Tag Archives: Welfare State

The Washington Post: Elizabeth Bruenig: ‘This Is Not Your Grandfather’s Concept of Socialism’

Source:The New Democrat  “After Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s primary win, columnist Elizabeth Bruenig explains why democratic socialism is taking off… From The Washington Post Elizabeth Bruenig, is right that what’s called democratic socialism or social democracy, is not let’s just say it which … Continue reading

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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

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Constitution Daily: Olivia Fitzpatrick: ‘Vice Presidential Profile Henry Wallace’

Source: The New Democrat “Scott Wallace: Henry A. Wallace was for the ‘common man’ and against the cold war.” From Real News Network Henry Wallace, is a very important figure in American politics as well as government and I believe in … 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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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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Real Time With Bill Maher: Center-Left Democrats vs. Occupy Wall Street

Source:The Daily Press Bill Maher has this idea that since there’s a Democrat in the White House, that President Obama should govern like Dennis Kucinich. What he doesn’t seem to understand, is that President Obama and Representative Kucinich come from … Continue reading

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Heritage Foundation: Evan Sayet- ‘How Modern Liberals Think’

“HERITAGE FOUNDATION: “How Modern Liberals Think.” Originally from The Heritage Foundation, but that video has since been deleted or blocked on YouTube. As an actual Liberal myself and not someone who just calls myself a Liberal, but someone who actually … Continue reading

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Allan Gregg: Christopher Hitchens On Bill Clinton

Source:The New Democrat  I’m not a mind-reader obviously, but Chris Hitchens was an admitted Socialist and was his whole life. Even though late in his career he became more of a Neoconservative on foreign policy and national security. He supported … Continue reading

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Brad Delong: Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby and the Decay of Welfare Capitalism

Equitable Growth: Blog: Brad Delong: Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby and the Decay of Welfare Capitalism ‘Welfare capitalism’ is just another way of saying democratic socialism. Democratic socialism is an economic system common in Europe and Canada to a certain extent … Continue reading

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