Tag Archives: New Deal

Politics and Prose: Robert Reich- ‘The Common Good’

Posted on March 2, 2018 by

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat In this long PBS style fundraiser marathon of a speech that Robert Reich gave in Washington about his book The Common Good, I got the sense that he was talking … Continue reading →

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The Real News: Paul Jay Interviewing Peter Kuznick- Undoing The New Deal: FDR Created A Social Safety Net, Not Socialism

Posted on February 13, 2018 by

Source: The New Democrat I actually agree with Paul Jay on something here. ( For a change ) President Franklin Roosevelt, his Administration and Congress, didn’t create a socialist economic system in America for good reasons. They left the American … Continue reading →

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Democratic Socialists USA: Social and Economic Bill of Rights

Posted on February 22, 2016 by

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat: Democratic Socialists USA: Social and Economic Bill of Rights When you look at the New Deal from President Franklin Roosevelt in the 1930s, you see the creation of the American … Continue reading →

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Paul Krugman: “New Deal Created the Middle Class”: Not So Fast

Posted on January 20, 2016 by

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Government, doesn’t create economic classes. They can assist people to do better. Which is where things like education, infrastructure, a modern working regulatory state, a tax code that encourages expansion … Continue reading →

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Mises Institute: Mises Daily: William L. Anderson: Progressive-Era Economics and The Legacy of Jim Crow

Posted on September 22, 2015 by

Source: Mises Institute: Mises Daily: William L. Anderson: Progressive-Era Economics and The Legacy of Jim Crow Libertarians like to point back to pre-1920s or the Nineteenth Century as the golden era for the American economy and perhaps the country as … Continue reading →

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Liberty Pen: Firing Line With William F. Buckley: Ronald Reagan on State’s Rights in 1967

Posted on September 14, 2015 by

Source: Liberty Pen: Firing Line With William F. Buckley: Ronald Reagan on State’s Rights in 1967 What Bill Buckley and then Governor Ronald Reagan of California were talking about here in 1967 was the growth of the Federal Government from … Continue reading →

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Cato Institute: Daniel Shapiro on the Welfare State

Posted on August 19, 2015 by

Cato Institute: Daniel Shapiro on the Welfare State I’m not sure that Daniel Shapiro understands what Social Security is. And even though the title of his talk is about the so-called welfare state, this video only covers Social Security. Social … Continue reading →

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Heritage Foundation: Diana West- American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character

Posted on June 30, 2015 by

Just to point out and after you see this, you’ll have an idea where Diana West is coming from. Diana West, is a Birther. She doesn’t believe Barack Obama, despite being born in Hawaii, with a Hawaii birth certificate to … Continue reading →

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Huffington Post: Opinion- David Woolner- Seeking The Four Freedoms is as Important Today as it Was 74 Years Ago

Posted on June 22, 2015 by

Huffington Post: Opinion- David Woolner- Seeking The Four Freedoms Is as Important Today as It Was 74 Years Ago If today’s so-called Progressives, believe that Hillary Clinton is going to run for President as the female Bernie Sanders and the … Continue reading →

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Salon: Opinion- Bill Moyers & Michael Winship- Bernie Sanders Isn’t a Crackpot

Posted on June 9, 2015 by

Salon: Opinion- Bill Moyers & Michael Winship- Bernie Sanders Isn’t a Crackpot It depends on what you mean by progressive, to sort of paraphrase what Bill Moyers said about, “it depends on what you mean by left-wing.” If you mean … Continue reading →

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