Tag Archives: 2014

Brad Delong: Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby and the Decay of Welfare Capitalism

Equitable Growth: Blog: Brad Delong: Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby and the Decay of Welfare Capitalism ‘Welfare capitalism’ is just another way of saying democratic socialism. Democratic socialism is an economic system common in Europe and Canada to a certain extent … Continue reading

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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

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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

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Danielle Allen: ‘Equality in the Declaration of Independence’

Source:Amazon– Danielle Allen’s book about the Declaration of Independence. “The following text is excerpted from Our Declaration: A Reading of the ­Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality (Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2014) by Danielle Allen, UPS Foundation Professor in the … Continue reading

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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

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The New Republic: Danny Vinik: ‘President Obama’s Promise to Not Raise Taxes on the Middle Class Makes Governing Harder’

The New Republic: Opinion: Danny Vinik: President Obama’s Promise to Not Raise Taxes on the Middle Class Makes Governing Harder I’m just going to be real here and say that Socialists have this belief that if government especially the federal … Continue reading

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Slate Magazine: Jamelle Bouie: Neocons Already Destroyed Iraq

Slate: Opinion: Jamelle Bouie: The Neocons Already Destroyed Iraq Once There’s an old American expression “fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me”. Which basically translates if you are dumb enough to get fooled multiple times … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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