Finally, someone is standing up to Big Tech’s tyranny and censorship. Conservative pundit and best-selling author Candace Owens has filed a lawsuit against Facebook’s so-called “fact checkers” because the social media giant has demonetized her Facebook page after she posted an opinion article by a doctor questioning the COVID-19 status […]
Since the founding of America, Congress has held the power of the purse. It is up to Congress, not the White House, to control budgets and approve new spending. However, according to the radical, AOC-aligned group known as New Consensus, that is just a minor technicality from a bygone era. […]
Below are excerpts from the letter written by Archbishop Vigano to President Trump, in which he warns the leader of the free world against the radical, anti-capitalism globalist movement called the “Great Reset.” (The bolding in the letter below appears in the original source for these excerpts.): Dear Mr. President, […]
Speaking at the New York Times DealBook Online Summit, Sen. Elizabeth Warren issued a litany of socialist policies that she believes a potential Biden administration should pursue beginning on day one. “For me it is a mandate to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to do the things we can do, […]
In a wide-ranging interview with Anand Giridharadas, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) gives his take on what a Biden administration should shoot for in the first 100 days. The following is a transcript of part of their conversation: Giridharadas: “In the event that Biden is president and you’re Senate majority leader […]
The "Great Reset" is one of the world's most important left-wing movements, and there are great reasons to believe Joe Biden could be a secret supporter of this radical idea.
Stopping Socialism’s Justin Haskins and Donald Kendal take a close look at the Left's history of making false climate predictions in this episode of “Stopping Socialism TV.”
Despite having sold himself as a "moderate" Democrat for decades, Biden has consistently shown that his views on globalism and America's place in the world are far from mainstream.
When recently asked by CNN’s Wolf Blitzer if he would accept the cabinet position of labor secretary under a possible Biden administration, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) responded, “If I had a portfolio that allowed me to stand up and fight for working families, would I do it? Yes, I would.” […]
Al Gore, the “inventor of the internet” and global warming guru, gives his two cents on the globalist, anti-capitalist travesty known as the “Great Reset.” “So, I think this is a time for a ‘Great Reset,’” Gore said during an interview on NBC’s Today Show this summer. “We’ve got to […]
The “Great Reset” is a radical movement to push the “reset” button on the global economy. Its backers include numerous heads of state, corporate leaders, activists, union bosses, the United Nations, and leaders at powerful nonprofit organizations. The following list of quotes (which will eventually expand well beyond 30) features […]
During a recent United Nations video conference, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau became the latest world leader to call for an economic “reset” in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Great Reset is a proposal by the World Economic Forum (WEF) to “reset” the global capitalist economy by replacing […]
For the first time in U.S. history, control of the U.S. Senate will be decided in two run-off races on January 5—just 15 days before the next president is sworn is—in Georgia. With so much political power at stake, both parties are gearing up for a seven-week campaign that could […]
The list included below in this article shows the election victories and losses for socialist and far-left progressive candidates running for office during the 2020 general election. The list was created by a team of researchers at StoppingSocialism.com and The Heartland Institute, a national free-market think tank. How Did We […]
Before Joe Biden became the presidential pick for the Democratic Party in the 2020 election, many of his opponents weighed in on whether they think the Electoral College should be replaced with a national popular vote in future presidential contests. Here is a small sample of some of their responses: […]
People respond to incentives. This is the case regardless of how the politico-economic system in which we live and work is structured. In an important sense, then, we are never outside of the market, because we can never successfully abstract human social and economic dynamics from this fundamental truth that […]
For months, many on the left have pledged that they will do everything in their power to make sure that if Joe Biden is elected president, his administration would be the most progressive ever. Not too long ago, in mid-September, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said, “I think, overall, we can likely push […]
Why, then, are they so opposed to nuclear energy, which seems to be the perfect solution for all of their problems?