Tag Archives: Democratic Socialists

Mises Daily: Blog: Anthony Gregory: The Real Liberal Heritage: What Makes Liberalism Different From Libertarianism & Progressivism

This post was originally posted at FRS FreeStateNow on WordPress, April, 2013 Mises Daily: Blog: Anthony Gregory: The Real Liberal Heritage A lot of Americans when they think of Liberalism and Liberals, they probably tend to think of people who … Continue reading

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TruthOut: CJ Polychroniou & Henry A. Giroux- The Specter of Authoritarianism & the Future of the Left

Source:FreeState MD I hate it when people regardless of their political affiliation regard the American Left as the Left. Because the Left in America is not just one, but several different political factions with different political philosophies who are yes … Continue reading

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George Will: ‘When Liberals Become Scolds’

Source:The FreeState I agree with George Will that the assassination of President John F. Kennedy changed America and changed the Left in America. But we disagree with how it changed Liberals and American liberalism, that really the Left changed. Now … Continue reading

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Richard Remembers Joe Pyne: ‘Joe Pyne Interviews Jerry Rubin (1967)’

  Source:The New Democrat “JERRY RUBIN is the leader of the student strike at the University of California at Berkeley, who broke up a House Un-American Activities Committee meeting by attending in a Revolutionary War uniform.” is the description on … Continue reading

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Liberty Pen: Saul Alinsky – Mobilizing The Poor (1967)

Source:The New Democrat  What I got in from this discussion from the few moments that Saul Alinsky got to talk about his own personal philosophy even though this is about a fifteen-minute video, is that Mr. Alinsky was saying that … Continue reading

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The Atlantic: Russell Berman: Bernie Sanders is 2016’s Democratic Noisemaker

Source:The New Democrat  The far-left, or socialist-left, McGovernites if you will in the Democratic Party and outside of the Democratic Party need credibility if they are ever going to be taken seriously by anyone in America with real power let … Continue reading

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The Hitchens Archive: Video: Christopher Hitchens & Eric Alterman Discussing Politics in 2008

Source:The New Democrat Just to comment on Eric Alterman’s first point about Christopher Hitchens. Hitchens was never a Conservative, but perhaps a Neoconservative on foreign policy at least after 9/11. And as they both said neoconservatism and conservatism are two … 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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TruthOut: A.W. Gaffney: ‘The Problem With The Private Option’

Source:The New Democrat  You can get on right-wing governors for not expanding Medicaid in their state all you want. But the fact is if Medicaid wasn’t an unfunded mandate to begin with which is a Federal program that is forced … Continue reading

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The Nation: William Greider: What Does the Democratic Party Actually Believe?

Source:The New Democrat The Nation: Opinion: William Greider: What Does the Democratic Party Actually Believe? The Democratic Party today and throughout it’s history perhaps even through the 19th Century has always been a party of parties or political and ideological … Continue reading

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