Tag Archives: Economic Freedom

Keith Hughes: What is a Liberal?

Source:The New Democrat Keith Hughes explained what is a Liberal in basically the first minute of this video and he even said that we all are a Liberal at least in some way. Because we all believe in liberty, equality, … Continue reading

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Politico Magazine: Will Marshall: ‘How to Save the Democratic Party From Itself’

Source:The New Democrat “For all the roller coaster drama of the battle to control the Senate, the midterm elections won’t really change much. No matter which party ends up with a majority, Americans will still wake up on Nov. 5 … Continue reading

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Wendell Willkie: The Classical Liberal

“Willkie about to board plane in 1940 campaign, Willkie waves and boards, Mrs. Willkie boards plane, Willkie working on plane, plane in flight, Willkie looks out window. 1940: FDR campaigning, Mrs. Roosevelt and Herbert Lehman in car with him, long … 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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Danielle Allen: ‘Equality in the Declaration of Independence’

Source:Amazon– Danielle Allen’s book about the Declaration of Independence. “The following text is excerpted from Our Declaration: A Reading of the ­Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality (Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2014) by Danielle Allen, UPS Foundation Professor in the … Continue reading

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

Source: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 poverty is already unacceptable. The more educated your … Continue reading

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The Economist: Inequality in America: How to be a True Progressive

Source:The New Democrat I’ve mentioned before that I do not qualify as a Progressive, at least from today’s popular definition of it, someone who believes in using government to make society better and fairer with new government social programs that … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: Steve Rosenthal: ‘American Politics Are Moving Left’

Source:The Washington Post– U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (Democrat, Massachusetts) Hey, Liz, if the Democratic Socialist label is good enough for Bernie Sanders, why not you as well? “Steve Rosenthal, a longtime Democratic strategist and former political director of the AFL-CIO, … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Mike Konczal: War on Poverty Turns 50: Three Lessons For Progressives Today

Source:The New Democrat This really should be lessons for today’s so-called Progressives. I’m looking for a word to describe someone who has a big centralize government program, policy or new tax to solve everyone’s problems for them. Which is how … Continue reading

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The White House: President Obama Speaks on Extending Emergency Unemployment Insurance

. Source:The New Democrat  The Democratic path to victory in 2014. It’s the economy stupid and make 2014 the Democratic economic vision vs. the Republican economic vision. Middle out bottom up economics that is about expanding economic freedom for everyone … Continue reading

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