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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.

Salon: Hamna Zubair: Jon Stewart Defends Duck Dynasty Star’s Right to Free Speech

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Derik Schneider

The New Democrat Salon: Opinion: Hamna Zubair: Jon Stewart Defends Duck Dynasty Star’s Right to Free Speech I’ve gone out of my way not to comment on the so-called Duck Dynasty controversy. From either the way so-called Progressives have responded … Continue reading →

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The American Prospect: Opinion: Monica Potts: Paul Ryan’s Misguided Poverty Plan

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Derik Schneider

The American Prospect: Opinion: Monica Potts: Paul Ryan’s Misguided Poverty Plan This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger There are good progressive policies in dealing with poverty in America. Like increasing the minimum wage or even … Continue reading →

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The New York Times: Thomas Edsall: Is The Safety Net Just Masking Tape?

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Derik Schneider

The New York Times: Opinion: Thomas Edsall: Is the Safety Net Just Masking Tape? The New Democrat I’ve been looking for a new term or phrase that could describe an economic agenda as a New Democrat a Liberal whose moved … Continue reading →

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NBC Sports: MLB 1979- All Star Game- National League vs American League: Full Game

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Derik Schneider

Source:NBC Sports– Cincinnati Red 2B Joe Morgan. Source:The New Democrat “1979 MLB All-Star Game (Seattle) Original Broadcast” From Classic MLB Playing an all-star baseball game at a football stadium. The Kingdome despite being fairly close to the action for baseball and … Continue reading →

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The Young Turks: Cenk Uygur: President Obama Sets Bear Trap, Republicans Walk Right Into It

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Derik Schneider

. The New Democrat The current Republican governing policy is, “if Democrats are for it, we are against it, even if we are for it, or were once in favor of it”. And even offered it in health care reform … Continue reading →

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Thom Hartmann: ‘We Are Subsidizing Low Wage Employers!’

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Derik Schneider

. Source:The New Democrat Here’s an idea. Instead of having taxpayers who mostly work in the middle class be forced to subsidize low-income workers for their food, housing and health care, instead penalize employers who pay their employees so low, … Continue reading →

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The Daily Beast: Ben Jacobs: Harry Reid Goes Nuclear on Filibusters

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Derik Schneider

The Daily Beast: Congress: Harry Reid Goes Nuclear on Filibusters The New Democrat Just to be perfectly clear, the Senate filibuster on executive and lower judicial nominations, meaning non-Supreme Court appointments to the federal bench have been removed from possible … Continue reading →

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The Globalist: Bill Hunphrey: The Problem With Billionaires

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Derik Schneider

The Globalist: Opinion: Bill Humphrey: The Problem With Billionaires The New Democrat This idea that what America needs to do is just tax the hell out of millionaires and billionaires and use that money to spend more on War on … Continue reading →

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NBC Sports: MLB 1984-GOW-Detroit Tigers @ Chicago White Sox: Jack Morris No Hitter

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Derik Schneider

  Source: The New Democrat Here’s one example of why Jack Morris should be in the MLB Hall of Fame. Because when he was on, he could be very dominant, because he threw hard and then throw in his devastating forkball … Continue reading →

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Mike Konczal: Given The Myth of Ownership, is the Idea of Redistribution Coherent?

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Derik Schneider

Next New Deal: Opinion: Mike Konczal: Given the Myth of Ownership, is the Idea of Redistribution Coherent? The New Democrat We need to get past the idea of whether or not wealth redistribution is a good or bad thing. And … Continue reading →

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