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• 18 Senate Republicans Vote To Shut Down The Government

  

  (This caricature of Ted Cruz is by DonkeyHotey) A government shutdown was averted Thursday. The Senate passed the House budget bill on a vote of 79 to 18. Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• House Republicans Pass Odious Obamacare Repeal Bill

  

  “They have this vote tattooed on them. This is a scar they will carry.” - House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) The House Republicans finally passed... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Real Effect Of Trump's Tax Proposal

  

  Donald Trump has proposed huge tax cuts. Corporations, Wall Street, and the rich will get huge tax cuts, while the rest of Americans (the bottom 90%) will get... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Free Speech Must Include Offensive Speech To Exist At All

  

  (This image of Berkley's Free Speech Movement in mid-1960's is from YouTube.) I am old enough to remember when students at the University of California at... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Lead Poisoning Of Our Children Is Underreported In U.S.

  

  We've all heard about the lead poisoning in Flint, Michigan -- which could seriously affect the children of that city. But most people don't realize that Flint... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S. Has A Lower % Of Middle Class Citizens Than Europe

  

  The charts on this page (from the Pew Research Center) reflect the middle class in the United States and in various European nations. The chart above shows the... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Another Black Life Did Not Matter To Police

  

  The young man pictured here is Jordan Edwards -- a fifteen-year-old 9th grader with over a 3.5 grade point average. He has never been in legal trouble. Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Loses "Bigly" In The New Spending Bill

  

  (Caricature of Donald Trump is by DonkeyHotey.) Donald Trump took the opportunity to speak from the White House yesterday in praise of the bipartisan deal... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Shutdown Averted As The Republicans Back Down

  

  (This image of a fight in the U.S. Congress in 1798 is from rememberingtherepublic.blogspot.com.) It looks like a government shutdown won't happen -- at least... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Has An Envy Of Authoritarian Leaders

  

  We have known for a while now about Donald Trump's admiration for Vladimir Putin of Russia, but that doesn't seem to be the only authoritarian leader he envies. Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obamacare Is Not The Problem - Insurance Companies Are

  

  The following post is by Dr. Cathleen London, and is from the Portland Press Herald. Dr. London makes a point that progressives have been trying to make for... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Will Joe Biden Be The Choice Of Democrats In 2020 ?

  

  Democrats are unified in their opposition to Donald Trump, and the odious policies he has put forth. And quietly, Joe Biden is emerging as one of the leading... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Displays His Cowardice For All To See

  

  Only one president has failed to show for the White House Correspondent's Dinner since Richard Nixon (right before he was forced to resign). Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Raising The Minimum Wage To $15 Would Be Good For U.S.

  

  The following is just the executive summary of an excellent article by David Cooper at the Economic Policy Institute. It details how raising the minimum wage... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Liberals And Young People Are Abandoning Religion

  

  I thought these charts, from fivethirtyeight.com, were interesting. The first shows the growing abandonment of religion by American liberals in each age group. Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Cowboys Fill Needs With Their Draft Picks

  

  Regular readers will know that I am a huge fan of the Dallas Cowboys, and I also love the NFL draft -- so the last three days have been a lot of fun for me. Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Damage Trump Has Done To Workers In 100 Days

  

  Donald Trump is bragging about all he has accomplished in his first 100 days in office. While any positive accomplishments are arguable, there is no doubt that... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• NBC Shows Trump's First 100 Days "By The Numbers"

  The following is from the NBC News website: "I thought [this job] would be easier," the president told Reuters. Yet here's another way to look at Trump's 100... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Don't Think Congress Can Do A Fair Investigation

  

  Americans don't have much faith in Congress conducting a fair, impartial, and thorough investigation of the ties the Trump campaign had to Russia in the 2016... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most People Think It's Too Easy To Buy A Gun In U.S.

  

  Last year, when Rasmussen asked this question, only 44% said it was too easy to buy a gun in the United States. That has now climbed to a slim majority of 51%. Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY