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• A Little Good News In Honor Of Earth Day

  

  In honor of Earth Day, I thought we could all use a bit of good news. And the good news I found was in the form of two recent surveys. Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obamacare Becoming More Accepted & Most Oppose Repeal

  

  As millions more people get health insurance, and none of the terrible things the Republicans warned of have happened, Obamacare is becoming more popular with... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Split Over President - But Congress Still Unpopular

  

  The Republican Congress still seems to think it can score points with the American public by opposing everything President Obama tries to do -- both in... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Green Party Remarks On The Decline Of The United States

  

  I think the American people need to hear and pay attention to the following remarks, before it is too late and America's prominence among the world's nations... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Support For Death Penalty Is Dropping - But Not Enough

  

  Some states have eliminated the death penalty and some still use it. But the death penalty is still an issue that affects all Americans, since the federal... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The 9 States To Watch In The GOP Presidential Race

  

  (This image is from the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs.) While the race for the 2016 Democratic nomination is pretty much over (in... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Four More States Show A Majority For Legalizing Marijuana

  

  These charts show the results of new Quinnipiac University Polls asking respondents if they were in favor of legalizing small amounts of marijuana for personal... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Warren Says Financial Markets Work Better With Rules

  

  The Republican idea to improve the economy is to deregulate Wall Street, and let the giant banks do what they want. But that is exactly what led to the financia... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• How Do We Fix Income Inequality And Boost The Economy ?

  

  (This chart was found at The Big Picture.) It is just a fact that, because of the economic polices we have been following for the last 35 years, the United... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Americans Think Clinton Will Be Our Next President

  

  These charts were made from a new YouGov Poll -- done between April 11th and 13th of a random national sample of 1,000 adults, with a margin of error of about... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• You Have A Constitutional Right To Record The Police

  

  (This cartoon image is by Clay Bennett in The Christian Science Monitor.) The following was written by Khyla D. Craine (NAACP Assistant General Counsel), and... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Candidates Launch A New Attack On Social Security

  

  The Republican candidates for president have joined in the fight against Social Security now. Of course they will tell you they are trying to "save" Social... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Higher Education Is Available To All (That Can Afford It)

  

  The United States has one of the best higher education systems in the world, and combined with programs like the G.I. Bill and National Defense Student Loan,... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• It Is Up To You To Put The Meaning In Life

  

  Does life have any meaning? More specifically, does your own life have meaning? Those are the questions discussed in the following article by Dan Barker... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Knows The Vast Wealth/Income Gap Is Still Growing

  

  This is a new survey done by the Bloomberg News Poll (between April 6th and 8th of a random national sample of 1,008 adults, with a 3.1 point margin of error). Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Both Clinton And Feingold Look Strong In Wisconsin

  

  Wisconsin Republicans like their governor, and about 40% of them would vote for him in their primary if he chooses to run, but his popularity has fallen... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why Nothing Ever Gets Done To Fix Global Climate Change

  

  The chart above is from the New York Times (from a poll they did last September). It shows that a majority of Americans now understand that global climate chang... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Presidential Polls In North Carolina And New Hampshire

  

  (This image of passengers in the GOP clown car is by DonkeyHotey.) There's still plenty of room in the Republican clown car right now. It currently only has... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Majority Still Thinks Marijuana Should Be Legal In U.S.

  

  The use of marijuana for recreational purposes is legal in only four states so far (Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and Alaska). Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• House GOP Votes A New Tax Break For Billionaires

  

  (The image above is by the inimitable DonkeyHotey.) If you had any doubt that the congressional GOP was in the pocket of the super-rich, this should remove... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY