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The New Republic: Noam Scheiber: Bed Wetting Leftists: Democrats Who Freak Out Over Setbacks

Source:The New Democrat There’s a faction in the Democratic Party, the far-left fringe,  as well as the broader far-left in America, who, to put it simply, make the perfect the enemy of the good. Any Democrat who doesn’t give them … Continue reading

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Slate Magazine: Dave Weigel: Sarah Palin vs. Beltway Republicans

Source:The New DemocratIf Rick Santorum and Sarah Palin are the faces of Conservatism in America in 2014, then we might as well start planning its funeral and Liberals can declare victory in this ongoing ideological war of some 50 years … Continue reading

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Slate Magazine: Dave Weigel: Why the Left is Better Without the Democratic Party

Source:The New Democrat  It’s generally not a good idea to compare American politics with British politics because the center left in America is not nearly as far to the left as the British center today, but especially 30 or 40 … Continue reading

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The Hill: Judd Gregg: Progressives Play With Words, Truth

Source:The New Democrat When I think of liberalism, I look to the United States Constitution, the Bill of Rights, our Constitutional Amendments. Because that is where the core of liberalism is whether it is. Modern or classical and the reason … Continue reading

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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

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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

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Josh Freedman: ‘Big Business Isn’t Investing in People Anymore, so Big Government Has To’

Source:Quartz– President Barack H. Obama (Democrat, Illinois) 44th President of the United States. Productive investments and social spending are essential to a healthy advanced society. Yet US president Barack Obama’s proposal to cut Social Security benefits and the bipartisan idea … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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