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Amber McCool

Mr. King

AP Seminar

13 March 2017

Annotated Bib

Brocklehurst, F. “The Moral Aspects of Socialism.” International Journal of Ethics, vol. 7, no. 1,

1896, pp. 91–95., ​www.jstor.org/stable/2375377​. 13 March 2017.

This peer reviewed article discusses the moral aspects of socialism. Through the use of

people and their ideas, the author evaluates the morality of a socialist government. This article

was obtained by the credible online database of JSTOR. JSTOR provides readers with peer

reviewed, credible articles that range from a wide variation of topics. The author, Brocklehurst,

uses different theories and ideas regarding the morality of socialism to give the reader more

perspectives on the topic and also gives his bias on the idea once it is addressed.

Domitrovic, Brian. "A Socialist in the White House? No." Intercollegiate Review, Fall2016, pp.

12-15. EBSCOhost,

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This is another peer reviewed article that offers the author’s insight about the subject of

socialism in the United States. The author discusses the overwhelming triumph of democratic

socialism. The author shares his research and conclusions based on his findings and therefore is

biased towards his side that socialism would not be successful in the US economy. According to

his brief autobiography, the author is a professor who writes about history can help illuminate the

economic challenges we face today. The online database that I retrieved this article from was

EBSCOHost, a reliable source for peer edited articles.

Gilabert, Pablo. "The Socialist Principle 'From Each According to Their Abilities, to Each

According to Their Needs'." Journal of Social Philosophy, vol. 46, no. 2, Summer 2015,

pp. 197-225.​ EBSCOhost​, doi:10.1111/josp.12096. 13 March 2017.

This article found on EBSCOhost is about socialism and all of the aspects needed to

fully understand and put socialism in place of our capitalistic government. The author highlights

key dimensions or focuses that socialism in a modern society would need to address and

consider. The author does a good job of evaluating past mistakes, and giving solutions or

suggestions for the future. The author, Pablo Gilabert, is an Associate Professor in the

Department of Philosophy at Concordia University and mainly studies ethics and social and

political philosophy. Within this article, Gilabert shows bias towards socialism and using

socialism in the future. His bias however, is not so prominent that it takes away from the overall

educating purpose.
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LEBOWITZ, MICHAEL A. "What Is Socialism for the Twenty-First Century?." Monthly

Review: An Independent Socialist Magazine, vol. 68, no. 5, Oct. 2016, p. 26.

EBSCOhost​, doi:10.14452/MR-068-05-2016-09_3. 13 March 2017.

Michael Lebowitz is a Canadian Marxist economist and professor emeritus of

economics at Simon Fraser University. He is also an author of many books promoting the growth

and development of socialism. In this article Leibowitz discusses how socialism has changed

over the years with increasing technology and growing mindsets. I retrieved this source from

EBSCOHost. This is a online database that presents the user with peer reviewed, scholarly

articles. The author is a credible source of information because he is qualified to be a professor at

Simon Fraser University and he frequently addresses and educates the beneficial impacts of

socialism by speaking at seminars and representing in scholarly conferences.

Muller, Jerry Z. "Capitalism and Inequality. (Cover Story)." Foreign Affairs, vol. 92, no. 2,

Mar/Apr2013, p. 30. ​EBSCOhost​,

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&db=f6h&AN=85480342&site=ehost-live&scope=site. 13 March 2017.

Dr. Jerry Z. Muller is Professor of History at The Catholic University of America, where

he has taught since 1984. This article addresses the inequality that is associated with capitalism.

He goes in depth about how money, jobs and family matters play a role in this inequality as well

as solutions to fix it. EBSCOHost is a credible online database that presents peer reviewed
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scholarly sources. Muller has written an abundance of published articles and books surrounding

government and the impact that they have. His many articles and essays have appeared in

scholarly journals as well as in Foreign Affairs, The New Republic, The Times Literary

Supplement, The Wall Street Journal, and The Wilson Quarterly. As educated as the author is, he

shows signs of strong bias towards capitalism. This strong bias can assist me in understanding

the opposing argument to my claim.

Nichols, John. "Democratic Socialism." Nation, vol. 301, no. 21/22, 23 Nov. 2015, pp. 22-25.

EBSCOhost​,

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&db=a9h&AN=110804828&site=ehost-live&scope=site. 14 March 2017

In this article, the author examines socialism and democratism and how they relate to the

election of the last President of the United States. The article states briefly each president’s views

and discusses in particular the views of Bernie Sanders. The author, John Nichols, is a

progressive American journalist and author. He is Washington correspondent for The Nation and

associate editor of The Capital Times. Nichols holds a master's degree from Columbia University

Graduate School of Journalism and bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin Parkside.

The author seems to have bias towards the former presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders and his

democratic socialism views. This article was written for The Nation, a news and informative

magazine that discusses current events and issues.

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Nixon, Richard. "Address to the Nation on Labor Day.," September 6, 1971. Online by Gerhard

Peters and John T. Woolley, ​The American Presidency Project.

http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=3138​. 14 March 2017

This is a speech written and presented by the former President of the United States. The

President spoke at Camp David in Maryland on labor day of 1971. In his speech, he addresses

the need for the people of the country to come together and work for the country as a whole. He

speaks to his audience about how work is the key factor in the society. The former president of

the United States of America is a credible source because he was former leader of the US and our

respectful leader. This was one of the stimulus sources for CBPT2 and it relates to my question

because it discusses the need for all of the people to work together as a whole to help the

economy prosper.

Ralph Chaplin, Solidarity, June 30, 1917. ​http://www.cartooningcapitalism.com/iww-cartoons/​.

13 March 2017.

In this political cartoon, Ralph Chaplin illustrates his view of socialism and the idea of

everyone working together as a group. The purpose of this political cartoon was the IWW. The

aim of The Industrial Workers of the World was to unite in one body all skilled and unskilled

workers for the purpose of overthrowing capitalism and rebuilding society on a socialistic basis.

Ralph Chaplin was an American writer, artist and labor activist. Chaplin was active in the IWW

and became editor of its eastern U.S. publication Solidarity. Chaplin is very biased towards the
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unification of workers and socialism and he shows this throughout his artwork and songs. He

was a leading activist in this movement and his bias can aid in the perspective of workers or

victims

Smith, Adam. ​The Wealth of Nations, ​chapter 10, part 1. ​College Board, ​13 March 2017.

The Wealth of Nations is about the inequality of work. Smith gives reasons that work is

not equal and also gives what is needed in order for work to be equal. This was one of the

stimulus sources provided to us by College Board. It is credible and reliable because it was

provided to us by College Board. The author, Adam Smith, was an economist, philosopher, and

author. He is known for being intelligent and thoughtful on these situations. Although he is an

expert, he shows bias towards his ideas. This is expected because he is giving evidence as to why

his point is correct and should be considered.

Spargo, John. “Socialism as a Cure for Unemployment.” The Annals of the American Academy

of Political and Social Science, vol. 59, 1915, pp. 157–164.,

www.jstor.org/stable/1012903​. 13 March 2017.

In this journal, the author states his opinion along with supporting evidence about why he

believes that capitalism is the cause of unemployment. He notes how with every instance of

capitalism there is always an abundance of citizens who are out of a job.The author presents a lot

of bias in this journal which is not ideal because I cannot see the opposing side to his argument.
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However it gives me a better look into the author's perspective. This article was found on

JSTOR, a credible online database. The author, John Spargo was an active socialist and was

president of the Barry Trades and Labor Council. He was an expert on this topic, and a reliable

source on the subject.

Thompson, Derek. “A World Without Work” July/August 2015,​ The Atlantic, ​March 13, 2017

A world without work was another one of the stimulus sources provided to us by College

Board. This article is about the future of technology and how these advancements will affect the

people. The author uses a group of individuals whose technology is already advanced, in order to

accurately portray how the future might look. The author appears to be biased in his writing,

leaning more towards the fact that advancing technology would be good but would not outweigh

the disadvantages brought to the people. Overall this is a reliable source because it was given to

us by AP Capstone and relates to my overall topic.

V. I. Lenin. ​The Three Sources and Three Component parts of Marxism. ​Progress Publishers,

Moscow. 1964,

http://www.cpa.org.au/resources/classics/3-sources-n-3-component-parts-of-marxism.pd

f​. 13 March 2017.

This is an article written by the Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin and published in

1913. In this article, Lenin states the benefits and main points of marxism (the more extreme
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form of socialism) and explains the deepened philosophy of marxism. Lenin is the founder of the

Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks), inspirer and leader of the Bolshevik Revolution, and the

architect, builder, and first head of the Soviet state. For better or for worse, Lenin has been

regarded as both the greatest revolutionary leader and revolutionary statesman in history, as well

as the greatest revolutionary thinker since Marx. Vladimir Lenin is completely biased in this

article. He 100% supports communism in a way that could hinder my research. However this is a

credible and valuable source because I can thoroughly understand the main reasons for

communism/socialism through a supporter and leader’s eyes.