The presidential candidates are tussling over how far left to move policies, as Republicans take aim at their most liberal proposals.
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Calls for socialism during WWI were met with resistance in Maine
A glimpse of the climate of opinion faced by Maine radical voices during World War I and the ‘Red Scare.’
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Beware of the Democratic Party
Tax-paying voters should be aware of several things. One is the Democratic Party. The national party has been influenced by extremely liberal socialist candidates such as Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. They promote illegal open borders, free college education and free medical care without any mention or consideration of the costs or consequences. Zak Ringelstein, […]
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Battle over Medicare-for-all underway
It has begun. We are having a debate over socialism. Not over whether it’s fair to call Democrats socialists. Not over whether socialism has been good for Venezuela or some other faraway, unfortunate country. But no-kidding socialist policies right here in the United States. The press attention to a new study of the costs of […]
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Socialism will never be the answer for America
For the current generation, sometimes referred to as millennials, it appears one thing is more seductive than sex — and that’s socialism. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, and 28-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, winner of a New York Democratic primary, are the old and new faces of socialist America. Their platforms, it appears, hinge on the concept of […]
Posted inLetters
America going downhill
I have to agree with Neil Bourgoin (letter, Oct. 8) that the U.S. is “progressing toward socialism.” Especially with corporations, where the executives are furnished vehicles and all expenses are taken care of. Those same executives get free medical insurance, vacations with pay, stock options, meal expenses and a good retirement package with bonuses. Corporations […]
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N. Bourgoin: Obama promised change
As I was enjoying the celebration of the nation’s independence, remembering from decades past the freedom and liberty this country used to have, I was stunned that Nancy Pelosi would take that day to promote the failing Obamacare. Democrats will do anything (like she says … “by hook or by crook”) to promote their causes […]