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• Position Of Presidential Candidates On The Political Scale

  

  This survey was done by the YouGov Poll between June 6th and 8th of a random national sample of 1,000 adults (and has about a 4 point margin of error). This... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• We Have Met The Enemy And He Is US !

  

  (Photo found on the Facebook page of KHARY.) The following is an e-mail I received from my friend and fellow blogger, Brian McLaughlin. I liked it a lot, and... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Clinton's Announcement Lays Out 4 Policy Goals

  

  (This caricature of Hillary Clinton is by the inimitable DonkeyHotey.) A couple of days ago, Hillary Clinton made her campaign for the Democratic presidential... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• American Public Is Becoming More Liberal

  

  The American public has become more liberal -- and conservatives have lost their plurality among that public (with moderates now holding the plurality at 38%).... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Americans Coming To Grip With Their Dark History ?

  

  These charts are made from a new YouGov Poll done between June 5th and 7th of a random national sample of 1,000 adults, with a 4.1 point margin of error. I... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Reich Says We Must End Corporate Welfare

  

  (This cartoon is by Darl Cagle at cagle.com.) Another excellent post from Robert Reich on his own blog: Corporations aren’t people, despite what the Supreme... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Ohio Democrats/Republicans Presidential Preference

  

  Public Policy Polling surveyed Ohio Democrats and Republicans on their presidential preferences between June 4th and 7th. About 360 Democrats were queried... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• House Democrats Stop The TPP - At Least For Now

  

  The graphic above is a feel-good one for those of us opposed to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), but it may be a bit premature. The TPP was stopped on Frida... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Chafee Campaign Stumbles Out Of The Starting Block

  

  (This caricature of presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee is by DonkeyHotey.) The campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination now has four candidates... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Income Inequality - Why Won't The Media Report On It ?

  

  (Photo of Texas progressive, Jim Hightower, is from hightower.com.) Income inequality is one of, if not the most important issues in this country. Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Growth Of Support For Legal Same-Sex Marriage 2005-2015

  

  As we wait for the Supreme Court to finally decide that state bans on same-sex marriage are unconstitutional (hopefully), I bring you one more survey on the... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• It's Time For Citizens To Overrule The Supreme Court

  (Cartoon image of free speech is by Chan Lowe in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.) Thanks to a misguided Supreme Court decision, billions of dollars have flowed... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Do Americans Really Want A Third Major Political Party ?

  

  This chart reflects the results of a new Rasmussen Poll -- done between June 4th and 7th of a random national sample of 952 likely voters, with a 3 point... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The GOP's Fear Campaign Seems To Be Working

  

  The Republican's have been recently trying to scare Americans -- using the recent success of ISIS in Iraq and Syria. They want Americans to think that we must... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Nancy Reagan Supports Hillary Clinton For President

  

  (This photo and quote were found at Next Generation America.) Former First Lady (and wife of right-wing icon Ronald Reagan) Nancy Reagan said: “The time for a... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Green Party Says TPP Is Another Dirty Government Secret

  

  A little truth about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) from Green Party Shadow Cabinet member Jim Goodman: “The TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) is not a... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Supreme Court Should Protect Obamacare Subsidies

  

  When our lawmakers wrote the bill that instituted Obamacare (the Affordable Heath Care Act), they put a provision in it to make sure that it was understood... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• EPA Finally Admits "Fracking" Pollutes Drinking Water

  

  It looks like the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finally coming to realize something that most people with half a brain already knew -- that the gas... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• All Age Groups Now Say Gay/Lesbian Relations Are Moral

  

  It is undeniable that a significant majority of Americans now support the right of gays and lesbians to legally marry. The general idea of most is that this... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why Do Some Oppose The "Common Core" Standards ?

  

  (Cartoon image is by Drew Sheneman in the Newark Star-Ledger.) Many on the right in this country oppose the Common Core standards for education. Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY