Category Archives: New Left

The Baseline Scenario: James Kwak: ‘Friedrich Hayek Supported a Guaranteed Minimum Income’

  “We shall again take for granted the availability of a system of public relief which provides a uniform minimum for all instances of proved need, so that no member of the community need be in want of food or … Continue reading

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Politico Magazine: Barney Frank: ‘Why Progressives Shouldn’t Support Bernie’

Politico Magazine Just to be clear, I’m not writing this because I believe Bernie Sanders will ever be President of the United States, or believe he can even beat Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination. The second part, I’m not … Continue reading

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Prakash RP: ‘On The Definition of Communism’

“Communism is the abolition of the exploitation of man by man. Communism is the abolition of the exploitation of women by men as well. And with the abolition of the exploitation of man by man and women by men, the … Continue reading

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TIME: Lilly Rothman: ‘See What Happened When Feminists Squared Off With Hugh Hefner in 1970’

Source:TIME– Hugh Hefner vs radical feminists in 1970. “When Susan Brownmiller and Sally Kempton appeared as representatives of the women’s liberation movement alongside Hugh Hefner on The Dick Cavett Show in 1970, Cavett joked, “We really set you up tonight, … Continue reading

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Prakash RP: ‘A Defence of Communism’

“I think I’m one of those few in today’s world who have got a clear knowledge of what communism is and believe in the theory of communism. I also think I’m one of those few avowed communists who are true … Continue reading

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Radical Films: Let it Burn-Robert F. Williams: The Coming Destruction of The USA? (1968)

“Robert Franklin Williams, advocate of armed self-defense in the Civil Rights Movement, hunted by the FBI since fleeing Monroe, North Carolina in 1961, after years in exile in Cuba and China, is interviewed by Robert Carl Cohen in Dar Es … Continue reading

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Emily Goldstein: ‘Yes, Diversity is About Getting Rid of White People & That’s a Good Thing’

“In “Yes, Diversity Is About Getting Rid Of White People (And That’s A Good Thing)” the author Emily Goldstein (who is either a master troll or incredibly ignorant — but probably a troll) makes an enthusiastic case for the end … Continue reading

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Democracy Journal: Nick Hanauer & David Rolf: ‘Shared Security, Shared Growth’

“The American middle class is facing an existential crisis. For more than three decades, declining wages, fraying benefits, and the rising costs of education, housing, and other essentials have stressed and squeezed middle-class Americans. But by far the biggest threat … Continue reading

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Black Rose Books: Dimitrios Roussopoulos- The New Left: Legacy and Continuity

Source:Black Rose Books I think I agree with Dimitrios Roussopoulos on just about everyt hing here. Pre-1960 or so, the Left in America, as least the Center-Left, was made up for Liberals and Progressives, who believed in things like civil … Continue reading

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Patricia Arquette: ‘It’s Time To Have Wage Equality Once And For All and Equal Right For Women’

Source:The New Democrat– Hollywood actress Patrica Arquette with a political statement at the Oscars. “Boyhood” supporting actress winner Patricia Arquette catapulted gender equality and the wage gap between men and women to the forefront of the media landscape while accepting … Continue reading

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