Tag Archives: New Left

The New Republic: David Dayen: ‘Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley Failed Their Black Lives Matter Test’

Source:The New Democrat First of all, its great to hear a politician go to a political group and event and tell them what they don’t want to hear. Especially when they are right and knowing that it might hurt them … Continue reading

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VOA News: Henry Ridgewell: ‘Greece Defiantly Rejects Europe’s Bailout Terms’

Source:VOA News– democracy in Greece. Source:The New Democrat   “Voice of America (VOA) is the America’s largest[1][2][3] and oldest international broadcaster funded by the U.S. Congress.[4][5] VOA produces digital, TV, and radio content in 47 languages which it distributes to affiliate … Continue reading

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Eric Schnurer: ‘A Modest Proposal: Stop Taxing The Rich’

Source:The New Democrat I’m thinking that Eric Schnurer wrote his US News column here with at least a touch of sarcasm. “Let the Republicans get their way and pass laws saying that the rich don’t have to pay anything and … Continue reading

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Plato Shrugs: ‘What is Communism Without The Spin?’

Source:The New Democrat “Communism is the most well-known competitor to classical liberalism. As a result, it is no surprise that communism is demonized in classical liberal societies; people don’t want other people trying to drastically change their way of life. … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig: ‘House GOP, White House Budget Overuse The Word Taxpayers’

Source:The New Republic– if TNR had their way, Tax Day would be a national holiday that they and other Socialists would celebrate. Source:The New Democrat  “Earlier this week, House Republicans released their budget for the 2016 fiscal year, “A Balanced … Continue reading

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The Hollywood Reporter: Victims of Hollywood’s Blacklist

. Source:The New Democrat I don’t think there’s anything more Un-American and Un-liberal democratic as punishing people simply because of what they believe and their politics. But that is what the U.S. House of Representatives decided to do in 1946-47 … Continue reading

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The Hill: Keith Laing: Senator Bernie Sanders: $1T Infrastructure Bill Would Be Cheaper Than Iraq War

Source:The New Democrat Bernie Sanders wouldn’t be Bernie Sanders if we wasn’t proposing things like a trillion-dollars in infrastructure investment to rebuild America. And I agree with him as far as the amount of money that we should invest to … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig: The Economist Magazine is Wrong About Welfare’s Impact on Family

Source:The New Democrat As far as disability insurance, if you are physically and mentally able to working, meaning you don’t suffer from some physical or mental condition that makes it hard if not impossible for you to work full-time, you … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: Michael Gerson: Are Democrats Stuck in 1979?

Source:The New Democrat Just to answer Mike Gerson’s title of his column, no. Democrats are not stuck in 1979, but some are. Pre-1976 and why the Democratic Party lost back-to-back presidential elections in 1968 and 72 and in 72 Senator … Continue reading

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Real Time With Bill Maher: Bernie Sanders Standing Up For Socialist Values

. Source:The New Democrat At risk of sounding simplistic, there’s a reason why we live on a planet with somewhere around a hundred-eighty countries or so and not live on a planet with no countries, but with one huge central … Continue reading

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