Category Archives: The New Democrat

The Fiscal Times: Eric Pianin: The Unintended Consequences of Expanding Medicaid

Posted on January 3, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  I have a hard time believing that people on Medicaid would end up going to the emergency room more often now that they have health insurance especially for conditions that aren’t emergencies. As this article from The … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks Discuss Addressing Economic Inequality

Posted on January 3, 2014 by kireschneider

. Source:The New Democrat  David Brooks even though he’s a Conservative, ha, ha is dead right. When he says that it is not capitalism or economic freedom that is the problem in America or that is unpopular, but the fact … Continue reading →

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TruthDig: Sonali Kolhatkar: The Year of The Low-Wage Worker

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Derik Schneider

TruthDig: Opinion: Sonali Kolhatkar: The Year of the Low-Wage Worker The New Democrat Before you go about addressing the income gap in America or what others call income inequality, you have to first know why we have it. And no … Continue reading →

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Robert Wenzel: ‘Happy New Year from the Freedom Socialist Party!’

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:Freedom Socialist Party– proud American Socialists. Source:The New Democrat “Freedom and socialism appear to me as exact opposites, but that doesn’t seem to bother the Freedom Socialist Party. They have high hopes for 2014.” From Robert Wenzel “The Freedom Socialist Party … Continue reading →

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Harvard University: ‘Reform Conservatism: The Future of the Republican Party?’

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat “April Ponnuru, Policy Director of the Young Guns Network; Ramesh Ponnuru, Senior Editor of the National Review; and Pete Wehner, Senior Fellow in the Ethics and Public Policy Center joined moderator Kristen Soltis Anderson, Fall 2014 IOP … Continue reading →

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Campaign For America’s Future: Heather Digby: ObamaCare is Up And Running , But That’s Not The End of The Story

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Campaign For America’s Future: Opinion: Heather Digby: Obamacare Is Up And Running, But That’s Not The End Of The Story The New Democrat For all of you Progressives out there or people who define your politics as progressive who may … Continue reading →

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TruthOut: Cliff O’Connor & Michael Steven Smith: Imagine, If Mayor Bill DeBlasio Really Were a Socialist

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Here some examples of why I would never live in New York City unless was making north of ten million dollars. And could actually afford it even with the NYC taxes and New York State taxes. Because … Continue reading →

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The Washington Post: E.J. Dionne: The Resurgent Progressives

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I agree with most of what EJ Dionne said in his column today. I thought his best line was “that to have a vibrant middle you need a vibrant Left and Right countering each other. To give … Continue reading →

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The New Republic: Russell Crandall: Uruguay’s Pot Legalization is Bad For America’s War on Drugs

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Then U.S. Senator John Kerry when he was up to be U.S. Secretary of State in I believe January or February 2013 during his Senate confirmation hearing was asked a question about the so-called War on Drugs … Continue reading →

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The New York Times: Michael Moore: ‘The ObamaCare We Deserve’

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:Michael Moore– should go back to Detroit and leave government to people who know how to govern. Source:The New Democrat “Today marks the beginning of health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act’s new insurance exchanges, for which two million … Continue reading →

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