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AlterNet: Robert Reich: American Capitalism is in Crisis
Source:The New Democrat alternet.orgSource: (via Robert Reich: American Capitalism is Broken | Alternet) There are a lot of so-called Progressives in America who are really are what would be called Social Democrats or Socialists in Canada or Europe that argue that … Continue reading
Economist’s View: Daniel Little: Economic Institution’s & Democratic Equality
Source:The New Democrat The Opportunity Society that New Democrats started talking about in the late 1980s and early 1990s was also designed to counter the Reagan Revolution of the early 1980s. That made government especially big centralized government look like … Continue reading
Posted in New Left, The New Democrat
Tagged 2014, America, Center Right, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Daniel Little, Democratic Party, Economic Freedom, Economic Opportunity, Education, Free Society, Job Training, Liberal Democracy, Liberals, Liberlaism, Limited Government, Opportunity, Opportunity Society, Personal Freedom, Quality Opportunity, Safety Net, Social Insurance, United States
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Crooks & Liars: Dave Johnson: ‘Democrats Who Move Right Lose Elections’
Source:The New Democrat The former great, RIP, Progressive Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tip O’Neal, had a saying, “All politics are local.” Well, of course, that is not all true but a lot of it is, especially when you … Continue reading
The Economist View: Robert Shiller: ‘Better Insurance Against Inequality’
Source:The New Democrat I could blog about indexing taxation of income for the wealthy in a couple of ways. One would discuss the fact that it would never pass this Congress, especially with a Republican House. Also, vulnerable Senate Democrats … Continue reading
Free Speech TV: Hendrik Hertzberg: New York Joins Pact to Elect President by Popular Vote
Source:The New Democrat I like this idea of throwing out the Electoral College and going directly to a popular vote to decide the President of the United States as much as like the idea that wealthy people should get more … Continue reading
Salon: Alex Pareene: Leftist Fascism is Everywhere!: Behold its Shocking Rise
The New DemocratA Liberal isn’t a fascist. Liberals believe in the First Amendment which guarantees freedom of speech and assembly. They wrote it, for crying out loud, and the Fourth and Fifth Amendments as well. Tolerance of views with which … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Pareene, Big Government, Fascism, Fascists, Leftist Fascism, Leftist Fascists, Statism, Statists
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The Fiscal Times: Mark Thoma: Inequality in Capitalist Systems is Not Inevitable
This post was originally posted at The New Democrat I would describe capitalism, or private enterprise, meaning private businesses and wealth controlled by individuals or groups of individuals, not by the state, as the worst type of economic system in the … Continue reading
The Nation: Michelle Goldberg: Adolph Reed & Electoral Nihilism
The Nation: Opinion: Adolph Reed and Electoral Nihilism Source:The New Democrat A couple of things irritate me about the far left in the Democratic Party (social democrats or even socialists, as I call them) when it comes to their political … Continue reading
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