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The New Republic: Jeet Heer: Sibling Rivalry: Democratic Socialists & Liberals

Source:The New Democrat What’s going on in the Democratic Party today reminds me of what was going on post-JFK assassination in the 1960s and into the 1970s. Even though I wasn’t born until 1975, of course I don’t remember seeing … Continue reading

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Brookings Institution: Dana Goldman: Why Bernie Sander’s Plan For Universal Health Care Is Only Half Right

Source:The New Democrat Actually, I believe Dana Goldman is being generous here and giving Senator Bernie Sanders too much credit here. I don’t believe Senator Sanders is even half right and is selling his supporters a Mercedes for the cost … Continue reading

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The New Republic: John Judis: ‘The Socialism America Needs Now’

Source:The New Democrat To give you an idea of what I believe socialism is and what it isn’t, I agree with John Judis at TNR that socialism has a couple layers, three if you include Chinese communism. But before that … Continue reading

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POLITICO Magazine: Paul Starr: Why Democrats Should Beware Bernie Sanders Socialism

Source:The New Democrat The main point I get from Paul Starr’s column are the differences between socialism and liberalism. And they’re not the same thing whether you’re talking about communism which of course is different from liberalism. Because liberalism is … Continue reading

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The American Prospect: Harold Meyerson- Bernie Sanders & The New Left

Source:The New Democrat Back in 2008 when then Senator Barack Obama was running for president, the New-Left in America which were predominantly Millennial’s in their twenties and Gen-Xer’s in their thirties and forties, overwhelmingly supported Senator Obama’s presidential campaign. Why? … Continue reading

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NBC News: YouTube Democratic Debate

Source:The New Democrat If you’re familiar with what I wrote about Hillary versus Bernie on Friday, you should know where I’m coming from here. Hillary, wants to be the pragmatic Progressive in this race who knows how to get things … Continue reading

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Jonathan Turley: Hardball With Chris Matthews- ‘Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Answer The Difference Between a Socialist & Progressive’

Source:MSNBC-Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary R. Clinton, on Hardball With Chris Matthews in 2016. “There was a curious moment recently in an interview with Hillary Clinton that might interest our political science and philosophy majors. Chris … Continue reading

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Eldridge Edison: U.S. Representative Bernie Sanders: On The Earned Income Tax Credit (1993)

Source:The New Democrat Anyone who actually interested in helping to move people out of poverty in America would be in favor of the Earned Income Tax Credit. Unless you’re an Ayn Randian who says that government has no role in … Continue reading

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Washington Free Beacon: This Week With George Stephanopoulos- Bernie Sanders Says He Would Raise Taxes On All Americans

Source:The New Democrat ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos, with his questioning here did a very good job at getting Senator Bernie Sanders to admit that everyone’s taxes will have to go up if you want to pay for all the Senator’s … Continue reading

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In These Times: Senator Bernie Sanders: ‘My Vision For Democratic Socialism in America’

Source:The New Democrat  What Senator Bernie Sanders laid out in his socialism speech is what I’ve argued that democratic socialism is. Not Marxism and economic state-ownership, but a large social insurance system better known as a welfare state to go … Continue reading

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