Author Archives: Derik Schneider

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About Derik Schneider

I use a picture of John F. Kennedy as my profile pic on social media for as a very good reason: I'm a center-right, John F. Kennedy, Liberal Democrat. The real Liberals who believe in the defense of liberal democracy and the fight against authoritarianism, left-wing or right-wing. But I blog a lot about the Far-Left (or new-left, if you prefer) because I'm very interested in socialism and communism, as well as center-left progressivism, which is the real progressivism.

The Real News: Paul Jay Interviewing Peter Kuznick- Undoing The New Deal

Source:The New Democrat I actually agree with Paul Jay on something here. ( For a change ) President Franklin Roosevelt, his Administration and Congress, didn’t create a socialist economic system in America for good reasons. They left the American capitalist … Continue reading

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Dandelion Salad: Henry Wallace- Undoing The New Deal

Source:Dandelion Salad Vice President Henry Wallace, was President Franklin Roosevelt’s Vice President from 1941-45. This was the term that President Roosevelt moved left on economic policy while still being a strong anti-Communist and anti-Fascist liberal internationalist on foreign policy. But … Continue reading

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Talking Union: Nathan Newman- Remembering Martin Luther King and His Roots in The Labor Socialist Movement

Source:Talking Union Imagine if we had more American Socialists who had the character and courage  to be out front about their socialist politics and not feel the need to hide behind other political labels, like Senator Bernie Sanders, Dr. Jill … Continue reading

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Dandelion Salad: ‘The Radical MLK’

Source:Dandelion Salad– statue of Dr. Martin L. King: the champion of the American civil rights movement “I imagine you already know that I am much more socialistic in my economic theory than capitalistic. And yet I am not so opposed … Continue reading

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Talking Union: Celebrating The Life and Work Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Source:AFL-CIO– Dr. Martin L. King in 1967. You can also see this post at FreeState MD, on Blogger. “Many chapters in the story of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. are well-known to Americans. The I Have a Dream speech. … Continue reading

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The New York Times: Thomas Knock: ‘George McGovern, Vietnam & The Democratic Crackup’

Source:The New Democrat From The New York Times “(28 Oct 1972) Democratic Presidential candidate Senator George McGovern makes speech in LA” Source:AP Archive– U.S. Senator and 1972 Democratic Party nominee for President George McGovern, speaking in Los Angeles, California, in 1972. … Continue reading

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The Real News: Paul Jay Interviewing Peter Kuznick- Undoing The New Deal: The 1944 Coup Against Henry Wallace

Source:The New Democrat The division between in the Democratic Party between the Hillary Clinton, even though I don’t believe she’s that strong of a Democratic leader anymore, but her New Democratic Theodore Roosevelt progressive wing of the party and the … Continue reading

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The Rubin Report: Scott Adams & Dave Rubin- Donald Trump’s Persuasion and Presidency

Source:The Daily Review Is Donald Trump the best salesman we’ve ever seen in American politics as far as getting people to by what he’s selling regardless of the quality of products that he’s selling, or is he the best conman … Continue reading

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Chomsky’s Philosophy: Noam Chomsky: ‘Should Neo-Nazis Be Allowed Free Speech?’

Source:Chomsky’s Philosophy– Professor Noam Chomsky, talking about free speech in America. Source:The New Democrat  “Noam Chomsky – Should Neo-Nazis Be Allowed Free Speech?” From Chomsky’s Philosophy Noam Chomsky is a self-described Socialist and Libertarian-Socialist, no one’s moderate or right-winger, making the … Continue reading

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AlterNet: Liz Posner: ‘8 Things That Are Probably True About You if You Identify As Spiritual But Not Religious’

Source:The Daily Review When I hear someone tell me that they’re spiritual, but not religious, my first reaction if I’m not smirking is something generally like, “really?” Someone who is religious believes in a God who is a superhuman controlling … Continue reading

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