Category Archives: FreeState MD

Brian Mageee Interviews Noam Chomsky

. Source:Free State MD I was in a debate about a year ago with someone who self-describes their politics as libertarian. And we were talking about Professor Noam Chomsky and this person was describing Noam Chomsky’s politics as socialist. And … Continue reading

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Real Time With Bill Maher: Debating the U.S. Constitution

. Source:Free State MD Before I write what hopefully will be a tasteful satire about gun control, (no promises) I just want to layout that I’m in favor of what I call commonsense gun control. That a majority of Americans … Continue reading

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The Daily Beast: U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann’s Most Outrageous Comments

. Source:Free State MD Some people may think George W. Bush is the Democratic Party’s favorite punching bag. But the fact is President Bush has been out of office for over four years now, thank God! And he’s looking pretty … Continue reading

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Rachel Maddow: Montana U.S. Senator Jon Tester Backs Marriage Equality

Source:Free State MD I use to think that the Democratic Party was made up of Liberals such as myself, Progressive-Socialists, or Social-Democrats, like Rachel Maddow to use as an example and people I would call Moderate-Liberals. The Hillary Clinton’s of … Continue reading

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Kevin Cirilli: Bill Maher: ‘GOP Brand is Pink Slime’

Source:Free State MD When Senator John Kerry was running for President in 2003-04 and won the Democratic nomination for that election, he was famous for saying, “I was for it before I was against it”. Talking about a vote he … Continue reading

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WEWS-TV News: Dr. Martin Luther King in Cleveland, Ohio (1967)

Source:Free State MD I wanted to write a blog about Dr. Martin Luther King’s Poor People’s Campaign that he launched in 1967-68. A few years after the Civil and Voting Rights Acts of 1964 and 65 respectfully were passed by … Continue reading

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Brent Abrahamson: President Franklin Roosevelt’s Second Bill of Rights Speech

. Source:Free State MD When President Franklin D. Roosevelt became President in 1933 he obviously inherited the Great Depression and created the New Deal to respond to it. By the early 1940s, we were committed to World War II thanks … Continue reading

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AlterNet: Joshua Holland: Freedom From a Dead-End Life

Source:Free State MD When Religious and Neoconservatives complain about big government, and the dangers of big government, take that with at least one grain of salt, actually you may need a jar. If you don’t end up laughing after hearing … Continue reading

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Salon Magazine: Troy Williams: When Mormons Were Socialists

Source:Free State MD Hopefully this is not a news flash for anyone, but I’m not an expert on religion. I’m also not ten-feet tall, if anyone is wondering that as well. I’m especially not an expert Mormonism, which is probably … Continue reading

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The Nation: Sasha Abramsky: Arizona’s Private Prisons: A Bad Bargain

Source:Free State MD If you look at what the main role of government is anywhere, its to protect society in an effective way that’s cost-effective. Thats the main reason why we pay taxes anywhere. If government can’t protect society, then … Continue reading

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