Tag Archives: Center Left

Los Angeles Times: Healing Medi-Cal

Source:FreeState Now A lot of states are swamped in deficit and debt thanks to high unemployment. With a lot fewer people working and paying taxes as we had four years ago. And instead of working and paying taxes, they are … Continue reading

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Video Activist The Best Man From (1964) Some Things Never Change

Source:The Daily Press I saw The Best Man the 1964 version for the first time in late 2008, during that presidential election between Barack Obama and John McCain on Turner Classic Movies which was doing a special where they showed … Continue reading

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The New York Times: Paul Krugman: ‘Inequality is a Drag’

Source:New York Times– left-wing columnist Paul Krugman. Source:The New Democrat “For more than three decades, almost everyone who matters in American politics has agreed that higher taxes on the rich and increased aid to the poor have hurt economic growth. … Continue reading

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The Daily Beast: Jonathan Miller: ‘For 2016, Take Martin O’Malley Seriously’

Source:The Daily Beast– Governor Martin O’Malley (Democrat, Maryland) Source:The New Democrat “As Martin O’Malley dips his ankles into the deep end of national politics – most recently with his full-throated plea earlier this month against the deportation of immigrant children … Continue reading

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Campaign For America’s Future: Opinion: Robert Borosage: Should Populists Declare Victory?: Some of the Differences Between McGovernite Democrats and New Democrats

U.S. Senator George McGovern & The McGovernites Campaign For America’s Future: Opinion: Robert Borosage: Should Populists Declare Victory? This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger Just to start this post off I need to give a … Continue reading

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New America Foundation: Alice Mary McCarthy: America’s Job Training System: Better Than You Think

Source:The New Democrat  There are plenty parts of the Federal budget that I would like to cut back on and reform. Like in defense, agriculture subsidies, corporate welfare, red tape, but one area where I would like to see America … Continue reading

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CBS News: John Anderson vs Ronald Reagan: 1980 Presidential Debate

Source:CBS News– U.S. Representative John Anderson (Republican, Illinois) 1980 Independent presidential candidate. Source:The New Democrat “In 1980, the League of Women Voters invited independent John Anderson to their first presidential debate, and President Carter refused to attend. Ronald Reagan showed … Continue reading

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Economic Policy Journal: Michael Rozeff: ‘The Real Reason Why President Harry Truman Backed a Jewish State’

Source:The New Democrat  If you are going to say that President Harry Truman who is not only one of our best presidents, but perhaps our most honest president recognized the Jewish State of Israel for political considerations and the Jewish-American … Continue reading

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Salon: Opinion: Joshua Sager: GOP’s 30-Year Spin Job is Over: We Are Not a Center-Right Nation

Salon: Opinion: Joshua Sager: GOP’s 30-Year Spin Job is Over: We Are Not a Center-Right Nation This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger First of all just to comment on Joshua Sager’s column in the Salon … Continue reading

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Washington Free Beacon: Matthew Continetti: ‘The Old New Europe’

Source:The New Democrat  Look, I’m not crazy about President Obama’s foreign policy right now either. Just three years ago and even through 2012 I thought I had a pretty good idea about what it was. What is called the Obama … Continue reading

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