Tag Archives: American Capitalism

The Baseline Scenario: Opinion- James Kwak- The Importance of Fairness: A New Economic Vision For The Democratic Party

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Plus Economic fairness and social justice even is a good debate in the Democratic Party and it seems to becoming from two wings in it. From the Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren social … Continue reading

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C-SPAN: President Bill Clinton’s 1993 Inaugural Address: The New Democrats Come to Power

Before Bill Clinton became President of the United States, Liberal Democrats were seen as tax and spenders, soft on Crime, soft on defense, soft on welfare, anti-private enterprise, anti-success, anti-wealth, pro-centralize power, “that the Federal Government had all the answers … Continue reading

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America’s Job Training System: Better than You Think (And Smaller Too)’

Source:The New America Foundation– Vice President Joseph R. Biden (Democrat, Delaware) “In his 2014 State of the Union address, the President charged Vice President Biden to conduct a review of the country’s federal employment and training programs to ensure that … Continue reading

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The Hamilton Project: Melissa Kearney & Lesley Turner- ‘Press Release: Supporting America’s Struggling Lower-Middle-Class Families’

Source:The Hamilton Project– is a Washington think tank. Source:The New Democrat “Washington, DC – On December 4th, The Hamilton Project at Brookings hosted a forum on opportunities to support America’s struggling lower-middle-class. Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin kicked … Continue reading

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The Democratic Strategist: Opinion: Robert Creamer: How to Fight Economic Inequality

The Democratic Strategist: Robert Creamer: How to Fight Epidemic Economic Inequality This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger Perhaps someone should explain to me how someone with a good education, who works hard and is very … Continue reading

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U.S. Senate Democrats: Video: Ironworker Ron Borza Emphasizes The Need For Infrastructure Investments

Ironworker Ron Borza Emphasizes The Need For Infrastructure Investments – YouTube. Infrastructure investment is important to the manufacturing industry because of the tools and parts that would be needed to do this work. Which creates work, jobs, contracts and money … Continue reading

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Chris Van Hollen: Video: U.S. Rep. Van Hollen Discusses Democratic Caucus Meeting With President Obama

Van Hollen discusses Democratic Caucus meeting with President Obama – YouTube. President Obama would be smart to bring in some Senate Democrats and Republicans who are knowledgable and interested. And in position of leadership to deal with infrastructure investment and … Continue reading

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AP: Raw Video: President Obama Challenge GOP to Accept Corporate Tax Deal

Obama Challenge GOP to Accept Corporate Tax Deal – YouTube. I like the idea of giving business’s that invest in America tax cuts and make that as part of tax reform. That any dollar they make inside the United States … Continue reading

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VOA News: Rebels with a Cause Slam Corporate Greed

“Sounds like the Symbionese Liberation Army of the 21st Century. The Symbionese from the early and mid 1970s were also New-Left if not Far-Left radicals who were fed up with poverty and corporate gr…” Source: This piece was originally posted … Continue reading

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Quartz: Opinion: Josh Freedman: “Big Business Isn’t Investing in People Anymore, so Big Government Has to”: The Role of Government in a Liberal Democracy

Big business isn’t investing in people anymore, so big government has to – Quartz. What Josh Freedman was talking about in his blog was basically turning America into a Swedish style welfare-state. Where the only thing Americans would be able … Continue reading

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