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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.

TIME: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: The Coming Race War Won’t Be About Race

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Derik Schneider

TIME: Opinion: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: The Coming Race War Won’t Be About Race The New DemocratIf there’s any good that comes out of Ferguson besides the Brown family getting justice for what happened to their relative Michael, is that it will … Continue reading →

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CBS New Special Report: Walter Cronkite Announces the Death of LBJ (1973)

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Derik Schneider

The New Democrat Walter Cronkite announcing the death of one of our strongest and most effective presidents as far as what he was able to get passed in Congress and the amount of people who the legislation benefited. Especially as … Continue reading →

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Watch Mojo: Top 10 Walter Cronkite Moments: JFK, Vietnam, Watergate

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Derik Schneider

The New Democrat Walter Cronkite was and still is the standard for broadcast news because of his knowledge of the news and what it meant, but also how he carried himself. He was always the man in charge at his … Continue reading →

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Bedford TV: Video: CBS News Evening News: Iranian Hostage Crisis, December 26, 1980

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Derik Schneider

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger Looks like at least from this short film that the American hostages in Iran were taken care of. That they weren’t being starved, or forced to wear awful looking … Continue reading →

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Moyers & Company: Video: Bill Moyers Interviewing Ta-Nehisi Coates: Facing the Truth: The Case for Reparations

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Derik Schneider

The New Democrat One of the problems and not the only problem, but one of the main problems with reparations for African-Americans, or any other group of Americans is that we would be requiring not asking, but requiring Americans of … Continue reading →

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The New York Times: Paul Krugman: ‘Inequality is a Drag’

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:New York Times– left-wing columnist Paul Krugman. Source:The New Democrat “For more than three decades, almost everyone who matters in American politics has agreed that higher taxes on the rich and increased aid to the poor have hurt economic growth. … Continue reading →

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Campaign For America’s Future: Opinion: Robert Borosage: Should Populists Declare Victory?: Some of the Differences Between McGovernite Democrats and New Democrats

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Derik Schneider

U.S. Senator George McGovern & The McGovernites Campaign For America’s Future: Opinion: Robert Borosage: Should Populists Declare Victory? This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger Just to start this post off I need to give a … Continue reading →

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Michelle Goldberg: Should Buying Sex Be Illegal?Michelle Goldberg:

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The Nation– with an article about prostitution in Sweden. You can also see this post on Blogger. You can also see this post at FreeState MD, on Blogger. Source:The Nation: “Editor’s Note: Reporting for this article was funded by a grant from … Continue reading →

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The Nation: Mike Konczal & Bryce Covert: The Real Solution to Wealth Inequality

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Derik Schneider

The Nation: Opinion: Mike Konczal & Bryce Covert: The Real Solution to Wealth Inequality The New Democrat Before I explain why I disagree with the wealth redistribution argument when it comes to the income and wealth gaps in America. I’m … Continue reading →

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The American Prospect: Paul Waldman- Can Liberalism Survive the Obama Presidency?

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  First of all Barack Obama when he ran for President in 2008 didn’t run as a McGovernite Social Democrat which is what the Occupy Wall Street and the broader New Left in America are. He ran as … Continue reading →

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