Tag Archives: Socialism

Russia Today: Thom Hartmann & Tim Cavanaugh: When Conservatives Embraced Big Government

Source:The New Democrat  What Thom Hartmann doesn’t mention is that a lot of those Federal jobs were created in the Reagan Administration in the U.S. Department of Defense and a large number in the private defense industry and most of … Continue reading

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Washington Examiner: Timothy Carney: Are Libertarians Ultra-Conservative or Free Market Liberals?

Source:The New Democrat  Libertarians are ultra-conservatives because they see big government as a threat to freedom and civilized society, period, and are opposed completely to big government involved in our economic or personal affairs.  Libertarians are much more conservative than … 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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Slate Magazine: Tanner Colby: How The Left’s Embrace of Busing Hurt The Cause of Integration

Source:The New Democrat  As a Liberal I believe in things like equal opportunity, Equal Justice Under the Law, wrote a blog about that yesterday. Equal Protection Under Law all of these great liberal values that I believe puts me in … Continue reading

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The Hill: Judd Gregg: Progressives Play With Words, Truth

Source:The New Democrat  When I think of liberalism, I look to the United States Constitution, the Bill of Rights, our Constitutional Amendments. Because that is where the core of liberalism is whether it is. Modern or classical and the reason … Continue reading

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Channel 4 News: 50p Tax Rate, Do Britons Think it Will Make a Difference?

. Source:The New Democrat  I guess New Labour is going back to being Old Labour and talking about fifty percent tax rates. If you think taxes are too high in America whatever income level you are at, try living in … Continue reading

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

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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Thom Hartmann: ‘Caller- ‘Could Restitution For Slavery Work?’

Source:Thom Hartmann– talking about restitution for African-Americans. Source:The New Democrat  “If you liked this clip of The Thom Hartmann Program, please do us a big favor and share it with your friends… and hit that “like” button!” From Thom Hartmann I … Continue reading

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Foreign Affairs: Opinion: Lane Kenworthy: “America’s Social Democratic Future”: America’s Liberal Democratic Future

Foreign Affairs: Opinion: Lane Kenworthy: America’s Social Democratic Future This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger The Affordable Care Act even though health insurance won’t be expanded to all Americans even when fully implemented and that … Continue reading

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Kshama Sawant: ‘What Does Socialism Mean to You?’

Source:Socialist Alternative– rally for a 15 dollar minimum wage in Seattle,Washington. Seattle is one of the few big cities in America where Socialists don’t seem like escaped mental patients, but rather mainstream. San Francisco and perhaps Portland, Oregon, are big … Continue reading

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