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 Nation: Alex Luhn- ‘50,000 March in Moscow After The Killing of Opposition Leader Boris Nemtsov’

Source:The Nation– free speech in Russia. “50,000 March in Moscow After the Killing of Opposition Leader Boris Nemtsov” From The Nation “Russia’s Interior Ministry says Boris Nemtsov, a leading opposition figure and former deputy prime minister, has been shot and killed … Continue reading

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The Merv Griffin Show: Jack Lemmon, Jane Fonda & Michael Douglas: China Syndrome (1979)

“Merv hosted a special show with all of the principal players from “The China Syndrome” a few weeks before its worldwide release in February of 1979. Jack Lemmon and Jane Fonda discuss their acting styles and generally fawn all over … Continue reading

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Columbia Pictures: The China Syndrome (1979) Jack Lemmon, Jane Fonda & Michael Douglas Star

“A modern nightmare nearly becomes reality in this tension-filled story about an “incident” at a nuclear power plant. Jane Fonda stars as Kimberly Wells, an ambitious TV reporter covering a story on energy sources, who is present at the nuclear … Continue reading

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AlterNet: David Masciotra: ‘You’re Not The Boss of Me! Why Libertarianism Is a Childish Sham’

Source:AlterNet– U.S. Representative Ron DeSantis (Republican, Florida) “Libertarians believe themselves controversial and cool. They’re desperate to package themselves as dangerous rebels, but in reality they are champions of conformity. Their irreverence and their opposition to “political correctness” is little more … Continue reading

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Hoover Institution: Uncommon Knowledge- Peter Robison Interviewing Harvey Mansfield: The New Left on Campus

“Ivy League institutions as well as most colleges and universities in America today lean categorically to the left. Why? If academia cares so much about ethnic and gender diversity, why does it overlook intellectual diversity? Harvey Mansfield responds. He also … Continue reading

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Salon: Bill Curry: ‘We Can Stop The Neo-Cons: Here’s What a Truly Progressive Foreign Policy Would Look Like’

Source:Salon Magazine I hate to break it to anyone who calls them self a Progressive today, but the Progressives gave us the U.S. Department of Defense. They gave us the national security state. Which includes things like the CIA, FBI, … Continue reading

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Atheist Ute: ‘Christopher Hitchens On The Left’s Double Standards’

Source:Atheist Ute– Atheist/Socialist writer Christopher Hitchens. “This is against his debate with Dr. Playthell Benjamin about the War in Iraq / War on Terror.” Source:Atheist Ute I actually agree with every point that Chris Hitchens made in this short video … Continue reading

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Center For Public Integrity: Wendell Potter: Britain’s Healthcare System is Better

Center For Public Integrity Just case there isn’t enough evidence that America won’t have a British based government-run health care system both health insurance and health care anytime soon perhaps not even in my lifetime and I’ll forty this year, … Continue reading

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CBS News: ‘The Tenement- Life In Chicago’s Black Ghetto (1967)’

“One in this series of irregularly scheduled in-depth reports. This program focuses on the lives of nine families living in a dilapidated tenement on Chicago’s south.” From CBS News  “This program focuses on the lives of nine families living in a … Continue reading

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CBS News: Bill Cosby: ‘Black History: Lost, Stolen or Betrayed’

“It was back during the summer of 1968, only months following the tragic assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr… The United States was beginning to come . It was back during the summer of 1968, only months following the … Continue reading

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