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• Bigot Justice Has Created A Marriage Mess In Alabama

  

  A few days ago, U.S. District Judge Callie V.S. Granade issued a ruling that declared Alabama's ban on same-sex marriages to be unconstitutional. Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Bernie Calls For Rich To Pay A Fair Share Of FICA Taxes

  

  (This caricature of Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is by DonkeyHotey.) I just received this e-mail from Senator Bernie Sanders -- and as usual, he cuts righ... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• About 6 Out Of 10 Americans Believe Humans Evolved

  

  I couldn't let the birthday of Charles Darwin go by without noting the status of belief in his finding that humans evolved (like all other animals). Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• It's Time The U.S. Guaranteed Paid Sick Leave To Workers

  

  It is a sign of the power that business and corporate interests have over the United States government that this country does not guarantee any amount of paid... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Some Polls Mislead By Asking The Wrong Question

  

  The above image is from a recently released Gallup Poll (done between January 5th and 8th of a random national sample of 804 adults, with a 4 point margin of... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Did The Feds Plot To Assassinate Peaceful Demonstrators ?

  

  (The image above is from the website IBN Live.) Did that headline shock you? Do you think it is outrageous to even think it could be true that our government wa... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• President's Proposed Budget For 2016

  

  President Obama has submitted his proposed budget for 2016 (which would actually start in September of this year). These two charts, from the National Prioritie... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Current Political Landscape In The United States

  

  All of these charts are from a new AP-GfK Poll done between January 29th and February 2nd of a random national sample of 1,045 adults, with a margin of error... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• President's Speech Was Factual (And Constitutional)

  

  A few days ago, President Obama gave a speech at a Washington prayer breakfast. And right-wingers and evangelicals have been whining and howling ever since. The... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• This Is What The GOP Economic Policies Have Done

  

  This is only five of the Economic Policy Institute charts. There are ten of them, and they can all be found at Upworthy. If your blood pressure can take it, go... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Same-Sex Marriage Is Now Legal In Alabama

  

  The map above (from Think Progress) shows the new reality. A couple of weeks ago there were 36 states where same-sex couples could legally marry, but now that... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Hampshire Poll Shows The GOP Has A Problem

  

  In the past few days, I brought you two New Hampshire polls on next year's presidential race -- the NH1 Poll and the UNH / WMUR Poll. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Green Party Says U.S. Is Addicted To The "War On Drugs"

  

  The government has been lying to us for decades about drugs -- not just marijuana, but all drugs. And they continue to do it, because there are too many people... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Immunization Is NOT A Freedom Of Choice Issue

  

  There are still some people that refuse to abandon the notion that vaccinations cause autism. That was only shown in one study -- a study that has since been... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 3 Out Of 4 Americans Don't Know The Deficit Is Shrinking

  

  The Republicans have been spreading the lie that the Obama administration's spending is out of control, and has been increasing the federal budget deficit. And... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Opinion Of GOP Base On Who Should (& Should Not) Run

  

  The charts above were made from a YouGov Poll done between January 31st and February 1st of a random national sample of 1,000 Republicans, and has a margin of... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Great Answer To A Stupid Question

  

  (This photo of British actor and author Stephen Fry is from The Guardian.) There is a silly question that religious people love to ask us atheists -- What will... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Second Poll Of New Hampshire GOP Shows No Leader

  

  I brought you the NH1Poll of New Hampshire Republicans preferences for president last week. But a second poll was being done in that state, and has now been... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Muslim Extremists Are Not The Only Violent Theists

  

  (The image above is from the Library of Congress, and happened in Texas in 1916. It is the photo referenced in the article below.) Much has been made of the... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Unemployment Rate Rises By 0.1% In January

  

  On Friday, the Labor Department released it statistics on unemployment for January. It showed a respectable number of jobs was created last month -- about... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY