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Barry Kibrick: ‘Love Your Mistakes’
“Mistakes are your best assets. They hone your skills and develop your creativity. Don’t be afraid to make them, the more the merrier.” From Barry Kibrick Eric Metaxas the right-wing author and radio talk show host, once said when he was talking about one of his books and I’m paraphrasing: “We’re all a bunch a screw […]
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Category Archives: New Left
Dandelion Salad: Ellen Brown- ‘Funding A U.S. Green Deal Without Raising Taxes’
Source:The New Democrat From Ellen Brown: “As alarm bells sound over the advancing destruction of the environment, a variety of Green New Deal proposals have appeared in the US and Europe, along with some interesting academic debates about how to … Continue reading
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Tagged 116th Congress, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, America, Big Government, CBS News, Ellen Brown, Far-Left, Government Spending, Green New Deal, Green Party, New Left, Socialism, Socialists, Taxation, Taxes, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. House of Representatives, United States
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The Globalist: Richard Phillips- ‘Enter Alexandria O. Cortez, Socialist’
Source:The New Democrat “The word “socialist” is suddenly gaining currency in American politics. After decades of laying dormant, the term briefly reared its ugly head in Bernie Sanders’ run for the US presidency in 2016. But it quickly disappeared when … Continue reading
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Tagged 116th Congress, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, America, Communism, Communists, Democratic Party, Democratic Socialism, Democratic Socialists, Far-Left, Marxism, Marxists, New Left, Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Richard Phillips, Social Democracy, Social Democrats, Socialism, Socialists, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, United States, USA Today
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The Daily Beast: Opinion- Michael Tomasky: ‘A 70% Percent Tax Rate Isn’t Radical- Alexandria O. Cortez Has It Just Right’
Source:The New Democrat What Michael Tomasky failed to mention here ( and perhaps intentionally ) is that back in the 1950s and 70s when we had high tax rates of 70 and 91%, no one especially the rich were actually … Continue reading
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Tagged 116th Congress, 70% Tax Rate, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, America, American Capitalism, American Economy, Big Government, Capitalism, Democratic Socialism, Democratic Socialists, Far-Left, Jackson C. Davis, Michael Tomasky, New Left, Now This News, Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Social Democracy, Social Democrats, Socialism, Socialists, Taxation, Taxes, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. House, U.S. House of Representatives, Uncle Sam, United States
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TruthDig: Opinion- Scott Tucker: David McReynolds- Pacifist and Socialist, 1929-2018
Source: The New Democrat People talk about Democratic Socialist Senator Bernie Sanders, ( still but not for long the only self-described Socialist member of Congress ) as far as where his politics come from and the people and movements that … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Bernie Sanders, Big Government, Collectivism, Collectivists, David McReynolds, David McReynolds Career, David McReynolds Life, Democracy Now, Democratic Socialism, Democratic Socialists, Far-Left, New Left, Scott Tucker, Socialism, Socialists, United States, Welfare State
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Salon: Timothy Denevi- Hunter S. Thompson in Chicago, 1968: ‘The Battle For The Democratic Party’s Soul’
Source: The New Democrat If 1967 was the summer of love, then 1968 was the summer of discontentment, revolution, upheaval, whatever other big words that you prefer to voice a national unhappiness with the country and how things were going. … Continue reading
Sam Harris: Waking Up With Sam Harris- Mark Lilla: What Happened To Leftism
Source: The New Democrat It sort of pains me to say this (ha, ha) but this is an area where I agree with right-wing talk show host and writer Dennis Prager. He separates liberalism with what he calls leftism. Leftism … Continue reading
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Tagged Anarchism, Anarchists, ANTIFA, Collectivism, Collectivists, Communism, Communists, Dennis Prager, Far-Left, Identity Politics, Mark Lilla, Marxism, Marxists, New Left, Political Correctness, Political Correctness Movement, Sam Harris, Social Justice Warriors, Socialism, Socialists
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Bill Ayers: Notes On Violence
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Plus If you look at leftist social-democratic and counter-cultural movements from the 1960s and today, you have three different movements on the Left in America. The Martin L. King civil rights … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Goodman, Anarchism, Anarchists, ANTIFA, Bill Ayers, Communism, Communists, Democracy Now, Far-Left, Fascism, Fascists, Leftist Radicals, New Left, Socialism, Socialists, The Weather Underground, Violence
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TruthDig: Opinion- Chris Hedges: How ANTIFA Mirrors The Alt-Right
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Dr. Martin L. King has a lot of beautiful and famous quotes as most of us know. And he has this one quote on violence that goes like this. “Hate … Continue reading
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Tagged Alt-Right, Anarchism, Anarchists, ANTIFA, Bernie Sanders, Chris Hedges, Communism, Communists, Dr. Martin Luther King, Far-Left, Far-Right, Fascism, Fascists, Martin Luther King, Marxism, Marxists, Nazis, Neo-Nazis, New Left, New Right, Socialism, Socialists
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TruthOut: Richard Wolff- Varney & Company: Richard Wolff Debates Stuart Varney on Socialism
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat If Richard Wolff was truly an Marxist he would be calling for the elimination of private wealth and ownership all together. Since Communists at least in the Marxist and Leninist … Continue reading
TruthDig: Natasha Hakimi Zapata- Economist Richard Wolff’s Take on Conservative, Liberal, Socialists, & Communists
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat “The renowned Marxist professor offers his understanding of the meanings of words commonly used to describe “ways of organizing political life in a community.” – 2017/07/12” I agree and disagree … Continue reading
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Tagged American Politics, Center Right, Center-Left, Communist State, Conservatism, Conservatives, Democratic Socialism, Democratic Socialists, Far-Left, Far-Right, Liberal Democracy, Liberalism, Liberals, Natasha Hakimi Zapata, Nationalism, Richard Wolff, Social Democracy, Social Democrats, Socialism, Socialists, Theocracy
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