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• Did The White Officer In Ferguson Commit Murder ?

  

  We are still waiting to see what the Grand Jury in St. Louis County (Missouri) will decide in the case of white Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson. Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Krugman Says President Was Right To Act On Immigration

  

  Noted economist Paul Krugman thinks the president acted appropriately in issuing his executive order on immigration. This is what he wrote in his New York... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• CNN Fooled By A DFA Fund-Raiser Disguised As A Poll ?

  

  Washington (CNN) -- Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren -- not Hillary Clinton -- is the top progressive choice for president in 2016, according to a new poll.... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most People Think Stores Start X-Mas Season Too Early

  

  When I was a child, Halloween and Thanksgiving and Christmas were all separate holidays. Each had their own "season", and the next didn't start until the last... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Poem

  

  (Image is from theatlantic.com.) HELL BENT ON DESTRUCTION by Brian McLaughlin Our country hell bent on destruction So few caring about its direction The... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Canadian View Of Our President

  

  Image is from the Twitter of Rick Strandlof, and was found at Addicting Info. Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 57% In U.S. Willing To Give Up Freedoms For Safety

  

  I found this poll to be more than a little depressing. As you probably know, the congressional reaction to the 9/11 tragedy was to pass the Patriot Act -- a... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Republicans Whine, Moan, And Make Empty Threats

  

  Since the president announced he will be trying to fix some of our badly broken immigration system by issuing an executive order, the congressional Republicans... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• President Obama Had To Act Because Congress Wouldn't Act

  

  This week President Obama took unilateral action to do what he could to fix our badly broken immigration system. He didn't fix all the problems in that system,... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public's Opinion Of Federal Government Agencies

  

  These charts were made from a new Gallup Poll (done on November 11th and 12th of a random national sample of 1,020 adults, with a margin of error of 4 points). Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 2014 Was A Non-Voting Election - Not A Wave Election

  

  I am still hearing some pundits calling the recent election a "wave" election -- inferring that the voters gave Republicans a mandate to institute their... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Couple More Small Steps Toward Equality In The U.S.

  

  Two more states have joined the ranks of those where it is legal for same-sex couples to marry. The first was South Carolina, where a federal judge ruled on... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Candidates Popular With Base - But Not The Public

  

  I thought these poll numbers were interesting. They come from a YouGov Poll taken between November 8th and 10th of a random national sample of 1,000 adults (wit... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Economic Fairness And Growth Must Coexist In A Capitalism

  

  The two charts above were made from a Rasmussen Poll conducted on November 16th and 17th of a random national sample of 1,000 likely voters. Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obama Ready To Take Unilateral Action On Immigration

  

  The continuing GOP narrative on President Obama is that he is soft on undocumented immigrants. For years now they have been telling us that the president, unlik... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Screwed-Up State Policies On Marriage

  

  If you're on any social media sites, then you'll probably recognize the photo above (from CNN). It is of 80 year old multiple murderer Charles Manson and the... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Super-Rich Are Destroying Our Economy (& Democracy)

  

  The Republicans have already tilted the economic playing field to favor the rich, and that has resulted in almost all new income flowing into the pockets of... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Senate Kills The Keystone XL Pipeline (For Now)

  

  Republicans (and a few Big Oil lovers among the Democrats) tried to get the Keystone XL pipeline approved yesterday -- but they fell short by one vote. Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• There Are 20.6 Million Low-Wage Workers (& Getting Worse)

  

  There has been a lot of talk lately about raising the minimum wage to a "livable" level -- recognizing that even a single person can't live on the current... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is It Time To Consider Changing Or Even Banning Football ?

  

  (This image of football violence is from the website SHED Avenue.) “Football is a moral abomination. We’re not just talking about people limping at the age of... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY