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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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Reverb Press: Opinion: Akira Watts: The Greatest Threat To Bernie Sanders Is His Supporters: Bernie Sanders, The Moderate of The New Left?

Reverb Press: Opinion: Akira Watts: The Greatest Threat To Bernie Sanders Is His Supporters: Bernie Sanders, The Moderate of The New Left? Keep in mind, Senator Bernie Sanders, now Democratic presidential candidate, is a self-described Democratic Socialist. Not the only … Continue reading

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PJ Media: Opinion: Rand Simberg: The Far-Left Hijacks The Word Liberal to Serve Their Agenda

PJ Media: Opinion: Rand Simberg: The Far-Left Hijacks The Word Liberal to Serve Their Agenda I think the only thing that I would disagree with Rand Simberg in his piece other than the line about ‘murdering unborn babies’, is that … 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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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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The Baseline Scenario: James Kwak: ‘Friedrich Hayek Supported a Guaranteed Minimum Income’

  “We shall again take for granted the availability of a system of public relief which provides a uniform minimum for all instances of proved need, so that no member of the community need be in want of food or … 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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VOA News: Henry Ridgewell- ‘Greece Defiantly Rejects Europe’s Bailout Terms’

Source:VOA News– democracy in Greece. “Voice of America (VOA) is the America’s largest[1][2][3] and oldest international broadcaster funded by the U.S. Congress.[4][5] VOA produces digital, TV, and radio content in 47 languages which it distributes to affiliate stations around the … Continue reading

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