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Plato Shrugs: ‘Ideology Post Trump: Where Do We Go From Here?’
“Ideological turmoil in America has reached unprecedented heights. With conservatives falling into the unfalsifiable throws of populism and Liberals fetishizing 1960 solutions to 2020 problems, both appear lost in moving through the 21st century. What comes after Trump for the populist? What comes after liberals fail yet again to implement a child’s imitation of the […]
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Tag Archives: 1978
POLITICO Magazine: U.S. Representative Jackie Speier- Surviving Jonestown
Source:The New Democrat Almost 30 years before Jackie Speier was elected to the U.S. House herself and elected to the seat that her former boss Representative Leo Ryan represented in the San Francisco area, she was one of Representative Ryan’s … Continue reading
Posted in Jonestown
Tagged 1978, 95th Congress, Authoritarianism, Authoritarians, California, Collectivism, Collectivists, Communism, Communists, Communitarianism, Communitarians, Far Left, Guyana, Jackie Speier, Jim Jones, Jonestown, Leo Ryan, Marxism, Marxists, NBC News, New Left, Representative Jackie Speier, Representative Leo Ryan, Reverend Jim Jones, San Francisco, Socialism, Socialists, South America, The 1970s, The People's Temple, Today Show, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives
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Biographics: Simon Whistler- Jim Jones Biography: ‘Progressive to Predator’
Source:The New Democrat “Jim Jones Biography: Progressive to Predator” From Biographics Seeing this video and today’s blog post is perfect timing, because Sundance will be showing a documentary about Reverend Jim Jones this weekend which will be a two-night event. If … Continue reading
Posted in Jonestown
Tagged 1978, America, California, Collectivism, Collectivists, Communism, Communists, Communitarianism, Communitarians, Cults, Far Left, Guyana, Indiana, Indianapolis, Jim Jones, Jim Jones Career, Jim Jones Life, Jonestown, Marxism, Marxists, New Left, Religious Cults, San Francisco, Simon Whistler, Socialism, Socialists, South America, The 1970s, The People's Temple, United States
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Phyllis Schlafly Eagles: Phyllis and Fred Schlafly- On Good Morning America in 1978
“Phyllis and Fred Schlafly sit down on Good Morning America to talk about family, marriage, and the intersection of their public and private life! Filmed and aired in 1978.” From Phyllis Schlafly Eagles I don’t want to make this piece about … Continue reading
Posted in New Right
Tagged 1978, ABC, ABC News, America, Christian Conservatism, Christian Conservatives, Christian Fundamentalism, Christian Fundamentalists, Christian Nationalism, Christian Nationalists, Christian Right, Christian Theocracy, Christian Theocrats, David Hartman, Eagle Forum, Far Right, Fred Schlafly, Good Morning America, New Right, New York, New York City, Phyllis Schlafly, Religious Conservatism, Religious Conservatives, Religious Right, Tea Party, The 1970s, United States
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Retro Report: Prop 13- Mad as Hell: Howard Jarvis’s Impact On California
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Just to comment on this video and I don’t blame Retro Report that much for this, but this story took place in 1978 and most of the TV coverage was … Continue reading
Posted in Political Cinema
Tagged 1978, California, California Prop 13, California Tax Revolt, Great Deflation, Hollywood, Howard Beale, Howard Jarvis, Jerry Brown, Mad as Hell, Network, Network 1976, Network 1976 Movie, Peter Finch, Property Tax, Ronald Reagan, Tax Revolt, Taxes, The 1970s
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Sharon Kauffman: ABC News’s 20/20 First Episode- 6/06/1978
“As the lead in to this video said ABC News, was a small player if not joke in the network news business in the 1970s. Th…” Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat As the lead in … Continue reading
Posted in Classic News, Uncategorized
Tagged 1978, 20/20, ABC, ABC News, ABC Television Network, Network News, News Magazines, The 1970s
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Active News: ABC World News Tonight, July 10, 1978: The Soviet Union Making Trouble
Source: Active News: ABC World News Tonight, July 10, 1978: The Soviet Union Making Trouble The thing that people need to know about Marxist states which is exactly what the Soviet Union of Russia was for over seventy-years before the … Continue reading
Posted in Classic News
Tagged 1978, ABC News, ABC's World News Tonight, Cold War, Frank Reynolds, Marxism, Max Robinson, Natan Sharansky, Peter Jennings, Russia, Soviet Union, Tax Revolt, The 1970s
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The Merv Griffin Show: Jack Lemmon, Jane Fonda & Michael Douglas- On The China Syndrome in 1979
“Merv hosted a special show with all of the principal players from “The China Syndrome” a few weeks before its worldwide release in February of 1979. Jack Lemmon and Jane Fonda discuss their acting styles and generally fawn all over … Continue reading
Posted in Political Cinema
Tagged 1978, 1979, America, California, Hollywood, Jack Lemmon, James Bridges, Jane Fonda, Los Angeles, Merv Griffin, Michael Douglas, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Power, The 1970s, The China Syndrome, The China Syndrome 1979, The China Syndrome 1979 Movie, The Merv Griffin Show, United States
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Sony Pictures: California Suite (1978)- A Movie About The Roller Coaster of Life
“CALIFORNIA SUITE is the story of five couples who have come to the Beverly Hills Hotel for diverse reasons and who must all confront some rather amusing personal dilemmas. Sidney Cochran (Michael Caine) becomes the victim of wife Diana’s … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Movies
Tagged 1978, Alan Alda, America, Beverly Hills Hotel, Bill Cosby, California, California Suite, California Suite 1978, California Suite 1978 Movies, Comedy, Denise Galik, Elaine May, Gloria Gifford, Herb Edelman, Herbert Ross, Jane Fonda, Los Angeles, Los Angeles California, Maggie Smith, Michael Caine, Neil Simon, Richard Pryor, Romantic Comedy, Sheila Frazier, The 1970s, United States, Walter Matthau
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