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• More U.S. Adults Now Identify As Being LGBT

  

  I found these Gallup Poll numbers interesting. It seems that the percentage of United States adults that identify themselves as members of the LGBT community ha... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Does NOT Back Planned Parenthood Funding Ban

  

  One of Donald Trump's latest proposals is to block federal funding for any entity that performs, supports, or even tells people about an option of abortion. Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The U.S. Provides Military Aid To 3/4 Of World's Dictators

  

  (Cartoon image is by Peter Brookes in The Times.) Politicians of both political parties in the United States love to brag about how the U.S. is a force for... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Resoundingly Says NO To A Nobel Prize For Trump

  

  I thought it was a joke when I first heard it, but some Republicans in the 115th Congress are actually trying to nominate Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize. Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.N. General Assembly Rebukes Trump's Jerusalem Action

  

  Since World War II, the United States has been the leader of the free world. It had strong allies, and nations of all sizes looked to the U.S. for direction... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• It's Undeniable That Donald Trump Is A Racist

  

  (Cartoon image is by Chris Britt in the Illinois Times.) Trump supporters will deny that he is a racist. But they are ignoring an avalanche of facts to believe... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Texas Early Voting - Dem. Run-Off (30 Largest Counties)

  

  The Texas Democratic Party had some run-offs to be settled. Most prominently was in the race for Governor, where Lupe Valdez faced Andrew White. Valdez led in... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• School Deaths Outnumber Military Deaths In 2018

  

  The number of school children that have died as a result of being shot is larger than the number of American military personnel killed this year. Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Unemployment Rate For Minorities Higher Than For Whites

  

  The latest official unemployment rate for the United States is 3.9%. But that does not mean that is the unemployment rate for all groups. It is much higher for... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Palestinian Tells Us The Truth About Gaza Protests

  

  (This photo of Gaza protests, from the International Business Times, is by Bogdan Cristel / Reuters.) The Israeli government and the Trump administration would... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Is Guilty Of A Nixon-Like Abuse Of Power

  

  (The picture of Postmaster General Megan Brennan is from a USPS website. The photos of Trump and Nixon are in the public domain. Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• There Is No Legitimate Excuse To Oppose Background Checks

  

  The chart above is from a survey done by the Pew Research Center in 2017. With the continuation of school and other mass shootings in this country, I seriously... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Beto O'Rourke Offers More Than "Thoughts And Prayers"

  

  (Photo of Beto O'Rourke was found at website of KVIA News.) The United States averages more than one school shooting every week and one mass shooting every... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• There Have Been 22 School Shootings (I Blame Congress)

  

  On Friday, there was another school shooting -- this time in a Santa Fe, Texas, high school. Ten people were killed and several wounded. Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S. Health Care Still Poorest Of The Developed Nations

  

  Republicans will tell you that the United States has the best health care system in the world. If you are a corporate CEO, or you were born into a wealthy... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Here's A Big Difference Between O'Rourke And Cruz

  

  (These caricatures of Senate candidates in Texas, Beto O'Rourke and Ted Cruz, are by DonkeyHotey.) There are some in our society that say there's no difference... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Has Trump Made The U.S. More Safe From Terrorism ?

  

  Donald Trump likes to brag that he is making the United States safer from terrorism. He supports fear-based anti-immigrant policies to accomplish that. Are... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S.: Worse Wealth Distribution Than 3rd World Countries

  

  The United States, in modern times, has prided itself on being a nation that provided a decent living for most of its citizens -- a nation where wealth was... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Seven Charts That Should Shame All Americans

  

  The charts below are from Oxfam America. They show the number of Americans living in or near poverty, even though they are working at a full-time job. Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Tillerson Lobs A Shell Across Trump's Bow

  

  (This caricature of Rex Tillerson is by DonkeyHotey.) I thought Rex Tillerson was a terrible Secretary of State, and I've seldom agreed with him on anything. Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY