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Public Resource: CBS News Longines Chronoscope: U.S. Senator Richard Russell in 1952

The New Democrat  Senator Richard Russell, was one of the leading Dixiecrats in Congress for almost forty-years. He was the Chairman of Southern Caucus in Congress and led the opposition to every civil rights bill in Congress in the 1950s … Continue reading

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Public Domain Footage: Columbia University (1964)

Source:Public Domain Footage– U.S. Senate candidate Robert F. Kennedy, speaking at Columba University in 1964. Source:The New Democrat “Robert F. Kennedy speech at Columbia University 1964 – RFK speaking” From Public Domain Footage Robert F. Kennedy, running for U.S. Senate in … Continue reading

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CBS News: 60 Minutes: Lesley Stahl Interviews Jimmy Carter: The White House Diary

Source:CBS News– 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl. Source:The New Democrat “Lesley Stahl speaks to the former president about his new book, “White House Diary,” in which he admits mistakes and blames Ted Kennedy for delaying comprehensive health care.” From CBS News … Continue reading

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James Miller Center: President Jimmy Carter: University of Notre Dame 1977 Commencement

Source:The New Democrat  This speech by President Carter in 1977 was not only huge, but I think the best speech he’s ever given. And perhaps the best speech that any president has ever given when it comes to human rights … Continue reading

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Cato Institute: ‘Daniel Shapiro on the Welfare State’

Source:CATO Institute– Daniel Shapiro on the so-called welfare state. Source:The New Democrat “In his new book, Is The Welfare State Justified?, philosopher Daniel Shapiro insightfully combines moral and political philosophy with contemporary social science to argue that proponents of the … Continue reading

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Ray Red Spider: ‘Why Vote Bernie?’

Source:Ray Red Spider– U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (Democratic Socialist, Socialist Republic of Vermont) “Sen. Bernie Sanders holds a Senate hearing on health care systems around the world.” Source:Bernie Sanders– (Democratic Socialist, Socialist Republic of Vermont) From Senator Bernie Sanders I saw … Continue reading

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The National Journal: Opinion- Peter Beinart- The Cost of Disowning Jimmy Carter

This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Jimmy Carter, is one of those president’s who looks a lot better 30 years later than he did, really at anytime he was in office. By late 1977, President Carter’s approval … Continue reading

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The Daily Beast: Michael Kazin: The Radical Left—Always a Bridesmaid

The New Democrat I agree with Michael Kazin that the New-Left, lets say has always been the bridesmaid in the Democratic Party. George McGovern in 1972, would be the exception to that, where the New-Left got exactly the presidential candidate … Continue reading

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The National Interest: Tom Nichols: No Other Choice

Source:The New Democrat  I mostly agree with Tom Nichols about President Truman and the atomic bomb being dropped in Japan. The only thing I would differ on is that President Truman had no good choice. Continue the war and risk … Continue reading

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POLITICO Magazine: Robert Gordon: ‘The Fight That Changed Political TV Forever’

Source:The New Democrat “Robert Gordon is the producer and director (with Morgan Neville) of the new documentary Best of Enemies, about this debate and in theaters now. This article has been adapted from an introduction to the forthcoming book, Buckley … Continue reading

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