Monday, February 8, 2016

"isms" in the news

The section ideology in 2305 covers pertinent terms. Here's an example of their use in the media.

These are limited to progressivism, populism, libertarianism and democratic socialism. Scroll them if you wish - we might want to talk about how the terms are used, and if they jive with any of the dictionary definitions we would have covered in class.

- The Clinton-Sanders Fight: What Does It Mean to Be Progressive?
- Democrats Debate: What Is A Progressive And Who Wants To Be One?
- The progressive crack up.
- Bernie Sanders and the New Populism.
- Toward a Conservative Populism.
- Rand Paul's Campaign Proved Libertarianism and Conservatism Are Antithetical.
- With Rand Paul’s Exit, Has the “Libertarian Moment” Died Once Again?
- Most are democratic socialists; just don’t know it.
- Democratic socialism might be inevitable in America, even if Bernie Sanders loses.
- The Libertarian Populist Agenda.