Category Archives: The New Democrat

Workers World: Kris Hamel: Only Socialism Can Save Detroit

Source:The New Democrat  Socialism is one of those things that is hard to explain and define for many people. Which is why it means different things to different people sort of like liberalism. But to put it simply socialism is … Continue reading

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Ed Valenzuela: Happy Birthday To You!

. Source:The New Democrat  Happy Birthday to my lovely and beautiful mother who turns, well she would probably kill me even from three-thousand miles away if I gave that out. But Happy Birthday mom and to having a lot more … Continue reading

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The New America Foundation: Michael Lind: The Next Social Contract, An American Idea For Reform

Source:The New Democrat  The social contract means different things to different people and depending on where you are on the American political spectrum will show what you think of it. And for people on the Libertarian-Right or are Center-Right Conservatives, … Continue reading

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Canadian Blaster: NASL 1979-Semifinal-Vancouver Whitecaps @ New York Cosmos: Overtime

. Source:The New Democrat  One of the best played soccer games in both American and Canadian history. I’m not a soccer expert American or otherwise and at best a casual soccer fan. I do have some appreciation for the sport, … Continue reading

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NBC Sports: NFL 1979-NFL 79 Pregame Show, 10/14/79

Source:The New Democrat The New Orleans Saints starting to look like contenders in 1979 finally drafting well and had a good head coach in Ted Nolan to get this team to play well and even make a playoff run in … Continue reading

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The Film Archives: Representative Bob Dornan Gets His Words in a One-Minute Speech Stricken Down (1995)

. Source:The New Democrat  Representative Bob Dornan wasn’t called ‘B One Bob’ for nothing. He had a tendency to say nutty things and throw a lot of partisan bombs out there without a lot of thought. Another way to describe … Continue reading

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The Young Turks: Cenk Uygur: President Obama Sets Bear Trap, Republicans Walk Right Into It

. The New Democrat The current Republican governing policy is, “if Democrats are for it, we are against it, even if we are for it, or were once in favor of it”. And even offered it in health care reform … Continue reading

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Roger Sharp Archive: ABC News Late Wrapup of The Ruby-Oswald Shooting

. Source:The New Democrat  ABC News was still not a major news operation yet. CBS News was the biggest TV news division at this point at least in America. Thanks to the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite. And NBC … Continue reading

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PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks Look at Impact of Senate’s Rules Changes

. Source:The New Democrat  As I said yesterday Senate Democrats essentially had no choice, but to do this because of how Senate Republicans have changed the rules in how the Senate filibuster was used. By saying, “even though we are … Continue reading

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Los Angeles Times: Why JFK Still Matters

Source:The New Democrat  I’m a Liberal Democrat because of Jack Kennedy, the more I read and watch about him, the more I like about the man. At least when it comes to his politics and it was really just his … Continue reading

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