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Barry Kibrick: ‘Love Your Mistakes’
“Mistakes are your best assets. They hone your skills and develop your creativity. Don’t be afraid to make them, the more the merrier.” From Barry Kibrick Eric Metaxas the right-wing author and radio talk show host, once said when he was talking about one of his books and I’m paraphrasing: “We’re all a bunch a screw […]
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Skeptic Magazine: Michael Shermer- Interviewing Andrew Seidel: ‘Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American’
Source:The New Democrat “In this important new book, The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American, constitutional attorney and scholar at the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF), Andrew L. Seidel, begins by explaining what apparently religious language is doing in … Continue reading
Posted in Skeptic, The New Democrat
Tagged America, Andrew Seidel, Authoritarianism, Authoritarians, Big Government, Christian Conservatism, Christian Conservatives, Christian Nationalism, Christian Nationalists, Christian Right, Far-Right, Michael Shermer, Nationalism, Nationalists, New Right, Religious Conservatism, Religious Conservatives, Religious Right, Republican Party, Statism, Statists, Tea Party, Theocracy, Theocrats, United States
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The Washington Post: Opinion- Brian Lamb: ‘Washington is Full of Waste and C-SPAN Lets Us Wallow In It’
Source:The New Democrat “The Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN) broadcast from the House of Representatives for the first time in March 1979, uncovering a process shrouded in secrecy. C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb says how Americans use that transparency is still … Continue reading
Posted in Big Government
Tagged America, American Voters, Big Government, Brian Lamb, C-SPAN, Democracy, Government, Government Waste, Tax Dollars, Taxes, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Uncle Sam, United States, Voters, Washington, Washington DC
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The Onion: ‘Trump Base Celebrates President For Standing Up To The Constitution’
Source:The New Democrat From The Onion, which is not necessarily the news, but to be fair to Onion News that can also be said about The National Enquirer and Fox News. From The Onion “Enthusiastically praising the commander-in-chief for holding firm … Continue reading
Posted in The Onion
Tagged 116th Congress, America, Big Government, Border Wall, Donald Trump, Donald Trump Administration, Donald Trump Presidency, Donald Trump White House, Donald Trump's National Emergency, Far-Right, Fox News, FOX News Channel, Immigration, Nationalism, Nationalists, New Right, News Satire, Onion News, Political Humor, Political Satire, Rand Paul, Republican Party, Senator Rand Paul, The Onion, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, United States
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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 which … Continue reading
Posted in New Left, The New Democrat
Tagged 2018, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, America, Bernie Sanders, Big Government, Britain, Collectivism, Collectivists, Democratic Party, Democratic Socialism, Democratic-Socialists, Denmark, Elizabeth Bruenig, Far-Left, Finland, House Democrats, New Left, New York, New York City, Norway, Scandinavia, Social Democracy, Social Democrats, Socialism, Socialists, Sweden, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, United Kingdom, United States, Welfare Rights, Welfare State
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The Economist: Srdja Popovic Interviewing Bassem Youssef- Revolution For Dummies
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat What I would say about this is that it takes a special type of narcissist to want to be a dictator, let alone actually be a dictator. Regardless of whatever … Continue reading
Posted in Book TV
Tagged Authoritarianism, Authoritarians, Bassem Youssef, Big Government, Comedy, Dictators, Donald Trump, Donald Trump Administration, Donald Trump Presidency, Donald Trump White House, Narcissism, Narcissists, Nationalism, Nationalists, News Satire, Political Comedy, Political Satire, Revolution For Dummies, Srdja Popovic, Statism, Statists
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The New Republic: Opinion- John Judis: The Socialism America Needs Now
Source: This piece was originally posted at 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 … Continue reading
Posted in New Left
Tagged America, Ana Kasparian, Ben Mankiewicz, Bernie Sanders, Big Government, Che Guevara, China, Communism, Communists, Democratic Socialism, Democratic-Socialists, Far-Left, John Iadarola, John Judis, Marxism, Marxists, New Left, Social Democracy, Social Democrats, Socialism, Socialists, The Young Turks, TYT, United States, Welfare State
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Constitution Daily: Olivia Fitzpatrick- ‘Vice Presidential Profile Henry Wallace’: The Father of American Democratic Socialism
Source: The New Democrat “Scott Wallace: Henry A. Wallace was for the ‘common man’ and against the cold war.” From Real News Network Henry Wallace, is a very important figure in American politics as well as government and I believe in … Continue reading
Posted in New Left
Tagged 1948, 1948 Presidential Election, America, Big Government, Democratic Party, Democratic Socialism, Democratic-Socialists, Far-Left, Franklin Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt Administration, Franklin Roosevelt Presidency, Henry Wallace, Henry Wallace For President, New Left, Olivia Fitzpatrick, Paul Jay, Progressive Party, Real News Network, Scott Wallace, Social Democracy, Social Democrats, Socialism, Socialists, The 1940s, United States, Vice President Henry Wallace, Welfare State
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Constitution Daily: Staff- Happy Days Are Here Again: The 21st Amendment Repeals Prohibition
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat: Constitution Daily: Staff- Happy Days Are Here Again: The 21st Amendment Repeals Prohibition If you think the so-called War on Drugs in America goes back to 1971 which is way … Continue reading
Constitution Daily: No Taxation Without Representation!
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat It is not often that I blog about no taxation without representation and perhaps I should blog about it more, because it is a clear issue as well as constitutional … Continue reading
VOA News: Henry Ridgewell- ‘Greece Defiantly Rejects Europe’s Bailout Terms’
Source:VOA News– democracy in Greece. Source:The New Democrat “Voice of America (VOA) is the America’s largest[1][2][3] and oldest international broadcaster funded by the U.S. Congress.[4][5] VOA produces digital, TV, and radio content in 47 languages which it distributes to affiliate … Continue reading
Posted in VOA News
Tagged Big Government, Democratic Socialism, Democratic-Socialists, Europe, European Union, Far Left, Greece, Greek Bailout, Greek Debt, Greek Economy, Greek Socialism, Greek Socialists, Henry Ridgewell, New Left, Social Democracy, Social Democrats, Socialism, Socialists, Welfare State
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