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• Unemployment Falls To A 7-Year Low In April At 5.4%

  

  The Labor Department released it's official unemployment statistics for April on Friday, and once again the news was good. The rate has fallen by another 0.1% -... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Will Clinton's Age Affect Her Electability In 2016 ?

  

  The Republicans know they are in trouble in the 2016 election unless they can somehow trash the image of Hillary Clinton and diminish her popularity. Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Will Texas Legalize Marijuana? - Not This Year

  

  (This image is from the website of High Times magazine.) A couple of days ago a rather remarkable thing happened in the Texas legislature. Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Bush Has A Problem With The Far Right Of His Party

  

  Let me warn you up front that this is not a poll of the whole Republican Party. It is a survey done by a Super-PAC -- the Game Changer PAC. Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Bernie Has A Big Problem (And It Won't Be Going Away)

  

  Senator Bernie Sanders (?-Vermont) is a smart and capable politician, and while I'm not supporting him, I do think he would make an excellent president for... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Huge Public Support For Police Wearing Body Cameras

  

  The recent incidents in Ferguson(Missouri) and Baltimore (Maryland) have brought this country's racial problems back to the forefront -- especially in our... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Many Are Born Into Poverty & Inequality - And Can't Escape

  

  (This cartoon image is from cartoonmovement.com.) Wealth and income inequality is a big problem in this country, and it is only growing worse. Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Clinton And Sanders Have Agreed To Six Primary Debates

  

  It has only been a few days since Bernie Sanders tossed his hat in the ring for the Democratic Party's nomination for president in 2016, and now the two... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Religious Right Losing Its Battle Against Same-Sex Marriage

  

  (I found this image at Wonkette.com.) The religious right has been complaining loudly about the legalization of same sex marriage lately, and offering up all... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Americans Are Unhappy With Government Failure On Poverty

  

  (Image is sculptor Geroge Segal's tribute to the Depression-era poor.) It has become clear that the congressional Republicans don't care about the poor in this... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Police Kill A Person Every 7.5 Hours In The United States

  

  The image above and the following post are both from the website of The Free Thought Project. The article was written by Cassandra Fairbanks. Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Romney Is Wrong - U.S. Engages In "Mass Incarceration"

  

  The other day, Hillary Clinton gave a speech calling for a fairer justice system and an end to "mass incarcerations" in the United States. Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Polls Keep Coming In Support Of Same-Sex Marriage

  

  Ten years ago this would have been unthinkable, but now poll after poll comes out showing a substantial majority of the American public now believes same-sex... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The GOP's Presidential Clown Car Is Filling Up

  

  (These caricatures of the GOP candidates and the Koch brothers are by DonkeyHotey.) The GOP clown car, funded by master-clowns Davey and Charlie Koch and their... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Green Party - Reject The Racist Framework Of Oppression

  

  Here is another thought-provoking missive from the Green Party. It was written by Green Party Shadow Cabinet member Ajamu Baraka: Anti-Black racism, always... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 63% Of Americans Say Wealth Distribution Is Unfair

  

  In a post below, Robert Reich points out that something needs to be done about the vast (and still growing) gap between the rich and the rest of us in wealth an... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democratic States Lead In Electoral Votes

  

  I found this map (from the University of Virginia Center for Politics) interesting, and I thought you might also. The states in blue are Democratic states and... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Fundamental Economic Change Is Needed To Cure The Vast And Growing Inequality...

  

  I have written many times on this blog about the huge inequality in wealth and income between the rich and the rest of America. That's because I consider it to... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Too Many Whites Still Deny The Racism In The U.S.

  

  Since the election of Barack Obama, the racists in this country have grown bolder, and made it obvious that racism is still a big problem in the United States. Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Remarkable 11 Year Growth Of Same-Sex Marriage Approval

  

  The first state to legalize same-sex marriages was Massachusetts, and that happened in 2003 -- just 11 years ago. At that time, only one religious group had a... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY