Tag Archives: New Democrats

Allan Gregg: Christopher Hitchens- On Bill Clinton

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I’m not a mindreader obviously, but Chris Hitchens was an admitted Socialist and was his whole life. Even though late in his career he became more of a Neoconservative on foreign policy and national security. He supported … Continue reading →

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Campaign For America’s Future: Opinion: Robert Borosage: The Economic Debate in the Democratic Party

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Democratic Value Campaign For America’s Future: Opinion: Robert Borosage: The Emerging Democratic Debate I agree with Bob Borosage that there is an emerging economic debate in the Democratic Party about the future of America’s economy and what direction we should … Continue reading →

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Democracy Journal: Opinion: Paul Starr: Al From, The Frame-Maker: How New Democrats Re-Defined Liberalism

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

New Democrats Democracy Journal: Opinion: Paul Starr: From the Frame-Maker I agree with most of what Paul Starr said in his piece about New Democrats which I’m one philosophically and what part of the Democratic Party I’m from and how … Continue reading →

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The Federalist: David Corbin & Matt Parks: Publius and the Progressives

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I see two dominant political factions in the Democratic Party today.  The first is the FDR/LBJ progressives, who are not Socialists but real Democratic progressives in the best sense of the word. They believe that we should have … Continue reading →

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Slate: Opinion: Dave Weigel: Why the Left is Stronger Without the Democrats: The Current Democratic Coalition

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Slate: Opinion: Why the Left is Stronger Without the Democrats  Erik Schneider on Google+ The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter It’s generally not a good idea to compare American politics with British politics because the center … Continue reading →

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Andrew Sullivan: ‘Why is Liberal a Dirty Word?’

Posted on February 7, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  The reason why in the past the word Liberal has almost been seen as bad as a cuss word or someone would call someone a Liberal like they would call someone a jerk or a bastard or … Continue reading →

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Richard Eskow: The Populist Moment

Posted on February 4, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  It is hard to describe America from an ideological standpoint as a whole. Because we are such a huge and vast country and then you throw in all of our political diversity. We are a country by … Continue reading →

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TruthOut: Opinion: Joseph Natoli: Dark Affinities: Liberal and Neoliberal

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

TruthOut: Opinion: Joseph Natoli: Dark Affinities: Liberal and Neoliberal This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger You know I could write a blog arguing that these so-called ‘Modern Liberals’ of today who are supposed to be … Continue reading →

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The Young Turks: John Iadarola: ‘Brian Schweitzer 2016? Will Hillary Clinton Move to The Left?’

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. Source:The New Democrat Brian Schweitzer is the perfect liberal alternative to Hillary Clinton because he’s an actual Liberal. And he would prevent her from running to the middle from day one and trying to convince voters to vote for … Continue reading →

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Helmer Reenberg: Senator John F. Kennedy Remarks at Multnomah Hotel (September 7, 1960)

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Rik Schneider

. Source:The New Democrat  Senator Jack Kennedy offering a real liberal democratic agenda and vision for the country. Designed to move the country forward and expand economic opportunity for more Americans. Because of the civil rights legislation of the mid-1960s, … Continue reading →

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