Tag Archives: Social Democrats

The Nation: Michelle Goldberg: Adolph Reed & Electoral Nihilism

The Nation: Opinion: Adolph Reed and Electoral Nihilism Source:The New Democrat A couple of things irritate me about the far left in the Democratic Party (social democrats or even socialists, as I call them) when it comes to their political … Continue reading

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Socialist Worker: Phil Gasper:Socialism, Stalinism and Eastern Europe

Socialist Worker: Opinion- Phil Gasper- Socialism, Stalinism and Eastern Europe Source:The New Democrat Socialism is the perfect example of how labels can get you in trouble if you are not a political junky, or at least a political fan, someone … Continue reading

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RT: Video: Breaking The Set, Socialist in Seattle

. This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger Socialism has a future in the United States, but it is the Bernie Sanders democratic socialism. That combines a very large centralized federal welfare state with very high … Continue reading

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Firing Line With William F. Buckley: The State of The Democratic Party (1985)

. Source:The New Democrat  What happened to the Democratic Party in 1968, 1972, 1980, 1984 and 1988 in those presidential defeats and in the case of 1980 when the not only lost the White House in a landslide, but lost … Continue reading

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Thom Hartmann: ‘Dr. King’s Economic Bill of Rights’

. Source:The New Democrat President Franklin Roosevelt had an Economic Bill of Rights that he released to the public after the New Deal. He tried to pass it in I believe 1944 and it had similar goals to what Thom … Continue reading

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National Journal: Matt Berman: The Forgotten, Radical Martin Luther King Jr.

Source:The New Democrat  The radicalism of Dr. Martin Luther King had to do with his economic politics and philosophy. He would be what would be described as a Social Democrat both as it related to civil and equal rights. But … Continue reading

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Robert Wenzel: ‘Happy New Year from the Freedom Socialist Party!’

Source:Freedom Socialist Party– proud American Socialists. Source:The New Democrat “Freedom and socialism appear to me as exact opposites, but that doesn’t seem to bother the Freedom Socialist Party. They have high hopes for 2014.” From Robert Wenzel “The Freedom Socialist Party … Continue reading

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TruthOut: Cliff O’Connor & Michael Steven Smith: Imagine, If Mayor Bill DeBlasio Really Were a Socialist

Source:The New Democrat  Here some examples of why I would never live in New York City unless was making north of ten million dollars. And could actually afford it even with the NYC taxes and New York State taxes. Because … Continue reading

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The Hampton Institute: Josh Hatala: ‘The Socialist Party of America: A Historiographical View’

Source:The New Democrat – Socialist Party presidential candidate, Eugene Debbs. Source:The New Democrat  “The Socialist Party of America: An Historiographical View.” Originally from Joshua Hatala from The Hampton Institution, but the link for his article seems to have been deleted. From The … Continue reading

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

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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