Category Archives: The New Democrat

Gil Troy: Moynihan’s Moment- Daniel P. Moynihan’s Fight Against Zionism is Racism

Source:The New Democrat I’ve never understood the New-Left’s hatred of Israel and perhaps the Jewish community in America in general. Socialists are supposed to be for the underdog and looking after their well-being and even using government to do that. … Continue reading

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The New York Times: Andrew P. Kelly: The Problem Is That Free College Isn’t Free

Source:The New Democrat I believe the main problem with many of these political debates has to do with language and how things are described. Whether it’s called free health care, free health insurance, free education, free college, free anything else … Continue reading

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The National Interest: Daniel McCarthy: ‘The Ugly Truth of Barack Obama’s Last-Gasp Liberalism’

Source:The New Democrat I feel a little strange commenting on the Obama presidency and it’s impact on America and the rest of the world when it still has a about a year left in it. There are several president’s who’ve … Continue reading

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James Patterson: ‘Freedom is Not Enough: The Moynihan Report’

Source:Amazon– James Patterson’s book. Source:The New Democrat “On June 4, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson delivered what he and many others considered the greatest civil rights speech of his career. Proudly, Johnson hailed the new freedoms granted to African Americans due … Continue reading

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Paul Krugman: ‘New Deal Created the Middle Class’

Source:The New Democrat Government, doesn’t create economic classes. They can assist people to do better. Which is where things like education, infrastructure, a modern working regulatory state, a tax code that encourages expansion and economic growth, a safety net for … Continue reading

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Democratic Socialists of America: Thomas F. Jackson- Martin Luther King for Our Times

Source:The New Democrat What Thomas Jackson was writing in his DSA piece about Martin King was the next stage of Dr. King’s civil rights and really people’s right campaign. His Poor People’s Campaign and his campaign for economic justice. Dr. … Continue reading

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ABC News: ‘Dark Days at The White House’

“Part of the ABC News Great TV News Stories series. From the VHS Tape – “The story of the President at the center of the Watergate Maelstrom, his near impeachment, his last dark days at the White House, and his … Continue reading

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NBC News: YouTube Democratic Debate

Source:The New Democrat If you’re familiar with what I wrote about Hillary versus Bernie on Friday, you should know where I’m coming from here. Hillary, wants to be the pragmatic Progressive in this race who knows how to get things … Continue reading

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The Federalist: David Harsanyi: Republicans, Don’t Be Hypocrites On The Filibuster

Source:The New Democrat Senate Republicans, have all the motivation in the world to not only be in favor of the filibuster, but to want to keep it even though they’re current in the majority in this Congress. They could easily … Continue reading

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PBS: ‘Summer of Judgment: The Watergate Hearings’

Source:PBS– The Summer of Judgement (1983) Source:The New Democrat  “Produced by WETA, Washington DC, and aired on PBS in 1983, the second of the Summer of Judgment series reflects on the events surrounding the Watergate Affair during the summer of … Continue reading

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