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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 New Republic: Jeet Heer: Sibling Rivalry: Democratic Socialists & Liberals
Source: The New Democrat What’s going on in the Democratic Party today reminds me of what was going on post-JFK assassination in the 1960s and into the 1970s. Even though I wasn’t born until 1975, of course I don’t remember … Continue reading
Posted in The New Democrat, TNR
Tagged 115Th Congress, 2017, America, Bernie Sanders, California Republic, Democratic Party, Democratic Socialism, Democratic-Socialists, Democrats, Far-Left, House Democrats, House Minority Leader, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Jeet Heer, Nancy Pelosi, New Left, Progressives, San Francisco, Senate Democrats, Social Democracy, Social Democrats, Socialism, Socialist Republic of Vermont, Socialists, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, United States, Vermont, Washington, Washington DC
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Brookings Institution: Vanessa Williamson: Back Without Popular Demand- Tax Cuts For The Wealthy & Tax Hikes For The Middle Class
Source:The New Democrat If you’re going to talk about tax reform especially if you’re saying you’re proposing it which is what President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans are saying that they’re doing, you should at the very least know what … Continue reading
Posted in Brookings Video, The New Democrat
Tagged 115Th Congress, 2017, America, American Economy, Chuck Schumer, Congressional Democrats, Congressional Republicans, Donald Trump, Donald Trump Administration, Donald Trump Presidency, Donald Trump White House, House Democrats, House Republicans, Josh Boak, Middle Class, Middle Class Tax Hike, Middle Class Tax Increase, Middle Class Taxes, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, Paul Ryan, Senate Democrats, Senate Republicans, Tax Cuts, Tax Hikes, Tax Increases, Tax Reform, Taxes, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, United States, Vanessa Williamson, Washington, Washington DC
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Brookings Institution: Dana Goldman: ‘Why Bernie Sander’s Plan For Universal Health Care Is Only Half Right’
Source:Brookings Institution– Senator Bernie Sanders (Socialist, Vermont) holding a press conference introducing his Medicare For All plan. Source:The New Democrat “Sen. Bernie Sanders plans to introduce his universal health care bill Wednesday; it is likely to serve as a litmus … Continue reading
Posted in Brookings Video, The New Democrat
Tagged 115Th Congress, 2017, America, American Economy, Ana Kasparian, Bernie Sanders, Dana Goldman, Democratic Party, Far-Left, Health Care, Health Insurance, Huffington Post, Jimmy Dore, Medicare For All, New Left, Ron Placone, Single Payer, Socialism, Socialist Republic of Vermont, Socialists, Taxation, Taxes, The Young Turks, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. Senate, United States, Vermont, Washington, Washington DC
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The New Republic: John Judis: The Socialism America Needs Now
Source:The New Democrat To give you an idea of what I believe socialism is and what it isn’t, I agree with John Judis at TNR that socialism has a couple layers, three if you include Chinese communism. But before that … Continue reading
Posted in The New Democrat, TNR
Tagged 115h Congress, 2017, America, Ana Kasparian, Ben Mankiewicz, Bernie Sanders, Big Government, Che Guevara, China, Communism, Communists, Democratic Socialism, Democratic-Socialists, Far-Left, John Iadarola, John Judis, Marxism, Marxists, New Left, Senate Democrats, Social Democracy, Social Democrats, Socialism, Socialist Republic of Vermont, Socialists, The Young Turks, TYT, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. Senate, United States, Vermont, Washington, Washington DC, Welfare State
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Brookings Institution: Molly Reynolds: Limitations of The Senate Filibuster
Source:The New Democrat Warning! This article is only for truly hard-core political and Congressional junkies and people who haven’t slept in days and need to fall asleep real quick. Great bedtime reading for your hard-core insomniacs. Because this is not … Continue reading
Posted in Brookings Video, The New Democrat
Tagged 115Th Congress, 2017, America, Chuck Schumer, Congressional Rules, Democratic Party, Filibuster, Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, Molly Reynolds, Republican Party, Senate Democrats, Senate Filibuster, Senate Majority Leader, Senate Minority Leader, Senate Republicans, Senate Rules, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. Senate, United States, Washington, Washington DC
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The Baseline Scenario: James Kwak: The Importance of Fairness
Source:The New Democrat Economic fairness and social justice even is a good debate in the Democratic Party and it seems to becoming from two wings in it. From the Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren social democratic wing that believes the problem with … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, The New Democrat
Tagged 115Th Congress, 2017, America, Chuck Schumer, Democratic Party, James Kwak, Senate Democrats, Senate Minority Leader, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. Senate, United States, Washington, Washington DC
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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
Posted in JFK, The New Democrat
Tagged America, Boston, Center Left, Center Right, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Democratic Party, Kennedy Family, Liberalism, Liberals, Massachusetts, Meet The Press, NBC News, The 1950s, The 1960s, The Kennedys, The White House, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, United States, Washington, Washington DC
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Slate Magazine: Karina Longworth: ‘The Hollywood Ten Paid The Price For Refusing to Answer The $64 Question’
Source:The Daily Review “The hearings on what the House Un-American Activities Committee called “the communist infiltration of the motion-picture industry” began on Oct. 20, 1947. At the insistence of lawyers representing the 19 “unfriendly” witnesses brought before the committee, the … Continue reading
Posted in Slate Video, The Daily Review
Tagged 70th Congress, Censorship, Communism, Communists, Communists in Hollywood, Far-Left, Far-Right, Fascism, Fascists, Herbert Biberman, Hollywood, Hollywood Ten, House Un-American Activities Committee, Karina Longworth, Neoconservatism, Neoconservatives, Political Correctness, Samuel Ornitz, State Fascism, The 1940s, The 1950s, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives
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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
Posted in The Hill, The New Democrat
Tagged 114th Congress, 2016, 2016 Presidential Election, America, Bernie Sanders, Bernie Sanders For President, Bill Press, Center Right, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton For President, Liberal Democracy, Liberalism, Liberals, New York, Senate Democrats, Senator Bernie Sanders, The White House, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. Senate, United States, Vermont, Washington, Washington DC
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