Tag Archives: Great Society

Paul Ryan: Video: NBC News In Plain Sight: Brian Williams Interviewing U.S. Representative Paul Ryan, We All Have a Role to Play

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Rik Schneider

. This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger I rarely agree with Representative Paul Ryan on anything, but he actually makes some good points about poverty in America. And what I respect about is that he … Continue reading →

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Bernie Sanders: Video: The War on Poverty

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. The New Democrat Senator Sanders giving several examples of federal programs that have been created to help people in poverty pay their bills and so forth. But didn’t give any examples of how these programs have moved people from … Continue reading →

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Heritage Foundation: Jennifer Marshall: War on Poverty at 50

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  There have been several posts about the War on Poverty already this week on this blog. And that is because and not to sound repetitive, but 2014 is the 50th Anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson declaring War … Continue reading →

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The American Prospect: Opinion: Monica Potts: Paul Ryan’s Misguided Poverty Plan

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Derik Schneider

The American Prospect: Opinion: Monica Potts: Paul Ryan’s Misguided Poverty Plan This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger There are good progressive policies in dealing with poverty in America. Like increasing the minimum wage or even … Continue reading →

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The Atlantic: Josh Freedman & Michael Lind: The Past a& Future of America’s Social Contract

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Erik Schneider

Source: The New Democrat When we are talking about the social contract, we should be clear about what are we talking about. Because this gets to the heart of what we want from government in America especially the Federal Government. … Continue reading →

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The New America Foundation: Michael Lind: The Next Social Contract, An American Idea For Reform

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  The social contract means different things to different people and depending on where you are on the American political spectrum will show what you think of it. And for people on the Libertarian-Right or are Center-Right Conservatives, … Continue reading →

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Senator Mike Lee: Bring Them in

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Poverty in America is the thing that we should be talking about right now for a couple reasons. One and the most important one I believe, 1/5 Americans live in poverty. We have the highest poverty rate … Continue reading →

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American Thinker: Sierra Rayne: Big Government and Lower Economic Growth

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I guess when you are talking about big government, it depends on what type of big government you’re talking about. Because both sides of the ideological isles let’s say have different versions of what actually is big … Continue reading →

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Uncommon Knowledge With Peter Robinson: The Sixties With Christopher Hitchens & William F. Buckley (1998)

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Rik Schneider

. Source:The FreeState The 1960s is a generation that I would’ve liked to experienced as an adult, but I come from one generation up, so that’s not possible. But it was really a revolutionary decade both politically and culturally with … Continue reading →

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My Footage: This is Adlai Stevenson: 1956 Presidential Bid

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Derik Schneider

Source:The Daily Journal Adlai Stevenson running on what would later be known as the Great Society in the LBJ Administration. He wanted to expand the safety net in America and perhaps even go further than the Great Society and social … Continue reading →

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