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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
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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
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W. E. Smith, Editor, The Social Democrat
In February, 1952 an historic winter storm struck coastal New England.… Continue Reading
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By Linda Kinne, courtesy the Outer Banks Beacon
Related story: Sexism in the Age of Trump: Part one
Women on the political left are beyond horrified that Donald Trump… Continue Reading
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By Dave Seyler, courtesy the Outer Banks Beacon
A couple of months ago, I had bloodwork done at the local government facility. Paid about $95 for it up front. A couple of… Continue Reading
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W. E. Smith, Editor, The Social Democrat
This year's French presidential campaign, which ended May 7 with the election of Emmanuel Macron, was extraordinary in the… Continue Reading
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By Linda Kinne, courtesy the Outer Banks Beacon
Countless women saw it. Few of us will forget it. That room full of gray-suited, gray-haired or balding men sitting at a huge… Continue Reading
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May 11—In an interview with New York Times columnist Ross Douthat (not a favorite of TSD, and ignore his column's title), Democratic Senator from Connecticut Chris Murphy shares his thoughts on how the Democratic Party might dig itself out of its current hole and challenge the "five-alarm fire" presented by the co-opting of our democracy by a cabal bent on turning the nation into an elective dictatorship. Getting less strident on divisive culture-war issues, getting the money out of politics and "de-rigging" an economy set up to make the rich richer while everyone else is lucky to run in place, are among his salient suggestions.
