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• A Troubling Poll About Republican Beliefs

  

  If the results of this survey is close to right, and I believe it is, then the Republican base has a lot of very scary people in it. Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Terrorists In The West Are NOT Islamic Jihadists

  

  The chart above was made from a series of Rasmussen Polls, done between February of 2012 and February of 2015. The latest was done on February 20th and 21st of ... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why Is Equality So Distasteful To The Right ?

  

  On Sunday night, As she accepted her Academy Award, Patricia Arquette made the above statement in calling for equal rights for women in this country. It... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• "World Is Being Run By. . .Imbeciles Who Are Putting Us On"

  

  The following article was written by Green Party Shadow Cabinet member David Swanson. I believe he has a valid point. One of my favorite things that Mark Twain... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• How Could Anyone Vote For These Guys ?

  

  (This caricature of the most mentioned GOP presidential hopefuls in by DonkeyHotey.) I am a progressive. I freely and proudly admit that. Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Number One Military Power In The World ?

  

  The is from a new Gallup Poll -- taken between February 8th and 11th of a random national sample of 837 adults, with a 4 point margin of error. Frankly, I was... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Right-To-Work Laws Hurt Workers And Increase Inequality

  

  The states in red above have enacted "right to work" laws. These laws are couched as protecting workers, but what they actually do is allow employers to more... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Weekly Church Attendance Is Low In The United States

  

  Right-wing fundamentalists want Americans to believe the United States is a religious nation -- specifically a christian nation. Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Portrait Of The Non-Religious In The United States

  

  The chart above was made using 2012 numbers. Those numbers may be slightly higher in 2015 -- since the trend for decades now has been an increase in the number... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Religiosity And Atheism In The World And The U.S.

  

  The information in the graphs and charts above comes from a WINN-Gallup International Poll from 2012 (not connected to the more widely known Gallup Poll). But... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Racism Is Still Around And It's As Blatant As Ever

  

  I was angry when I saw this image the other day, because it happened in my home state. It's a picture of some students from Flower Mound (just north of the... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Say Same-Sex Marriage Bans Are Unconstitutional

  

  There are 37 states now where same-sex couples can legally get married, and another 9 states where the bans on same-sex marriage have been declared... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GP Says Racial Justice Requires New Economic Models

  

  We have made some progress toward racial equality in the United States, but the last few years have made it clear that we still have a long way to go. What can... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Texas Registers Its First Same-Sex Marriage

  

  A San Antonio federal judge ruled that the same-sex marriage ban in Texas was unconstitutional. That happened a couple of months ago, but that judge stayed his... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Wal-Mart Announces It Will Raise Worker Wages

  

  If you had any doubt that a giant corporation could be pressured into changing, then this should satisfy that doubt. After months of worker demonstrations, a... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Majority Of Americans Want Normalcy With Cuba

  

  For more than half a century now, the United States has treated Cuba differently than it treats any other country -- with an embargo on trade, a restriction on... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The President Presents A 5-Point Plan To Defeat Extremism

  

  Yesterday, President Obama gave an excellent speech at the Summit on Countering Violent Extremism. In it, he made it clear that this is not a battle between... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obamacare Is Still A Growing Nightmare For The GOP

  

  Last year's total sign-ups through Obamacare for private insurance purchases topped all expectations, and finished with more than 8 million people purchasing... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is The United States Still A "Puritanical" Country ?

  

  There is no doubt that prior to the late 1960's, the United States was a "puritanical" country. Nudity and sex were topics that could not be discussed openly,... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Clinton Vs. GOP Hopefuls IN Colorado, Iowa, And Virginia

  

  The Quinnipiac University Poll recently looked at three states that are considered by many to be "swing states" in the 2016 election -- Colorado, Iowa, and... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY