W. E. Smith, Editor, The Social Democrat
With so many online news sites already active on the Web, the question arises, why The Social Democrat? What motivated me to… Continue Reading
By W. E. Smith, Editor, The Social Democrat
(1) The Current American System of Work Falls Short of Social Democratic Ideals
Unfortunately the system of working… Continue Reading
W. E. Smith, Editor, The Social Democrat
Sweden has long been a bellwether of social democracy. The following excerpt admirably sums up Sweden’s accomplishments:
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Police State: “a political unit characterized by repressive governmental control of political, economic, and social life,… Continue Reading
Part I of a Three-Part Article
By W. E. Smith, Editor, The Social Democrat
At no time since the days of official apartheid has the American Left been more focused… Continue Reading
Part II of a Three-Part Article
W. E. Smith, Editor, The Social Democrat
It is of course indisputable that prior to the latter part of the 20th Century America was… Continue Reading
Part III of a Three-Part Article
W. E. Smith, Editor, The Social Democrat
The Prevailing Left discourse on race is a protean, hydra-headed monster, one with a seeming… Continue Reading
W. E. Smith, Editor, The Social Democrat
After Bernie Sanders unabashedly announced, during the recent presidential campaign, that he is a socialist, the term experienced… Continue Reading
One in a series of occasional articles on ideas we like, though we acknowledge their time has not yet come
W. E. Smith, Editor, The Social Democrat
Nothing is… Continue Reading
The American economic system is cruel in many ways, but perhaps the cruelest is the manner in which it intentionally consigns, as a matter of policy, several millions of our fellow… Continue Reading
W. E. Smith, Editor, The Social Democrat
If one single element of the GOP’s recent plans to restructure Obamacare could be said to have doomed their efforts it… Continue Reading
W. E. Smith, Editor, The Social Democrat
The election of Donald Trump to the presidency last year both stunned and appalled those on the left of America’s political… Continue Reading
W. E. Smith, Editor, The Social Democrat
Any analysis of social democracy will inevitably include a discussion of the welfare state. And indeed, the welfare state, broadly… Continue Reading
W. E. Smith, Editor, The Social Democrat
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program or TANF, is the U.S. government’s primary system of support for indigent… Continue Reading
Dave Seyler, writing in the Outer Banks Beacon, takes aim at North Carolina's Republican senators Richard Burr and Thom Tillis on their opposition to living wages.
If… Continue Reading