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President Volodmyr Zelenskyy: The Trump Peace Plan
“President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that Ukraine has to confront the possibility of losing its dignity or risking the loss of a key partner as it figures out how to respond to a U.S. peace proposal to end Russia-Ukraine conflict. (Produced by Elaine Carroll).” Source:Associated Press with a look at President Volodmyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine. […]
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NBA-TV: The Detroit Pistons Reign of the Late 1980s Early 1990s
Source:The New Democrat I don’t know if there’s been a franchise that had a team of an era that better represented the city they represented than the Bad Boys Detroit Pistons of the late 1980s early 1990s. Detroit is the … Continue reading
Basketball Breakdown: ‘The Jordan Rules Explained: How Michael Jordan Was Defended By The Pistons’
Source:Basketball Breakdown– with a look at the Detroit Pistons Jordan Rules. Source:The New Democrat “Coach Nick uses Game 6 of the 1989 Eastern Conference Finals to demonstrate the defensive philosophies used by the Detroit Pistons under Chuck Daly to stop … Continue reading
Posted in NBA Classic, The New Democrat
Tagged 1989, 1989 NBA Season, 1990, America, Bad Boys Pistons, Chicago, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Stadium, Detroit Pistons, Illinois, Isaiah Thomas, Michael Jordan, National Basketball Association, NBA, NBA History, The 1980s, The 1990s, The Jordan Rules, United States
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The New Republic: Dean Starkman: Closing the Racial Wealth Gap
The New Republic: Opinion: Dean Starkman: Closing the Racial Wealth Gap It is true that even since the American civil rights movement that even though African-Americans are doing better than they were pre-civil rights that they still have a large … Continue reading
Posted in The New Democrat, TNR
Tagged 2014, America, American Economy, Big Government, Collectivism, Collectivists, Dean Starkman, Democratic Socialism, Democratic Socialists, Far Left, New Left, Social Democracy, Social Democrats, Socialism, Socialists, United States, Welfare State
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The Washington Post: EJ Dionne: The Vital Incoherent Center
Source:The New Democrat Again it depends on what you mean by liberal and conservative and you do lump Religious Conservatives, Neoconservatives and Libertarians in with Conservatives on the Right and do you lump in Progressives and Socialists, or Social Democrats … Continue reading
Brookings Institution: Melissa S. Kearney & Benjamin Harris: Fighting Poverty Needs to be a National Priority
Source:The New Democrat This blog covers and writes about poverty a lot as it should. But writing about something a lot can make it difficult to put things in a new an interesting way and makes it difficult to sound … Continue reading
Brookings Institution: Sr. Semone Campbell- Political Faith Has Consequences
Source:The New Democrat The American Left, especially the Far-Left, gets stereotyped as being Atheist. This is reinforced by MSNBC at any point when they are talking about religion. Ditto, Salon, The Nation, the AlterNet or Bill Maher. But, there’s also … Continue reading
Posted in Brookings Video, The New Democrat
Tagged 2014, America, Brookings Institution, Catholic Democrats, Center Right, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Liberal Democracy, Liberalism, Liberals, Progressive Protestants, Religious Left, Religious Liberals, Religious Progressives, Religious Socialists, Sr. Semone Campbell, United States, Washington, Washington DC
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The Economist: Richard Davies Interviewing Zanny Minton-Beddoes- Time to Rethink Retirement
Source:The New Democrat This emphasizes the great need for improving the skills of workers, especially in America which ranks 39th in the world in education. That 1 in 5 Americans lives in poverty is already unacceptable. The more educated your … Continue reading
Posted in The Economist, The New Democrat
Tagged 2014, Aging Population, America, Capitalism, Center Right, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Economic Freedom, Economic Liberalism, Education, Individual Freedom, Individual Retirement Accounts, Job Training, Liberal Democracy, Liberalism, Liberals, Pensions, Private Enterprise, Retirement, Retirement Income, Retirement System, Richard Davies, Social Security, Social Security Plus, United States, Zanny Minton-Beddoes
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The New Republic: Jeffrey Rosen- Schuette Decision: Supreme Court Supported Precedent
Source:The New Democrat Jeff Rosen, as almost always, hit it on the mark today in his column in The New Republic. He said that whether you agree with the Supreme Court decision on affirmative action at the University of Michigan … Continue reading
Posted in The New Democrat, TNR
Tagged 2014, America, CBS Evening News, CBS News, Jeffrey Rosen, Judicial Restraint, Michigan Affirmative Action Case, Michigan Ban on Affirmative Action, Scott Pelley, Supreme Court Precedent, U.S. Government, United States, United States Supreme Court, Washington, Washington DC
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Slate Magazine: Jay Porter: A Small Business Owner’s Care For Raising the Minimum Wage
Source:The New Democrat There are several reasons why I’m in favor of raising the Federal minimum wage. Minimum wage workers are under paid for the work that they do and the services that they perform for their employers. Cashier handle … Continue reading
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