Tag Archives: Students For a Democratic Society

The Film Archives: Book TV- U.S. Representative Bobby Rush- Interviewing Catherine Wilkerson: ‘The Legacy of The Weather Underground & The New Left Movement of The 1960s’

“Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) was a student activist movement in the United States that was one of the main representations of the New Left. The organization developed and expanded rapidly in the mid-1960s before dissolving at its last … 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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Allan Gregg: ‘Tom Hayden on His Life as a Political Activist’

Source:Allen Gregg– New-Left political activist Tom Hayden, talking to Canadian talk show host Allen Gregg. “Tom Hayden on His Life as a Political Activist.” Originally from Allen Gregg, but the video has since been deleted or blocked on YouTube. I … Continue reading

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George Will: ‘When Liberals Become Scolds’

Source:The FreeState I agree with George Will that the assassination of President John F. Kennedy changed America and changed the Left in America. But we disagree with how it changed Liberals and American liberalism, that really the Left changed. Now … Continue reading

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Mitch: Chicago 1968: The Democratic Convention

. Source:FreeState MD 1968 is when the Democratic Party changed and no longer became a Northeastern progressive party with a Southern coalition. Made up of people who basically make up the Religious-Right and Neoconservative wing of the Republican Party today. … Continue reading

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Jack Hammond: Students For a Democratic Society- To Change The World

Source:The Daily Journal I actually believe as a current affairs blogger that todays Occupy Wall Street movement was born in the 1960s as part of what was called the New-Left. Because if you look at where Students For a Democratic … Continue reading

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Revolution Volume I: The 1960s Counter Culture & Rise of The New Left

Source:Amazon– Roger Kimball’s book. Source:The Daily Press From Amazon “I’m into the study of revolutions, not the coopting of revolutionary rhetoric to sell capitalist merch. I’ve cut together clips of 1960s radicals discussing the politics of their time to give young … Continue reading

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Passionate Patriots: 1968 DNC Nightmare in Chicago

. Source:FRS FreeState The Democratic Party cost themselves the presidential election of 1968 and a chance to win the White House for a third straight time and 8-10 presidential elections, going back to 1932 with FDR. To go along with … Continue reading

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