Tag Archives: 19th Century

Robert Reich: The Reemergence of Social Darwinism

“Cut Medicaid to give billionaires a huge tax cut. But why? They say they want a smaller government, but that can’t be it. Most seek a larger national defense and more muscular homeland security. Almost all want to widen the … Continue reading

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Amanpour & Company: ‘Civil War Confederate President Wasn’t Tried, Why It Matters In Donald Trump Case’

Source:Amanpour & Company talking to New Yorker columnist Jill Lepore. Source:The New Democrat “Donald Trump made history as the first U.S. president to be criminally indicted. But he is not the first ex-president to undergo prosecution. In her latest piece … Continue reading

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Frank DiStefano: ‘William Jennings Bryan & His Amazing Populist Campaign’

Source:Frank DiStefano talking about populist Democrat William J. Bryan. Source:The New Democrat “In 1896, a thirty-six-year-old former Congressman named William Jennings Bryan walked into the Democratic National Convention and amazingly emerged the Democratic nominee for president. He proceeded to throw … Continue reading

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