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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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The GOP Is Tarnishing Its Own Image
The Bush administration, without a doubt, hurt the image of Republicans. While talking about "compassionate conservatism", Bush turned out to be one of the leas... Read more
Posted on 14 December 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Economic Terrorists
The American public seems to think that the only danger this country faces is from outside groups (like international terrorists). Read more
Posted on 14 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Least Respected Senator
The folks over at Public Policy Polling, after doing some polling since the election, have determined that the least respected senator on Capitol Hill (at... Read more
Posted on 14 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Reducing Drug Use
The quote above is about cutting drug use, but the truth is that it would have several beneficial effects for society. It would not only be a huge savings,... Read more
Posted on 14 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Texas Still Leads The Nation In Executions
We are finishing up the final few days of 2012, and that means it's time for the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty to release its annual report. Read more
Posted on 13 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Rick Perry Shuts Down Planned Parenthood
As most Texans know, Rick Perry doesn't have any real political beliefs -- unless those beliefs can make him some money or get him elected to political office.... Read more
Posted on 13 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Taxes For Killing
I totally agree with this gentleman. If the Republicans can whine about what their federal taxes are being used for (and that is something they do all the time)... Read more
Posted on 13 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
2014 Starts Gender Fairness In Insurance
This is just one more inequity that was fixed by the passage of Obamacare. Currently, private insurance companies charge women higher premiums for the same... Read more
Posted on 13 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
6 Million Children Will Die In 2013
Shouldn't we be at least a little bit ashamed about this? We can spend more than $1.6 billion on a presidential campaign in this country (and when other... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Per Capita GDP
The economic pundits would like for us to believe the recession is over. After all the corporations are making record-breaking profits and Wall Street is passin... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
"Right To Work" Is Wrong For Workers
Republicans are now trying to push the so-called "right to work" laws to be passed in more states. Right now Michigan is in the vanguard of this push, but... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Homelessness
Outside of the number of people experiencing food insecurity in this country, perhaps the most shameful thing is the number of homeless people. Read more
Posted on 12 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Food Stamps
The Republicans want to cut the amount of money the federal government spends on food stamps (and free lunches for poor school children). Read more
Posted on 12 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Backs Obama On Immigration Reform
As the last election and a multitude of polls have shown, the Republicans are on the wrong end of a lot of issues -- at least as far as the majority of voters... Read more
Posted on 11 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Corporate Profits And Taxes
The Republicans want Americans to believe that corporations are struggling, and a primary reason for that struggling is because they are being forced to pay an... Read more
Posted on 11 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
7,240 Hate Crime Offenses In U.S. In 2011
In a free and diverse nation, a nation populated primarily by immigrants from around the world (and their descendants), hate crimes are a particularly... Read more
Posted on 11 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Tax Plan Won't Affect Small Businesses
The argument that Republicans have been trying to put forth in defending the tax cuts for the top 2% is that it would hurt small businesses. Of course, that's... Read more
Posted on 11 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Chavez Returns To Cuba For Third Surgery
It's now looking like President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela may be losing his battle with cancer. Chavez recently won another term as president in Venezuela's... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Last 11 Year's Growth In Support For Same-Sex Marriage Has Been Huge
The charts below are from The Business Insider. They are from a study done by the Pew Research Center (released at the end of April this year). Read more
Posted on 10 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Study Says Fox Viewers Not Very Bright
(Image is from the blog called To Be Free.)If you've ever thought that the sheep who get all their information from watching Fox News couldn't be very smart,... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY