Tag Archives: Social Democracy

VOA News: Henry Ridgewell- ‘Greece Defiantly Rejects Europe’s Bailout Terms’

Source:VOA News– democracy in Greece. “Voice of America (VOA) is the America’s largest[1][2][3] and oldest international broadcaster funded by the U.S. Congress.[4][5] VOA produces digital, TV, and radio content in 47 languages which it distributes to affiliate stations around the … Continue reading

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Sam Seder: ‘The Rise of the New Left With Cliff Schecter’

Source:The Majority Report– talking about the New-Left in America. “Cliff Schecter joined us last Friday to discuss how the Bill De Blasio wins means a resurgence of an economically progressive left, why we are leaving the age of Reagan and … Continue reading

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Black Rose Books: Dimitrios Roussopoulos- The New Left: Legacy and Continuity

Source:Black Rose Books I think I agree with Dimitrios Roussopoulos on just about everyt hing here. Pre-1960 or so, the Left in America, as least the Center-Left, was made up for Liberals and Progressives, who believed in things like civil … Continue reading

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Gresham College: Professor Vernon Bogdanor- Aneurin Bevan and The Socialist Ideal

Source:Gresham College: Professor Vernon Bogdanor- Aneurin Bevan and The Socialist Ideal I’m not that familiar with Aneurin Bevan, but as a Socialist, he seems to differ from Karl Marx, at least in the sense that Bevan’s brand of socialism was … Continue reading

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

Salon 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 left-wing is somehow out of the political mainstream in America, well … Continue reading

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Salon: Simon Maloy: ‘Bernie Sanders: How The Socialist Brings Out Socialists True Colors’

Source:Salon Magazine– U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (Democratic Socialist, Socialist Republic of Vermont) “Bernie Sanders held his first major presidential campaign event in Vermont yesterday afternoon after kicking off his 2016 bid with a delightfully offbeat Capitol Hill press conference. The … Continue reading

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Keith Hughes: What is a Socialist?

Source:Keith Hughes I’m only interested in two types of Socialists when it comes to this post, at least. The Democratic Socialist, take U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, to use as an example. And the Socialist Liberal, take Professor Noam Chomsky, to … Continue reading

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Salon: Katie McDonough: Bernie Sanders, Feminist: Making America More Like Scandinavia

Salon I’m glad Senator Bernie Sanders, the only self-described Socialist member of Congress, but not the only Socialist in Congress, which I’ll get to later, is running for President in 2016. Not because I as a center-left New Democrat Liberal … 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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Liberty Pen: George Will: A Conflict of Visions

. Pre-1930s there was much if any public social safety net or social insurance in America at least at the federal level. The 1930s with the Great Depression and the New Deal obviously changed that. But Americans were still expected … Continue reading

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