Tag Archives: Socialism

TruthOut: A.W. Gaffney: ‘The Problem With The Private Option’

Source:The New Democrat  You can get on right-wing governors for not expanding Medicaid in their state all you want. But the fact is if Medicaid wasn’t an unfunded mandate to begin with which is a Federal program that is forced … Continue reading

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The Nation: Mike Konczal & Bryce Covert: The Real Solution to Wealth Inequality

The Nation: Opinion: Mike Konczal & Bryce Covert: The Real Solution to Wealth Inequality The New Democrat Before I explain why I disagree with the wealth redistribution argument when it comes to the income and wealth gaps in America. I’m … Continue reading

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Politico Magazine: Thomas E. Ricks: ‘Why Am I Moving Left?’

Source:POLITICO Magazine– is Thomas Rick moving Center-Left or Far-Left? Perhaps joining Occupy Wall Street? Source:The New Democrat “In my late 50s, at a time of life when most people are supposed to be drifting into a cautious conservatism, I am … Continue reading

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The American Mind: Charles Kessler Interviewing Dennis Prager: ‘The Religion of the Left’

Source:The New Democrat  Just to sort of point out the obvious. There is no one religion of the Left and Dennis Prager doesn’t seem to understand that because his idea of a leftist is essentially a Communist, or other some … Continue reading

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Salon: Opinion: Joshua Sager: GOP’s 30-Year Spin Job is Over: We Are Not a Center-Right Nation

Salon: Opinion: Joshua Sager: GOP’s 30-Year Spin Job is Over: We Are Not a Center-Right Nation This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger First of all just to comment on Joshua Sager’s column in the Salon … Continue reading

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Mises Daily: Blog: Andrew Syrios: A Brief History of Progressivism: What is Progressivism?

Classical Progressive Mises Daily: Blog: Andrew Syrios: A Brief History of Progressivism What is a Progressive? It depends on what you mean and almost who you ask. But whatever a Progressive is, they aren’t Liberals unless the idea of what … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Bryce Covert: How to Equalize Female Compensation

Source:The New Democrat  Equal pay for equal work makes sense to me as a Liberal as long as it is exactly that. Meaning Joe and Sally who work at a law firm or a bank do the same exact job … Continue reading

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Politico Magazine: Joseph Stiglitz: The Myth of America’s Golden Age

Source:The New Democrat  I’m getting tired of hearing people who are further left of me people who are Social Democrats let’s say who are constantly putting down America. And saying “Europe is so much better and we should simply just … Continue reading

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The Week: Ryan Cooper: Conservatives Vastly Exaggerate The Unity of The Left

Source:The New Democrat  I agree that there isn’t a liberal version of the Tea Party as much as I wish there was as a Liberal myself. Occupy Wall Street obviously is not it for a few reasons. They are so … Continue reading

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Thom Hartmann: We the People Are the Ultimate Arbiters!

Source:The New Democrat So under Thom Hartmann’s theory when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act that was signed into law by President Bill Clinton that was passed by a Republican Congress that SCOTUS had no … Continue reading

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