Sentences with phrase «champions of liberal»

As with the old champions of liberal consensus, they want to eliminate from academia those who do not broadly share their outlook.

The reactions to the attack on Charlie Hebdo highlight the odd affinity between the left and radical Islam and also draw attention to the unsung — and Augustinian — champions of liberal democracy: Satirists.

The result was that in the West, especially in Europe, Communists were able to pose, at least temporarily, as champions of liberal democracy.

City Council Watch attended a debate in the 6th Council District on Columbus Avenue this week, where we observed about four dozen elderly black and Jewish voters munch on cookies and fruit, and murmur amongst themselves about the slate of candidates who would presume to fill the shoes of the beloved CM Gale Brewer, champion of the liberal middle - class.

He is a champion of liberal causes, including rent control, and unions.

Unemployed graduate Maia - serial champion of liberal causes - is pregnant with a mixed - race child.

Not exact matches

Liberals hunting for a fiscally minded champion to take on Trudeau have the Bank of Canada governor in their sights

Promises to solve this foreign ownership data vacuum are welcomed by industry and policy stakeholders and if championed by the new Liberal government, will provide an essential step in the creation of appropriate policy responses.

But perhaps the most promising option, teased by a large group of tax law experts and vocally championed by prominent liberal economist Dean Baker, is for states to repeal their income taxes and replace them with employer - side payroll taxes.

Some of the energy policies that the Alberta Liberal Opposition will champion in the legislature include:

In thus explaining and championing religious pluralism on affirmative theological grounds rather than on negative or concessionary ones, liberal Protestants could make one of the more important of their distinctive contributions to the moral coherence «and consensus that our sprawling society needs but has found it difficult to maintain.

Indeed, in the late nineteenth century, the champions of professionalization and specialization in American higher education were themselves predominantly Christians — usually somewhat liberal Christians, but serious practicing Christians nonetheless.

Thus community is championed more in theory than in reality, more as an ideal of liberal universalism than as the diverse relational structures that impose themselves upon us in everyday life.

Bryan himself was a champion of the common man, and had actually supported two of the ACLU's earlier campaigns against threats to individual liberty» superpatriotism during World War I and cutthroat capitalism afterward» but the Scopes Trial and the subsequent treatment of it made him anathema to most of the liberal bien pensant left.

Pius IX, who had the longest tenure on the throne of Peter, from 1846 to 1878, since the hypothetical one by the Prince of the Apostles, on his election was hailed by many as a «liberal,» hopefully a champion of the unification of Italy.

«In this case, they will be able to choose between an anti-Trump liberal who has championed sanctuary cities and amnesty, voted to protect Obamacare, and helped Nancy Pelosi lead the assault on our Second Amendment rights — or a proven conservative with a strong record of delivering results for our community.»

He accused Saland of being a «a liberal Democrat collaborator,» which I interpret as a not - so - veiled reference to Saland's crossing of the aisle last summer along with three GOP colleagues to vote «yes» on the same - sex marriage bill championed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

(CNN)- Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley championed a series of progressive causes during a policy speech in Washington Thursday, touting his state's economic record as evidence that encouraging liberal social issues can lead to prosperity.

With former Gov. Mario Cuomo's death, liberals have lost one of their last, best champions, a proud populist who represented an older breed of Democrat.

It is most interesting that on many Democratic Party core Liberal issues that Mr. Brodsky comes down very much as a champion of them, while on the issue of the Shadow Government, he is far more Conservative than the co-opted NYS Republicans (whose dual interests seem only to be redistricting and fundraising).

Writing in the Sunday Times (paywall), the prime minister acknowledged there were «profound areas of disagreement» between the Liberal Democrats and members of the Conservative party, 91 of whom rebelled last week against a reform package for the upper house championed by Nick Clegg.

Mr. de Blasio has, at times, stumbled in prior attempts to make himself into a national figure championing liberal policies, but his appearances this week have made it clear that on matters of race, he speaks from a firmer, more familiar ground.

So - called «mainstream Conservatism», as championed by the likes of Conservative Home, reviles both the Liberal Democrats and the liberal wing of the Conservative party eLiberal Democrats and the liberal wing of the Conservative party eliberal wing of the Conservative party equally.

The governor proposed several initiatives that brought his platform further left towards liberal issues that de Blasio has been championing — such as increasing the minimum wage to $ 15 per hour, mandating 12 weeks of paid family leave and offering up $ 20 billion over the next five years to address homelessness by providing 20,000 more supportive housing beds and 100,000 units of affordable housing.

However, freedom of Information requests by the Welsh Liberal Democrats to Welsh health boards have revealed that at least six of the seven Health Boards in Wales have not set up their own whistleblowing hotline, whilst only two have established a «raising concerns champion».

Rovero is a gun owner and a fiscal conservative who is wary of some positions championed by his party's liberal wing.

But a new tableau was emerging this weekend from the Working Families Party convention, where Mr. Cuomo scored the labor - backed party's endorsement as he seeks re-election against an underfunded yet feisty Republican: Mr. de Blasio the savior, swooping in from City Hall to convince a party of disgruntled liberals that Mr. Cuomo, champion of corporate tax cuts, should be their gubernatorial candidate.

Myself and by Liberal Democrat colleagues have long been supporters of the campaign to extend the period for which farmers can average their profits, which has been championed by farming unions across Wales and the UK.

LEXINGTON, KY — Tajaih Robinson, a sophomore at Success Academy High School of the Liberal Arts, became the youngest African - American male to make it to the Lincoln Douglas quarter - finals in the Tournament of Champions» history.

To advocate the removal of employee rights in exchange for shares is to completely misunderstand Liberals reasons for championing employee ownership

He also championed the sort of uber - liberal policies that Silver's left - leaning Assembly conference was so appreciative of.

«I look forward to working with colleagues across the party to ensure that Liberal Democrats once again become the champions of rural Britain.»

It is important that we are aware that one of the Brexiteers» great champions is a member of the dangerous liberal metropolitan elite.»

The author crafts a unique perspective of Cuomo as liberal icon — especially as his day's most vocal and eloquent counterbalance to Ronald Reagan and the conservatism he championed.

It was a swift and stunning fall for a Democrat who held himself out as a champion of women and a liberal foil to President Donald Trump and who pledged to use his office to hold others accountable for abusing their power.

It's pretty clear,» said University of Maryland political scientist Robert Koulish, who said the second - term governor appears to be positioning himself as a hybrid: a centrist in the mold of Clinton who supports social policies championed by liberals like Sanders.

With her speech, titled «More Justice,» Ms. Mark - Viverito appeared to be claiming ownership of the issue of criminal justice reform — championed by many of her liberal colleagues on the Council — an issue that was mostly absent from Mayor Bill de Blasio's State of the City address last week.

Not just as a spouse who knows him intimately, but as a deft political mind in her own right: a feminist activist who understands grass - roots organizing, a liberal champion of the working class and an experienced author who has written speeches for leading New York officials.

As Patrick Wintour and Allegra Stratton report, he will unveil plans to give workers and company shareholders rights to curb spiralling boardroom pay as part of a Liberal Democrat - led drive to champion «responsible capitalism»

The Liberal Democrats are among Parliament's leading champions of the Human Rights Act.

I am pleased too that there will be additional support for education, bolstered by the  # 918 Pupil Deprivation Grant payment to schools for every child in receipt of free school meals, championed by the Welsh Liberal Democrats and forming part of the budget deal between the Government and two of the opposition parties.

An outspoken liberal, he championed efforts to reduce sentences for non-violent drug offenders — which Donovan opposed while he was head of the state District Attorneys Association.

Now, informally dressed and over a glass of beer on the back porch of his summer compound on Cape Cod, he interviewed me (in his capacity as a board member) for the position of executive director of the Council for Basic Education, a national organization which championed the liberal arts for all students at the pre-college level.

For nearly a half - century in the U.S. Senate, Mr. Kennedy was a steadfast champion of the working class and the poor, and a powerful liberal voice on health care, civil rights, and other issues, as well as education.

While this program, championed by liberals such as New York City's new mayor Bill de Blasio, might boost achievement for at - risk kids — it is part of Canada's initiative as well — it is also likely to add union jobs.

The introduction of free school meals in the first three years of primary school was a policy championed by the Liberal Democrats, under former leader Nick Clegg.

While her gallery's legacy is closely tied to these leading figures, Parsons also championed a diverse program of artists, showcasing work by women, gays and artists of color, reflecting her liberal and inclusive values, and eclectic tastes.

Media liberal pressure has prompted a stream of laws, regulations and directives to champion the criminal against the police, the child against the school, the patient against the hospital, the employee against the company, the soldier against the army, the borrower against the bank, the convict against the prison — there is a new case in the papers almost every day, and each victory is a small erosion of the efficiency and effectiveness of the institution.

The proposals gained support across the poltical parties with MEPs Arlene McCarthy and Klaus - Heiner Lehne championing on behalf of the Socialist and Democrats and centre - right EPP groupings and with MEPs Cecilia Wikstrom and Eva Lichtenberger rallying Liberal and Green groups» support.

Conservatives champion market forces — as do smart liberals — and financial incentives should be part of the climate agenda.