Tag Archives: 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 Economist: Richard Davies Interviewing Zanny Minton-Beddoes- Time to Rethink Retirement

    Source: This piece was originally posted at 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 … 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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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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Economist’s View: Opinion- Ezra Klein: ‘No One Really Believes in Equality of Opportunity’: What Equality of Opportunity is

Source: Economist’s View: Opinion- Ezra Klein: ‘No One Really Believes in Equality of Opportunity’. I do not want this post to be very partisan lets say ideologically because Liberals and so-called not really Progressives tend to be Democratic. And yes they … Continue reading

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The Intelligent Channel: Michael Lind- ‘The Global Roots of The 2008 Crash’

Source:The Intelligent Channel– talking to economist Michael Lind on his version of The Social Contract. “Michael Lind, Policy Director of the New America Foundation’s Economic Growth Program and author of Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States … Continue reading

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The Intelligent Channel: Michael Lind- ‘On The Need For Economic Reform – in The Social Contract’

Source:The Intelligent Channel– talking to economist Michael Lind on his version of The Social Contract. “Michael Lind, Policy Director of the New America Foundation’s Economic Growth Program and author of Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States … Continue reading

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