Sweden's central bank raised interest rates to 500% in 1992 to defend currency after government expenses exceeded private economy.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Goodman offers market-based solutions to public policy problems. The election of Zohran Mamdani as the Democratic candidate ...

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Democrats are mainstreaming socialism. As recent polling shows, socialism is already embedded in their party’s mainstream.

Zohran Mamdani owes his primary victory to young New Yorkers’ fiscal anxiety — paired with their economic illiteracy. The majority of my generation is warm to socialism, thanks to our education system ...

The recent New York primary win by Democrat Zohran Mamdani, a self-proclaimed socialist, raises the question that has been simmering for years: Is America ready for socialism? Our nationwide survey of ...

Young Democrats are excited about socialism. They are rallying behind mayoral candidates like Zohran Mamdani in New York and Omar Fateh in Minneapolis, as though these democratic socialist politicians ...