Tag Archives: Far Left

CBS News: Face The Nation- Fidel Castro (1959)

“Shortly after leading rebel forces in overthrowing Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista, Fidel Castro appeared on the Jan. 11, 1959 edition of Face the Nation.” From CBS News This was just after the Castro Communists had taken power in Cuba in 1958, … Continue reading

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Allan Gregg: ‘Tom Hayden on His Life as a Political Activist’

Source:Allen Gregg– New-Left political activist Tom Hayden, talking to Canadian talk show host Allen Gregg. “Tom Hayden on His Life as a Political Activist.” Originally from Allen Gregg, but the video has since been deleted or blocked on YouTube. I … Continue reading

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Later With Bob Costas: ‘Camille Paglia Trashes Gloria Steinem Wing of Feminism (1992)’

“Camille Paglia talks Gloria Steinem feminism vs 1920-30s Feminism, on Later with Bob Costas.” Source:Chandra Sekhar Good thing that Camille Paglia was never a U.S. Senator, because they would never be able to shut her up. They would never be … Continue reading

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The Nation: George Zornick: ‘Lets Just Get Rid of The Hyde Amendment’

Source:The Nation I going to get to The Hyde Amendment and why I support that and why I’m against public funding for abortions. But I also want to use this opportunity to explain what freedom of choice or pro-choice means … Continue reading

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The American Prospect: Sasha Abramsky: ‘Sharing The Wealth’

Source:The American Prospect I’ve been asked several times why I’m a Liberal and what it means to be a Liberal, to define Liberal, define liberalism. And I give the same answers to all of those questions every time I’m asked … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig: ‘House GOP, White House Budget Overuse The Word Taxpayers’

Source: The New Republic– if TNR had their way, Tax Day would be a national holiday that they and other Socialists would celebrate. You can also see this post at FRS FreeState, on WordPress. “Earlier this week, House Republicans released their budget … Continue reading

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FORA-TV: Peter Coyote- ‘Sleeping Where I Fall: Where The Counter-Culture Prevails’

Source:FORA-TV– Hollywood actor, political activist, and lifelong Hippie Peter Coyote, talking about the Counter Culture in 2009. “Actor and activist Peter Coyote describes important ways in which the 1960’s counterculture succeeded. Despite the movement’s failed political agendas, Coyote explains how … Continue reading

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Daniel J.B. Mitchell: ‘Campus Unrest at UCLA in The Late 1960s’

Source:Daniel J.B. Mitchell– UCLA Professor Angela Davis in the 1960s. “These news clips show the inauguration of Chancellor Charles Young in 1969 despite concerns about student demonstrations. Not long after his inauguration, the chancellor was confronted with the Angela Davis … Continue reading

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Reason Magazine: Nick Gillespie: ‘Everything’s Awesome & Camille Paglia is Unhappy!’

You can also see this post at Real Life Journal, on Blogger. “Growing up as “a gender nonconforming entity” during Eisenhower’s America wasn’t easy for cultural critic and best-selling author Camille Paglia. Her adolescence in small-town, upstate New York was marked … Continue reading

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Democracy Journal: Rich Yeselson: What New Left History Gave Us

Source:Democracy Journal For someone whose really interested in liberalism instead of socialism, than I suggest you read about John F. Kennedy and Wendell Willkie. Because back in the early 1960s and really through that decade even with the emergence of … Continue reading

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