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• Social Security COLA Raise Will Be 1.7% For 2015

  

  There is both good news and bad news for Social Security recipients this year. The good news is that there will be a cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) in... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S. Leads All Developed Nations (In Homeless Children)

  

  (Cartoon image is by Bill Day at cagle.com.) I have discussed before on this blog about the huge number of children living in poverty in the United States --... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Reapealing Obamacare Presents A Dilemma For Republicans

  

  As the image above shows, there are millions of Americans now covered with health insurance that could not afford it in the past -- and the health exchanges hav... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Wealth And Income Gap Is Still Growing

  

  The chart above, from Mother Jones, gives a vivid illustration of what has happened regarding income since the Republicans instituted their "trickle-down"... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• First Snow

  

  The Texas Panhandle got its first snow of the year yesterday. These two pictures were taken standing in my front door. In our part of Amarillo we only got... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Does A Personal God Exist - Or Just An Impersonal Force ?

  

  These two charts are from the Religious News Service. It concerns god. A lot of religious people say they believe in god -- but what do they mean by god? Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Sanctity Of Marriage? Really?

  

  One of the primary reasons the fundamentalist right gives for opposing same-sex marriage is that it would destroy the "sanctity" of marriage, which they conside... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Impeach The President? Do It Or Shut Up!

  

  The right-wing GOP nuts in Congress have been whining for years now about how they are considering a move to impeach the president. I think they know they... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 2015 Premium Prices Expose The Outrageous GOP Lie

  

  The Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010, but it wasn't fully implemented until this year. That gave the Republicans four years to tell outrageous lies about... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Americans Drink Alcohol - At Least Occasionally

  

  I'm not too sure this has anything to do with politics -- unless you think the voters were drunk last Tuesday, or you are afraid the non-drinkers will try... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Green Party Says Austerity Doesn't Work

  

  The following article is about "austerity" -- and why it can never work to cure a struggling economy in this country (or in other capitalist nations). Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Our Divided Country Assures 2 More Years Of Gridlock

  

  All of the charts in this post were made from information in a new Pew Research Center survey (done between November 6th and 9th of a random national sample of... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Support For "Fracking" Has Cratered In The Last 20 Months

  

  This chart was made from information contained in a new survey from the Pew Research Center. The survey was conducted between November 6th and 9th of a random... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Can Warren Instill Courage In Senate Democratic Leaders ?

  

  Some of us remember the fist few years of the Obama administration -- when Sen. Harry Reid (the Majority Leader in the Senate) gave in to the Republicans far to... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Money Does Matter In Our Federal Elections

  

  Does money matter in our federal elections -- the elections that decide who will go to the Senate and the House of Representatives? It certainly does! Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Will Nevada Be The Next State To Legalize Marijuana ?

  

  (This image of marijuana is from shoutout.com.) There are now four state (Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Alaska) and the District of Columbia that have... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• More Victories For Equal Marriage Rights

  

  Another small victory for equal rights was accomplished on Wednesday as a federal judge in Charleston (South Carolina) ruled that the state's ban on same-sex... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Does The New Congress Represent You ?

  

  It is just a sad fact in America that the groups that have little (or no) representation in Congress tend to get ignored when legislation is passed. Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• One-Third Of Americans Say The Health Care System Doesn't Work Well For Them

  

  The chart above is from a rather large survey done by the Gallup Poll, of a random national sample of 110,835 adults between March 21st and October 31st of... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Senate Candidate Blasts Texas Democratic Party Leadership

  

  Below is the election night speech of Dr. David Alameel (pictured), the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas for the 2014 election. Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY