To break the power of the big corporations, we would propose that the biggest 500 corporations that dominate the rigged economy and political system should be taken into public ownership, and run democratically. — Kshama Sawant Copy Share Image
Like the healthcare industry, the banks should be taken out of the hands of the 1% and brought under democratic public ownership. — Kshama Sawant Copy Share Image
While we still live in a capitalist society, we of course will fight for whatever reforms help make life better for working people. — Kshama Sawant Copy Share Image
Socialism is a society where the resources are used democratically to provide a better life for all, based on ending the dictatorship of big… — Kshama Sawant Copy Share Image
On the basis of capitalism, victories like raising the minimum wage are only temporary. — Kshama Sawant Copy Share Image
Socialism is a fundamentally different social system where the world's resources are not controlled by a greedy, undemocratic oligarchy. This is not the same… — Kshama Sawant Copy Share Image
The for-profit health insurance industry is the main obstacle to delivering high quality, universal healthcare for all. It should be replaced with a single-payer… — Kshama Sawant Copy Share Image
Bernie Sanders talks about socialism in Scandinavia, and he's correct to point to the huge victories the working class has won there through struggle,… — Kshama Sawant Copy Share Image
Big business has many tools to make us pay for the crisis of their system. — Kshama Sawant Copy Share Image
We've seen the weakest economic recovery since World War II, and massive levels of inequality and debt. — Kshama Sawant Copy Share Image
The programs that came to be known as the New Deal were not simply handed down by the benevolence of FDR and the Democrats.… — Kshama Sawant Copy Share Image
When the New Deal programs were passed in the mid 1930s, millions of workers were joining unions, striking, and occupying factories to fight for… — Kshama Sawant Copy Share Image
Today, we live in a world of incredible wealth and technology, alongside the most horrendous conditions of poverty, war and environmental crisis. This is… — Kshama Sawant Copy Share Image
Whether or not you agree with Bernie Sanders' version of socialism, it is enormously significant that, for the first time in US history, a… — Kshama Sawant Copy Share Image
