Even many Republicans recognize that the arts and culture are necessary public goods.

Social democrats believe that government programs that maintain and build infrastructure, support research that promises social progress, and develop human capital are money well-spent. All are threatened in Trump’s budget proposal.

Two United Way officers’ share their thoughts on “community hubs”: centers where citizens can connect with a range of services designed to promote inclusion.

Center-left social democrat parties across Europe are struggling against insurgencies from both the nationalist right and the socialist left.

Another take on the much talked about “crisis” of social democracy in Europe.

Social democracy in Europe: in disarry, according to this article.

How can Democrats win back non-urban voters?

A useful tool for tracking Trump’s assault on social democracy.

The Democratic Socialist Party (not social democrats, but a Marxist-Leninist party) has seen membership surge since the election of Donald Trump to the presidency.

Author, director of Campaign for the Welfare State (Norway), discusses problems facing social democracy in the current climate.

Despite Trump’s populist appeals, the author of this Washington Post column places the president squarely in the neo-liberal tradition of laissez-faire capitalism.

One of the central tenets of social democracy is laicism: a West Virginia school district offers Bible classes in public schools.

This weekly update from The Equal Voice looks at how average Americans are faring under the Trump administration.

Is Macron of the center-right, the center-left, or both, this article asks? By American standards, Macron would be considered a liberal Democrat, but in the social democrat dominated politics of Europe he is considered a centrist.

Trump may be the focus of attention these days, but concerned social democrats should keep their eyes on state legislatures, where newly emboldened right wing Republicans are planning a massive assault on social democratic principles and programs.