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Democracy Journal: Nick Hanauer & David Rolf: ‘Shared Security, Shared Growth’

“The American middle class is facing an existential crisis. For more than three decades, declining wages, fraying benefits, and the rising costs of education, housing, and other essentials have stressed and squeezed middle-class Americans. But by far the biggest threat … 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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Patricia Arquette: ‘It’s Time To Have Wage Equality Once And For All and Equal Right For Women’

Source:The New Democrat– Hollywood actress Patrica Arquette with a political statement at the Oscars. “Boyhood” supporting actress winner Patricia Arquette catapulted gender equality and the wage gap between men and women to the forefront of the media landscape while accepting … 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: Joan Walsh: White Progressives Racial Myopia: Why Their Colorblindness Fails Minorities and The Left’

Source:Salon– the presidential and vice presidential nominees for the Green Party in 2016? Actually, the Green Party wouldn’t support and all Caucasian ticket. I just thought I would throw it out there. LOL “Sen. Bernie Sanders, the lifelong crusader for … Continue reading

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Washington Free Beacon: Matthew Continetti: Bernie Sanders Fossil Socialism

“Picturesque: a large, celebratory crowd listens to inspiring oratory near the shore of Lake Champlain. The speaker is Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, announcing his candidacy for president of the United States. It’s a fiery, detailed, leftwing speech—about what you’d expect … Continue reading

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TruthDig: Chris Hedges: Karl Marx Was Right

TruthDig I’m really tired of this old debate between capitalism and socialism, as if they are two competing ideologies. That they are complete opposites of each other, when they’re not. The opposite of a capitalist, would be a Marxist, or … Continue reading

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The New York Times: Peter Wehner: Have Democrats Pulled Too Far Left?

The New York Times Peter Wehner, who normally writes for the neoconservative Commentary Magazine, who I read on a regular basis, including Wehner, because they do write interesting, provocative pieces and even intelligent and accurate pieces, is simply dead wrong … 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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