Tag Archives: Liberalism

NBC News: John F. Kennedy on Meet The Press Through The Years

Source:The New Democrat John Kennedy, was perfect for NBC’s Meet The Press, because he was so quick. The people there liked him and knew that he could not only answer their questions, but wanted to do it and answer them … Continue reading

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Lyle Denniston: Where do Abortion Rights go From Here?

Source:The New Democrat I thought on this beautiful warm morning in the nation’s capital (the capital of the free world) that I would blog about something as unifying as abortion. Where there’s such an absolute consensus, arguing against it is … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: Jonathan Turley: ‘Voters Want a Revolution- Here’s What That Would Take’

Source:The New Democrat The problem that Social Democrats have in America, the so-called Bernie Sanders movement, is that they don’t live in a social democracy. So much of what they want to do simply can’t happen with the way our … Continue reading

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Crash Course: Craig Benzine- ‘Federalism: Crash Course Government and Politics’

Source:Crash Course– American federalism. Source:The New Democrat “In which Craig Benzine teaches you about federalism, or the idea that in the United States, power is divided between the national government and the 50 state governments. Craig will teach you about … Continue reading

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The Hill: Bill Press: Who’s The Real Liberal- Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders?’

Source:The New Democrat You want to talk about European social democracy and Far-Left socialist politics in America, or do you want to talk about Center-Left pragmatic progressive and liberal politics in America? If you want democratic socialism and social democracy, … Continue reading

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The New America Foundation: Lara Burt- TANF and Teachers: How Current Policies Are Keeping Single Mothers Down & Out of School

Source:The New Democrat It’s not that TANF or the Temporary Assistance For Needy Families, hasn’t succeed, because it has. Take away the Great Recession and we’re not looking at a twenty-percent poverty rate today, because under TANF low-income parents are … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: Ishaan Tharoor: ‘U.S. Democrats Are Embracing The Term Liberal’

Source:The Washington Post– “Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders wait for his arrival in downtown on Tuesday in Concord, N.H.” From The Washington Post. Source:The New Democrat “According to a new Pew poll, more Democratic voters are identifying with … Continue reading

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James Patterson: Freedom is Not Enough: The Moynihan Report

Source:The New Democrat What I take from Freedom is Not Enough from the James Patterson book is that freedom is not free. Unless you have the skills to get yourself the job that earns you the income to live as … Continue reading

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BookTV: Lesley Stahl Interviewing Gil Troy- The Age of Clinton

Source:The New Democrat I guess I generally agree with Gil Troy about Bill Clinton, but perhaps I would put it differently. I don’t see Bill Clinton as either a Centrist, or a Conservative, or a Center-Right Republican. Someone who would be … Continue reading

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Crash Course: Craig Benzine- ‘The Bicameral Congress: Crash Course Government and Politics’

Source:Crash Course– with a look at the United States Congress. Source:The New Democrat “In which Craig Benzine teaches you about the United States Congress, and why it’s bicameral, and what bicameral means. Craig tells you what the Senate and House … Continue reading

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