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The American Prospect: Julian E. Zelizer- When Progressives Were Organized
Source:The American Prospect– “Progressives seeking a model for an effective Congress could learn from the nearly forgotten history of the Democratic Study Group.” From the American Prospect. “When Republicans took control of the House of Representatives in 1994 for the … Continue reading
Posted in Originals, Progressive
Tagged America, American Capitalism, American Economy, Capitalism, Center Left, Democratic Party, Franklin Roosevelt, Great Society, Harry Truman, Julian Zelzer, Liberal Democracy, Limited Government, Lyndon Johnson, New Deal, Progressive Democrats, Progressives, Progressivism, Safety Net, Social Insurance, The 1930s, The 1940s, The 1960s, Theodore Roosevelt, United States
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Gordon Gekko: Wall Street (1987) ‘Greed is Good’
Source:American Rhetoric– Gordon Gekko’s (played by Michael Douglas) speech, in Oliver Stone’s Wall Street (1987) Source:The New Democrat “Gekko: Well, I appreciate the opportunity you’re giving me, Mr. Cromwell, as the single largest shareholder in Teldar Paper, to speak. Well, … Continue reading
Posted in Political Cinema, The New Democrat
Tagged 1979, 1987, America, American Capitalism, American Economy, Capitalism, Chicago, Economic Freedom, Gordon Gekko, Greed, Greed is Good, Hollywood, Illinois, Individual Freedom, Michael Douglas, Milton Friedman, New York, New York City, Oliver Stone, Phil Donahue, Phil Donahue Show, Professor Milton Friedman, The 1970s, The 1980s, United States, Wall Street, Wall Street 1987, Wall Street 1987 Movie
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Liberty Pen: Firing Line With William F. Buckley: Margaret Thatcher: Capitalism & a Free Society (1975)
Source:The New Democrat This is what a so-called smart Conservative sounds like in Margaret Thatcher and again conservative by British standards, which means lest socialist than Social Democrats. Lady Thatcher wasn’t arguing against the safety net, actually she believed in … Continue reading
Posted in Liberty Pen, The New Democrat
Tagged 1975, America, Britain, Capitalism, Classical Conservatism, Classical Conservatives, Conservatism, Conservatives, Economic Freedom, England, Firing Line With William F. Buckley, Free Society, Margaret Thatcher, New York, New York City, PBS, PBS's Firing Line, Safety Net, Socialism, The 1970s, United Kingdom, United States, Welfare State, William F. Buckley
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AlterNet: Robert Reich: American Capitalism is in Crisis
Source:The New Democrat alternet.orgSource: (via Robert Reich: American Capitalism is Broken | Alternet) There are a lot of so-called Progressives in America who are really are what would be called Social Democrats or Socialists in Canada or Europe that argue that … Continue reading
Slate Magazine: Jay Porter: ‘A Small Business Owners Case For Raising the Minimum Wage’
Source:Slate Magazine– a pro-minimum wage rally. Source:The New Democrat “Nine or ten dollars an hour? Twelve? Or all the way to $15? For much of the country, significant minimum wage hikes are coming—at least in the areas where they haven’t … Continue reading
Posted in Slate Video, The New Democrat
Tagged 2014, America, American Capitalism, American Economy, American Private Enterprise, Capitalism, Consumer Spending, Cost of Living, Economic Freedom, Economic Growth, Individual Freedom, Jay Porter, Job Growth, Low-Wage Workers, Minimum Wage, Private Enterprise, Public Assistance, Purchasing Power, Raising the Minimum Wage, United States
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The Heartland Institute: Richard Ebeling- The Free Market vs. The Interventionist State
Source:The New Democrat There is no pure free market economy in the world today. I use the term private market instead of free market and private enterprise instead of free enterprise. Any type of economy that’s subjected to taxes and … Continue reading
AEI: James Pethokoukis: The New Marxism
Source:The New Democrat Winston Churchill famously said, “Democracy is the worst form of government except for all the rest.” This logical form can be applied to other systems as well. It works fairly well in economics, e.g., “Capitalism is the … Continue reading
The Fiscal Times: Mark Thoma: Inequality in Capitalist Systems is Not Inevitable
This post was originally posted at The New Democrat I would describe capitalism, or private enterprise, meaning private businesses and wealth controlled by individuals or groups of individuals, not by the state, as the worst type of economic system in the … Continue reading
Paul Krugman: ‘Inequality, Dignity & Freedom’
Source:New York Times– left-wing columnist Paul Krugman. Source:The New Democrat “Now that the Congressional Budget Office has explicitly denied saying that Obamacare destroys jobs, some (though by no means all) Republicans have stopped lying about that issue and turned to … Continue reading
Posted in New Left, The New Democrat
Tagged 2007, 2014, America, American Economy, Capitalism, Democratic Socialists, Dignity of Work, Economic Freedom, Economic Growth, Education, Far Left, FORA.TV, Great Society, Income Inequality, Job Growth, Job Training, Mark Thoma, New Deal, New Left, New York Times, Paul Krugman, Private Enterprise, Socialists, The 2000s, United States
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