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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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The Atlantic: Josh Freedman & Michael Lind: ‘The Past & Future of America’s Social Contract’
Source:The Atlantic with a look at the so-called American social contract. Source:The New Democrat “In the 20th century, the United States moved from an economy based on high wages and reliable benefits to a system of low wages and cheap … Continue reading
Posted in New Left, The New Democrat
Tagged 2013, America, Big Government, Collectivism, Collectivists, Democratic Socialism, Democratic Socialists, Far Left, Josh Freedman, Michael Lind, New Left, Social Democracy, Social Democrats, Socialism, Socialists, The Atlantic, U.S. Government, United States, Washington, Washington DC, Welfare State
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The New America Foundation: Michael Lind: ‘The Next Social Contract’
Source:New America Foundation– from Michael Lind’s book. Source:The New Democrat “The American social contract—the implicit division of obligations among individuals, families, employers, communities, and government—has long needed an update. Policies, programs, and assumptions designed for the single-earner families and industrial … Continue reading
Posted in New America Foundation, The New Democrat
Tagged 2013, America, American Economy, Big Government, Collectivism, Democratic Socialism, Far Left, Michael Lind, New America Foundation, New Left, Social Democracy, Socialism, The Intelligent Channel, United States, Washington, Washington DC, Welfare State
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VOA News: ‘Non-Believers Create Political Pressure Group’
Source:VOA News with a look at American Atheism. “Polls show that at least six percent of Americans do not believe in God, but their numbers are not reflected in Congress. VOA religion reporter Jerome Socolovsky reports from Washington that a … Continue reading
Posted in Originals, VOA News
Tagged 113th Congress, 1st Amendment, 2013, America, Atheism, Atheists, Cold War, Collectivism, Collectivists, Communism, Communists, Far Left, Freedom of Religion, Leftism, Leftists, New Left, Socialism, Socialists, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Government, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, United States, VOA News, Voice of America, Washington, Washington DC
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New York Times: Annie Lowrey: ‘Ending Poverty by Giving the Poor Money’
Source:New York Times columnist Annie Lowrey. “Can you alleviate poverty by just giving money to the poor? It seems like a tautology, sure. But for development experts, it is a subject of serious research. Say you give $100 to a … Continue reading
Posted in New Left, Originals
Tagged 2013, America, Annie Lowry, Big Government, Cash Payments, Collectivism, Collectivists, Democratic Socialism, Democratic Socialists, Far Left, Job Training, Manhattan, New Left, New York, New York City, New York Times, Poverty, Poverty in America, Socialism, Socialists, United States, Welfare State
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Economist’s View: Ezra Klein: ‘No One Really Believes in Equality of Opportunity’
Source:The Washington Post– we get the government that we pay for. “Everyone in American life professes to believe in equality of opportunity. But nobody really believes in it. … You can’t have real equality of opportunity without equality of outcome. … Continue reading
Posted in Originals, The Washington Post
Tagged 2013, America, Big Government, Collectivism, Collectivists, Democratic Socialism, Democratic Socialists, Ezra Klein, Far Left, Mark Thoma, New Left, Social Democracy, Social Democrats, Socialism, Socialists, The Washington Post, U.S. Capitol, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, United States, Washington, Washington DC, Washington Post, Welfare State
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The New Republic: Michael Kinsley: ‘Paul Krugman’s Misguided Moral Crusade Against Austerity’
Source:The New Republic with an article about New York Times left-wing columnist Paul Krugman. “Feeling perhaps that columnist Paul Krugman hasn’t made the point emphatically enough, The New York Times Monday published an op-ed shocker by two academics with the … Continue reading
Posted in Originals, TNR
Tagged 2013, America, American Economy, Austerity, Big Government, Collectivism, Collectivists, Deficit Reduction, Democratic Socialism, Democratic Socialists, Far Left, Manhattan, Michael Kinsley, National Debt, New Left, New York, New York City, New York Times, Paul Krugman, Socialism, Socialists, U.S. Government, United States, Washington, Washington DC, Welfare State
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The Film Archives: ‘The War on Drugs is a Failure’
Source:The Film Archives– with a humorous look at the War On Drugs. You can also see this post on Blogger. “The War on Drugs is a campaign of prohibition and foreign military aid and military intervention being undertaken by the United … Continue reading
Posted in Originals, War on Drugs
Tagged Amazon, America, Authoritarianism, Authoritarians, Big Government, Collectivism, Collectivists, Illegal Narcotics, Marijuana, Nanny State, Narcotics, President Richard Nixon, President Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Richard Nixon Administration, Richard Nixon Presidency, Richard Nixon White House, Ronald Reagan, Ronald Reagan Administration, Ronald Reagan Presidency, Ronald Reagan White House, The 1970s, The 1980s, United States, War on Drugs
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The New Republic: Cass R. Sunstein: ‘Why Paternalism is Our Friend’
Source:The New Republic– New York City Nanny, I mean Mayor (call it a slip of the tongue) Michael Bloomberg. “The nanny state is in the news. A lot of people have been outraged by Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s effort to restrict … Continue reading
Posted in New Left, Originals
Tagged 2013, America, Authoritarianism, Authoritarians, Big Government, Cass Sunstein, Chris Hughes, Collectivism, Collectivists, Communism, Communists, Far Left, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, Nanny State, Nanny Statism, Nanny Statists, New Left, New York, New York City, Paternalism, Paternalists, Reason, Reason Magazine, Socialism, Socialists, The New Republic, United States
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Karen Nussbaum: ‘New Culture War Addresses Fairness of Wealth Allocation’
Source:Working America– leader and labor union organizer Karen Nussbaum. Source:FRS FreeState “Jonathan Haidt has an interesting post, “Of Freedom and Fairness: The new culture war is about economic issues, and the side that better sells its idea of fairness will … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, AFL-CIO, America, American Economy, Big Government, Collectivism, Collectivists, Democracy Journal, Democratic Party, Democratic Socialism, Democratic Socialists, Far Left, Jonathan Haidt, Karen Nussbaum, Laure Flanders, New Left, Socialism, Socialists, The Democratic Strategist, The Laura Flanders Show, United States, Welfare State, Working America
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