Category Archives: The New Democrat

Movie Clips: Jackie Brown (1997) Ray’s Interrogation of Jackie

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  What I love about Jackie Brown is that it is not one of these stereotypical good vs. evil movies. The Saints vs. the Devils it is not that type of movie. The movie has some bad characters … Continue reading →

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NBA-TV: The Detroit Pistons Reign of the Late 1980s Early 1990s

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I don’t know if there’s been a franchise that had a team of an era that better represented the city they represented than the Bad Boys Detroit Pistons of the late 1980s early 1990s. Detroit is the … Continue reading →

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Independent Political Report: Isa Infante: Hobby Lobby Should Spur Demand For Single Payer Health Care

Posted on July 3, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  I’m in favor of eliminating the middleman or middlewomen (for the political correctness police) when it comes to health insurance. But single payer in this country wouldn’t be the way to do that because of all the … Continue reading →

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The New Republic: Bryce Covert: How Americans Can Work Less

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat The New Republic: Opinion: Bryce Covert: How American Can Work Less I wrote a blog last week about paid paternity and maternal, as well as sick leave all things I believe in. And this post similar to … Continue reading →

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Townhall: Paul Greenberg: Howard Baker, Man in the Middle

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  To me at least as someone who is not a Republican Howard Baker the former U.S. Senator from Tennessee and Republican Leader who served both as Minority Leader with a Democratic President in Jimmy Carter and Senate … Continue reading →

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Book TV: Laurence Tribe: Uncertain Justice

Posted on July 2, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  A lot of the Supreme Court’s 5-4 rulings where the right-wing comes out on top 5-4 looks fishy to me. And looks like an example of where the Tea Party and their big money backers have bought … Continue reading →

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Thom Hartmann: We the People Are the Ultimate Arbiters!

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat So under Thom Hartmann’s theory when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act that was signed into law by President Bill Clinton that was passed by a Republican Congress that SCOTUS had no … Continue reading →

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Talking Points Memo: Greg Gutfield: ‘Hobby Lobby Case Sends Shrieking Feminists Into Hysteria’

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Greg Gutfield with an interesting take on the Supreme Court Hobby Lobby decision. I covered this last night, but again if you are seriously a Liberal and you don’t just call yourself a Liberal because you are … Continue reading →

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C-SPAN: Richard Brookhiser: ‘Social and Financial Power in America’

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  It was true Anglo-Saxon British-Americans essentially built America and at the very least led to the creation of the building of America. Now you could easily make an excellent case they built America off of African slave … Continue reading →

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James Miller Center: President Lyndon Johnson Signs 1964 Civil Rights Act

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat President Lyndon Johnson signing of the 1964 Civil Rights is one of the most important moments in American history. Because he signed a law that granted access to millions of Americans who were simply denied that access … Continue reading →

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