Tag Archives: Washington

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

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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

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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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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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Slate Magazine: Issac Chotiner Interviewing Norm Ornstein- The Fight Over Antonin Scalia’s SCOTUS Replacement

Source:The New Democrat I would love to say I’m even surprised to see Senate Leader Mitch McConnell and Chairman Chuck Grassley and their flat-out obstructionism when to comes to filling Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. But … 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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The New Republic: Hanif Willis: Abdurraqif- America’s Most Electable Fictional Presidents

Source:The Daily Review Hey, what do you know. The New Republic with an article not only worth sharing, but commenting on and blogging about all in one. Maybe they’re partially only dead and when they’re finally sold and hopefully bought … Continue reading

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Reelz Channel: Steve Patterson- The Kennedys in Culture

Source:The Daily Review The Kennedys, which I don’t believe was a great mini-series, but it was a very accurate series about The Kennedys. And showed Jack, Bobby and Jackie, for what they were. Not for how their followers want to … Continue reading

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NBC News: NBC News-YouTube Democratic Debate

Source:The New Democrat If you’re familiar with what I wrote about Hillary versus Bernie on Friday, you should know where I’m coming from here. Hillary, wants to be the pragmatic Progressive in this race who knows how to get things … 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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