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• Bernie Sanders Announces His Candidacy - Again

  

  (This photo of Bernie Sanders is from CNN.) On Tuesday, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont announced he was running for the Democratic presidential nomination.... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Many States Use Taxes To Steal From Poor And Give To Rich

  

  (The cartoon above is by Joel Pett in USA Today.) The following post is by Sara Goddard at the Wonk Wire: Christopher Ingraham: “We don’t usually think as much... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Story Of Privilege

  This cartoon story is by Toby Morris of Auckland. I found it at Liberals Unite. I think it sums up the problem of privilege pretty well. We're supposed to be a... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Whatever Happened To Our Anti-Trust Laws?

  

  (The image above was found at pinterest.com.) The following post was written by Robert Reich over at his own blog. Needless to say, I agree with every word he... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Memorial Day - A Time To Remember

  

  (Image is from c3iopscenter.com.) "Memorial Day should be a day for putting flowers on graves and planting trees. Also, for destroying the weapons of death... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Ben Carson Wins Southern Conservative Straw Poll

  

  This last weekend about 1,500 Southern conservatives met in Oklahoma City for the Southern Republican Leadership Conference. They heard from numerous GOP... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Says Art Is Important - But Is Unwilling To Support It

  

  I admit up front that I have no artistic ability at all. Hell, I have trouble drawing stick figures! But I love art, and I consider it to be extremely important. Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Iraq War Was Not A Mistake - It Was A Crime

  

  If there is anything good about another Bush running for president (Jeb Bush this time), it is that it seems to have re-ignited discussion about the Iraq War... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Ireland Votes To Legalize Same-Sex Marriages

  

  This is a big deal. Only about 22 years after legalizing homosexuality in Ireland, the voters of that country voted to also legalize same-sex marriages. And it... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Texas "Pastor Protection" Bill Is Just Political Theater

  

  (This image of a pastor performing a same-sex wedding is by Adithya Sambamurthy and was found at cirnoline.org.) The Texas legislature, in its imminent lack of... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• No Religion Has A Monopoly On Terrorism

  

  A lot of christians (and their right-wing political representatives) want people in this country to believe a lie -- that islam is a violent religion that... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S. Public Is Now More "Liberal" On Social Issues

  

  For years, the Republicans had Americans convinced that "liberal" was a dirty word, but that seems to be changing -- at least when it comes to social issues.... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Do These GOP Candidates Now Regret These Pictures ?

  

  The man in these pictures with Republicans presidential hopefuls (Bush, Cruz, Huckabee, Jindal, Paul, Perry, Santorum, and Walker) is Josh Duggar. Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Many Embarrassed By Their Support Of Iraq War In 2003

  

  I found this new YouGov Poll very interesting. It was done between May 16th and 18th of a random national survey of 1,000 adults, and has a margin of error of... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Newspaper Gives The Perfect Response To A Right-Winger

  

  The following response to a reader's query was written by Taylor Batten, editorial page editor of The Charlotte Observer. It needs no introduction, other than t... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Overestimates Percentage Of Gays/Lesbians In U.S.

  

  These numbers are from a new survey by the Gallup Poll -- done between May 6th and 10th of a random national sample of 1,024 adults, with a margin of error of... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Fox News Wants To Pick The Candidates For Republicans

  

  (This images of possible GOP candidates is from The Immoral Minority.) Fox News has never been "fair and balanced" as they claim. They have long been the... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• President's Job Approval Still Much Higher Than Congress

  

  This chart reflects the newest job approval survey done by the Pew Research Center. The survey was done between May 12th and 18th of a random national sample... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Labor Dept. Exposes Myths About Raising Minimum Wage

  

  (Chart is from The Washington Post, using Labor Department statistics.) Republicans love to say that those living in poverty in this country are just lazy.... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Clinton Is Viewed Favorably By All Democratic Groups

  

  The Pew Research Center just did a survey to see how the parties viewed their top candidates -- and Hillary Clinton came out smelling like a rose. Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY