Tag Archives: Bernie Sanders

Grit-TV: Richard Wolff- Bernie Sanders and Socialism

  I guess I look at socialism like I look at conservatism. Not that they are similar, but that both have two competing factions in them. With conservatism, you have Conservatives, or Conservative Libertarians and you have Libertarians. And lets … Continue reading

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Politico Magazine: Barney Frank: ‘Why Progressives Shouldn’t Support Bernie’

Politico Magazine Just to be clear, I’m not writing this because I believe Bernie Sanders will ever be President of the United States, or believe he can even beat Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination. The second part, I’m not … Continue reading

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Dandelion Salad: Elizabeth Schulte- ‘Socialism According to Eugene V. Debbs’

Source:Dandelion Salad– Socialist Party presidential candidate Eugene Debbs. “What did the man who Bernie Sanders today claims as his personal hero really stand for? Elizabeth Schulte tells the story of American socialism’s best-known figure. IT’S NOT your typical presidential candidate … Continue reading

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The New Republic: David Dayen: Bernie Sanders & Martin O’Malley Failed Their Black Lives Matter Test

Source:The New Republic First of all, its great to hear a politician go to a political group and event and tell them what they don’t want to hear. Especially when they are right and knowing that it might hurt them … Continue reading

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Commentary Magazine: Jonathan S. Tobin: The Greek Crisis Echoed in Democrat’s Entitlement Stance

Source:Commentary Magazine To state the obvious, America is not Greece. Greece, a country of eleven-million people, with an economy somewhere around two-hundred-fifty-million people and yet their central government spends about half of its GDP. Most of that having something to … Continue reading

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Sam Seder: ‘The Rise of the New Left With Cliff Schecter’

Source:The Majority Report– talking about the New-Left in America. “Cliff Schecter joined us last Friday to discuss how the Bill De Blasio wins means a resurgence of an economically progressive left, why we are leaving the age of Reagan and … Continue reading

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Salon: Bill Moyers & Michael Winship: Bernie Sanders Isn’t a Crackpot

Salon It depends on what you mean by progressive, to sort of paraphrase what Bill Moyers said about, “it depends on what you mean by left-wing.” If you mean left-wing is somehow out of the political mainstream in America, well … Continue reading

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Salon: Joan Walsh: White Progressives Racial Myopia: Why Their Colorblindness Fails Minorities and The Left’

Source:Salon– the presidential and vice presidential nominees for the Green Party in 2016? Actually, the Green Party wouldn’t support and all Caucasian ticket. I just thought I would throw it out there. LOL “Sen. Bernie Sanders, the lifelong crusader for … Continue reading

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Washington Free Beacon: Matthew Continetti: Bernie Sanders Fossil Socialism

“Picturesque: a large, celebratory crowd listens to inspiring oratory near the shore of Lake Champlain. The speaker is Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, announcing his candidacy for president of the United States. It’s a fiery, detailed, leftwing speech—about what you’d expect … Continue reading

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Salon: Simon Maloy: ‘Bernie Sanders: How The Socialist Brings Out Socialists True Colors’

Source:Salon Magazine– U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (Democratic Socialist, Socialist Republic of Vermont) “Bernie Sanders held his first major presidential campaign event in Vermont yesterday afternoon after kicking off his 2016 bid with a delightfully offbeat Capitol Hill press conference. The … Continue reading

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