Category Archives: New Left

George Will: ‘When Liberals Become Scolds’

Source:The FreeState I agree with George Will that the assassination of President John F. Kennedy changed America and changed the Left in America. But we disagree with how it changed Liberals and American liberalism, that really the Left changed. Now … Continue reading

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Phil Donahue Show: Video: Jane Fonda Anti-War Speech and Interview on the Vietnam War

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger Jane Fonda at her highest peak as an anti-war New-Left political activist. Calling members of the American military criminals, murderers, including the President of the United States Richard Nixon … Continue reading

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Richard Remembers Joe Pyne: ‘Joe Pyne Interviews Jerry Rubin (1967)’

  Source:The New Democrat “JERRY RUBIN is the leader of the student strike at the University of California at Berkeley, who broke up a House Un-American Activities Committee meeting by attending in a Revolutionary War uniform.” is the description on … Continue reading

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

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’

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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TruthOut: A.W. Gaffney: ‘The Problem With The Private Option’

Source:The New Democrat  You can get on right-wing governors for not expanding Medicaid in their state all you want. But the fact is if Medicaid wasn’t an unfunded mandate to begin with which is a Federal program that is forced … Continue reading

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

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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Politico Magazine: Thomas E. Ricks: ‘Why Am I Moving Left?’

Source:POLITICO Magazine– is Thomas Rick moving Center-Left or Far-Left? Perhaps joining Occupy Wall Street? Source:The New Democrat “In my late 50s, at a time of life when most people are supposed to be drifting into a cautious conservatism, I am … Continue reading

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Campaign For America’s Future: Digby: No Labels Gets a Label and it’s Not Pretty

Campaign For America’s Future: Opinion: Digby: No Labels Gets a Label and It’s Not Pretty The New Democrat No Labels even though I respect the goals of their group as far as trying to bring Congress together and get the … Continue reading

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The Nation: Bryce Covert: We’re Punishing Poor Mothers For Our Own Failures

Source:The New Democrat The Nation: Opinion: Bryce Covert: We’re Arresting Poor Mothers For Our Own Failures I actually agree with Bryce Covert that if we are going require Welfare mothers (for lack of a better term) single mothers on Welfare … Continue reading

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