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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.

RJ Eskow Interviewing Mark Ames: Time to Nationalize Big Tech Companies?

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat The death nail and actual fall of liberalism once you start talking about nationalizing the media. Because there is nothing liberal about state-control and monopoly of how the people get their media and other information. You have … Continue reading →

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Crash Course: Video: John Green: The 1960s in America: Crash Course US History

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Derik Schneider

It would be impossible to write out and cover the entire 1960s decade in one blog post. For one I wasn’t born in the decade and didn’t live in the decade at any point. I was born in 1975 which … Continue reading →

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The Nation: Lee Fang: The Real Reason Why Pot is Illegal

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat The Nation: Opinion: Lee Fang: The Real Reason Why Pot is Still Illegal Lee Fang is right about the reason he gave as why marijuana is illegal in America. It’s called the prescription drug industry that produces … Continue reading →

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The Nation: William Greider: What Does the Democratic Party Actually Believe?

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat The Nation: Opinion: William Greider: What Does the Democratic Party Actually Believe? The Democratic Party today and throughout it’s history perhaps even through the 19th Century has always been a party of parties or political and ideological … Continue reading →

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Thom Hartmann: Senator Bernie Sanders on the Demand Side of Economics

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat I’m going to try to put this in a way that perhaps even a Libertarian or Tea Partier could understand. The caller in this video as Senator Sanders said laid out real well or perfectly as I … Continue reading →

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Campaign For America’s Future: Opinion: Robert Borosage: The Economic Debate in the Democratic Party

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Democratic Value Campaign For America’s Future: Opinion: Robert Borosage: The Emerging Democratic Debate I agree with Bob Borosage that there is an emerging economic debate in the Democratic Party about the future of America’s economy and what direction we should … Continue reading →

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The New York Times: Germany and the Minimum Wage

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat The New York Times: Editorial Board: Germany and the Minimum Wage More evidence that Germany is not as socialist as it get’s stereotyped. The German Bundestag which is the lower chamber of the German Federal Parliament which … Continue reading →

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Politico Magazine: Joseph Stiglitz: The Myth of America’s Golden Age

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I’m getting tired of hearing people who are further left of me people who are Social Democrats let’s say who are constantly putting down America. And saying “Europe is so much better and we should simply just … Continue reading →

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The Washington Post: EJ Dionne: ‘It’s Time For Progressives to Reclaim the Constitution’

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I guess it depends on what you mean by a Progressive and I would certainly include EJ Dionne as an actual Progressive. But today’s so-called Progressives seem to believe and are constantly arguing that the U.S. Constitution … Continue reading →

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Phillip Lowe: Kevin Pollack As Captain Kirk

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The Daily Journal Star Trek is clearly not the best show of all time (also this just in the world of the obvious if you take a shower you’re likely to get wet) but Star Trek was definitely a very … Continue reading →

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