Tag Archives: Welfare Rights

History: ‘How Did Socialism Become a Dirty Word in America?’

Source:The New Democrat Before it became a dirty word, socialism was relatively popular in the United States. So, what happened? #HistoryChannel Subscribe for more HISTORY: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c… Read More: http://po.st/socialist_party Check out exclusive HISTORY content: Website – http://www.history.com /posts Facebook – … Continue reading

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The WAWG Blog: Andy Hailey- American Socialism: ‘Equally Empowers & Protecting All US Citizens’

“(A cycle of building, destroying, and now renewing/expanding) Even before FDR’s socially responsible New Deal and laws passed since, corporations and excessively wealthy individuals have been stealthily working to put our democracy in chains by neutering the Federal government, eliminating … Continue reading

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The Real News Network: Paul Jay- ‘Is Bernie Sanders Democratic Socialism, Socialism?’

“Sanders says that medicare for all, a living wage, and other reforms is the socialism that’s possible, but is he too reserved on strengthening public ownership? – with Jacqueline Luqman, Eugene Puryear, Norman Solomon and host Paul Jay” Apparently we … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: Elizabeth Bruenig: ‘This Is Not Your Grandfather’s Concept of Socialism’

Source: The New Democrat “After Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s primary win, columnist Elizabeth Bruenig explains why democratic socialism is taking off.” From The Washington Post Elizabeth Bruenig, is right that what’s called democratic socialism or social democracy, is not let’s just say it … Continue reading

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AlterNet: Alexandra Rosenmann- Why Noam Chomsky Won’t Call Himself a Modern-Day Liberal

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat: AlterNet: Alexandra Rosenmann- Why Noam Chomsky Won’t Call Himself a Modern-Day Liberal I’ve blogged a lot about Noam Chomsky over the last five years or so, because I find him … 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 … Continue reading

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Democratic Socialists USA: Myths About Democratic Socialism

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat: Democratic Socialists USA: Myths About Democratic Socialism With this piece, I’m going to layout as someone who is not a Socialist in any form, even in what I at least … Continue reading

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Brent Abrahamson: Video: President Franklin Roosevelt’s Second Bill of Rights Speech

. This post was originally posted at FRS FreeStates on WordPress When President Franklin D. Roosevelt became President in 1933 he obviously inherited the Great Depression and created the New Deal to respond to it. By the early 1940s, we … Continue reading

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