No. Communism is an authoritarian system for controlling production and distributing wealth. Socialism can function in a democratic system as a restraint on capitalism.

A recent study by the Buckley Institute at Yale University found college students across the United States are equally divided on whether they want to live in a socialist or capitalistic society.

Democrats are mainstreaming socialism. As recent polling shows, socialism is already embedded in their party’s mainstream. But by bowing to the will of their majority, the Democratic Party threatens ...

The government’s buying stakes in corporations and exerting pressure in private enterprise under President Trump is a form of creeping socialism. It will worsen if and when the Democrats retake power.

Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic socialist and current frontrunner in New York City’s mayoral race after a big primary win over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has energized left-wing voters ...

Humanities and education majors were the most likely of their peers to favor socialism, advocate for government-run grocery stores and say political comments they disagree with can be harmful to their ...