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• I Can

  My name is Ben I am a 69 year old white American man.I can do, say, and be all of these things without fear (as can my family).I stand with my black brothers an... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• George W. Bush Calls For An End To Racism In U.S.

  

  The following statement was released by former President George W. Bush: Laura and I are anguished by the brutal suffocation of George Floyd and disturbed by th... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Can Trump Run As A "Law & Order" President?

  

  Donald Trump was planning to run for re-election as the president who created a great economy. It was never true, but the current recession makes it impossible... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Medical Examiner Says Floyd's Death Is A HOMICIDE

  

  The document above is the report from the Hennepin County Medical Examiner regarding the death of George Floyd. Note that the manner of death is listed as... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• We Have A Police Violence Problem. How Can We Fix It?

  

  We have a problem here in the United States. It is a problem of police violence -- especially against African-Americans. It's not a new problem. Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Still Prefers Controlling COVID-19 Over Reopening

  

  The charts above are from the latest ABC News / Washington Post Poll -- done between May 25th and 28th of a national sample of 1,001 adults, with a 3.5 point... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Two-Thirds Of Americans Now Support Same-Sex Marriage

  

  Just a little over a decade ago, a majority of Americans opposed allowing members of the same sex to marry. But in the last 12 years or so, there's has been a... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Powerful Statement On Racism

  

  The following powerful and thought-provoking op-ed is by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. It was first printed in the Los Angeles Times. What was your first reaction when... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Growth Of COVID-19 Cases/Deaths Since Texas Re-Opened

  

  The chart numbers are from The COVID Tracking Project. They cover the month of May (after Texas re-opened on May 1st). Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• ABC/WAPO Poll Shows Biden's Lead Is Growing

  

  The charts above reflect the results of a new ABC News / Washington Post Poll -- done between May 25th and 28th of a national sample of 1,001 adults, with a... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Message Of Reason And Hope From Rep. John Lewis

  

  While Donald Trump does his best to incite the violence of right-wingers, using the protests of the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, other... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Growth Of COVID-19 Cases In Each State In The Last Week

  These numbers are from The COVID Tracking Project.The first number for each state is the number of cases they had on 5/23/20. The second number is the number... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Of The Minneapolis Rioting Is From Outside Groups

  

  For several days now, there have been protests in Minneapolis and other cities around the nation. These protesters are demonstrating against the police... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Inequality In The United States Is Growing More Unequal

  

  We already had a nation that was unequal before Donald Trump became president. It was due to the failed Republican "trickle-down" economic policy that has been... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Has The Minneapolis Police Murder Hurt Klobuchar?

  

  The chart above reflects the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between March 23rd and 26th of 1500 adults nationwide, with a 3.2 point margi... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Charges Are Finally Filed Against Minneapolis Policeman

  

  The images above are the charging instrument filed against Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Chauvin has been arrested finally. Frankly... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Occupant Of The White House Is Mentally Deranged

  

  Is Donald Trump a mentally deranged individual? His actions certainly seem to indicate that. Here's how Kevin Drum describes it in Mother Jones: In the past... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Another 2.123 Million Workers Filed For Unemployment

  

  The Labor Department released its statistics for unemployment claims filed in the week ending 5/23/20. The total was 2,123,000 new claims filed. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• This Virus Can't Be Tolerated Any Longer In The U.S.

  

  (This cartoon image is by Ed Hall at Artizans.com.) We have learned recently that the Coronavirus pandemic has been hitting minority communities harder than... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Poll Shows Most Voters Support Mail-In Voting

  

  The charts above reflect the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between May 23rd and 26th of a national sample of 1,157 registered voters,... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY