Tag Archives: America

Thom Hartmann: ‘Dr. King’s Economic Bill of Rights’

. Source:The New Democrat President Franklin Roosevelt had an Economic Bill of Rights that he released to the public after the New Deal. He tried to pass it in I believe 1944 and it had similar goals to what Thom … Continue reading →

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National Journal: Matt Berman: The Forgotten, Radical Martin Luther King Jr.

Source:The New Democrat  The radicalism of Dr. Martin Luther King had to do with his economic politics and philosophy. He would be what would be described as a Social Democrat both as it related to civil and equal rights. But … Continue reading →

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Associated Press: Kelly Daschle: U.S. Eases Sanctions As Iran Implements Nuke Deal

. Source:The New Democrat  This is what happens when you negotiate with a country instead of trying to ignore them as if they do not exist. When you give countries including authoritarian states like Iran incentive to behave well and … Continue reading →

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Cincinatti Reds TV: MLB 1986- New York Mets @ Cincinnati Reds: July 22, 1986

Source:Cincinnati Reds– vs the New York Mets, in 1986. “REDS VS METS JULY 22, 1986” From the Cincinnati Reds  The Reds were solid contender in the 1980s a divisional contender for most of that decade. They actually finished in the mid … Continue reading →

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TruthOut: Ellen Danin: Infrastructure 101, The Evolution of Building Big Things

Source:The New Democrat  Here’s one big issue where I tend to agree with people who are really are the Progressives in the country. Center-left Progressives who are to the Left of me, but definitely still mainstream leftists. And today’s let’s … Continue reading →

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The White House: Making 2014 a Year of Action to Expand Opportunities For The Middle Class

. Source:The New Democrat  Let Congressional Republicans only talk about ObamaCare especially in the Senate. Where that is the only thing that Senate Republicans seem to be interested in right now. Even though more Americans are becoming more comfortable with … Continue reading →

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The White House: President Obama Speaks on U.S. Intelligence Programs

. Source:The New Democrat  I have a good Milton Friedman line for President Obama. Without liberty, you can’t have security. And when you lean on the side of security over liberty, you’ve now weaken both. And not just hurt liberty … Continue reading →

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American Thinker: Peter Skurkiss: Smoking and Individual Liberty

Source:The New Democrat  Just when I thought the American Thinker couldn’t be more neoconservative and big government enough. I read an article on their blog today from writer Peter Skurkiss who I’m sure means well. But a lot of bad … Continue reading →

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The Washington Post: Steve Rosenthal: American Politics Are Moving Left

Source:The New Democrat  As America is getting more diverse and younger as a country we are becoming more diverse as a country. Not just racially and ethnically, but how we look at politics as well. The more time Americans spend … Continue reading →

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Liberty Pen: Firing Line With William F. Buckley: Milton Friedman – The Negative Income Tax (1968)

. Source:The New Democrat  I do not like Milton Friedman’s idea of what he called the Negative Income Tax. Or today what people on both the Left and Right are talking about which is the National Basic Income. Because for … Continue reading →

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