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Frank DiStefano: ‘The Second New Deal!: FDR Turns Populist to Stop the Rise of Huey Long’

Source:Frank DiStefano talking about the so-called 2nd New Deal. Source:The New Democrat “In this episode, we talk about how Franklin Roosevelt pivoted to a Second New Deal to head off the populist challenge of Huey Long. Roosevelt by 1936 was … Continue reading

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MIT Video Productions: ‘Howard Zinn at MIT 2005 – The Myth of American Exceptionalism’

Source:MIT Video Productions– author/historian Howard Zinn at MIT. Source:The New Democrat  “Howard Zinn (1922-2010) offers a talk at MIT titled “The Myth of American Exceptionalism,” on March 14, 2005. He is the inaugural lecturer in the series “Myths About America” … Continue reading

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Big Education Ape: George McGovern For President (1972)

Source:Big Education Ape– Senator George McGovern, running for President in 1972. Actor Warren Beatty in the background. Source:The New Democrat “George McGovern – a love of one’s country deep enough to call her to a higher plain. Nixonland: An unpopular … Continue reading

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Dan Mitchell: ‘Bernie Sanders Humor’

“I’m getting worried that Senator Bernie Sanders is fading in the polls. That doesn’t make me happy. I want Crazy Bernie to stay relevant. Why? Because he’s an endless source of clever satire. Previous editions of Bernie humor can be … Continue reading

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New York Magazine: Ed Kilgore: ‘George McGovern Didn’t Lose in 1972 by Going Too Far Left. Neither Will 2020 Democrats’

Source:The New Democrat  “One of the most persistent arguments surrounding the 2020 presidential contest is that Democrats are heading “off the deep end” on a left-wing ideological bender that will mean disaster in the general election. The warning is very … Continue reading

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Dan Mitchell: ‘Socialism Humor’

“Given the misery that it has inflicted on the world, it’s just about impossible to think of socialism as a gift. However, when I want new material for my humor collection, I think of socialism as the gift that keeps … Continue reading

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The Beacon: Ben Wilterdink: ‘How to Talk to Millennials About Socialism’

Source:The New Democrat  “By now it is largely considered common knowledge that American Millennials are more enamored with socialism than previous generations. While cutoff points vary, Millennials are most commonly understood as the generation of those born between 1981 and … Continue reading

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Dan Mitchell: ‘The Dangerous Seduction of Free Stuff’

“By offering all sorts of freebies to various constituencies, Bernie Sanders has positioned himself as the true-believing socialist in the Democratic race (even though he’s actually a member of the “top-1 percent”). But he has plenty of competition. Kamala Harris … Continue reading

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The New Yorker: Osita Nevanevu: ‘Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders & Two Paths For The American Left’

Source:The New Yorker– maybe Dick & Liz should run for President together for the Green Party. The Greens might be into a co-ed presidency. Source:The New Democrat  “This past week was perhaps one of the most important weeks in one … Continue reading

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Dan Mitchell: ‘An Emerging Anti-Socialist Wing of The Democratic Party?’

“Since I’m a policy economist, I rarely comment on political matters. But I am worried that the Democratic Party is veering too far to the left. Bernie Sanders, an out-of-the-closet socialist is leading the way, followed closely by other leading … Continue reading

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