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• Tax Cuts Would Be A Mistake In Texas Right Now

  

  The Texas legislature is meeting now, and once again they are talking about tax cuts -- not because Texas citizens are taxed too much (Texas has one of the... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Does A Nuclear Iran Really Pose A Danger To U.S. ?

  

  There has been a lot in the media about Iran recently -- since the U.S. reached a tentative agreement that would probably keep Iran from becoming a nuclear... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Still Prefers Clinton Over Any Of The GOP Hopefuls

  

  There are two official candidates on the Republican side (Cruz and Paul) and a whole gaggle of others chomping at the bit to get into the race -- but a new... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Our Institutions Are Selling Out To "Big Money"

  

  (The image above of money is from time.com.) The following is a thought-provoking post from Robert Reich (pictured) on his own blog. Not long ago I was asked... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Majority Of Americans Support Raising Minimum Wage

  

  It is just a fact that since 1968 the minimum wage has lost over a third of its buying power. That means that a person making the minimum wage can buy today onl... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The NRA Doesn't Even Believe It's Own Lies

  

  The National Rifle Association has been telling us for years now that more guns means a safer nation. And thanks to their lobbying, many states have passed... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• President's Approval Still Much Higher Than Congress

  

  Congressional Republicans and right-wing pundits still want to talk about how unpopular the president is, and how low his approval numbers are -- and that is... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Green Party - How Our Democracy Morphed Into Oligarchy

  

  Are we losing our democracy. Is it changing into an oligarchy (or plutocracy)? I think a good case can be made that is exactly what is happening -- thanks to... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Wants Voting Made Easier (But Not Mandatory)

  

  Recently, Oregon just passed a new voter registration law. Anyone who visits that state's Department of Motor Vehicles (to get a license, renew a license, get a... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Clinton Was Not Hurt By The Fake E-Mail "Scandal"

  

  This chart was made from YouGov Polls done in the last couple of months -- and shows the favorable/unfavorable ratings of Hillary Clinton among Democrats. Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Candidates Serious About Reducing The Wealth Gap ?

  

  (The cartoon above is by John Darkow in the Columbia Daily Tribune.) It looks like some of the GOP hopefuls for their 2016 nomination are beginning to realize... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Majority Of Americans Already Considering 2016 Candidates

  

  Political junkies like me, and the paid political pundits both on TV and in print, have been talking about the 2016 presidential election (and the possible... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Conservative Texas Paper Calls For Independent Prosecutor

  

  This picture (from the Texas Tribune) is of newly-elected Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The obviously ignorant voters of Texas elected him in spite of the... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• And The War Goes On - And On - And On. . .

  

  (Defense Department photo of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan in 2011.) President Obama did not start the Afghan War. President Bush did that in October of 2001. Bu... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Less Than 4 Out Of 10 Consider Easter An Important Holiday

  

  Since today is Easter, a pagan holiday co-opted by christians because they couldn't get people to stop celebrating it (like christmas), I thought you might be... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Non-Religious Will Grow As Christianity Shrinks In U.S.

  

  The folks at the Pew Research Center wrote a very good article projecting the religious changes that will happen all over the world between 2010 and 2015. Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Are Atheists Generally Smarter Than Religious People ?

  

  Atheists think most religious people are not very bright because they sacrifice logic for faith. The religious think atheists are not very bright because they... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S. Unemployment Remains Steady At 5.5% For March

  

  The Labor Department has released its unemployment statistics for the month of March. It shows that about 126,000 jobs were created in March -- about half the... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Researchers Expose The Lies Of The NRA

  

  The National Rifle Association (NRA) has been able to block any kind of reasonable gun legislation in this country. They have done it wit propaganda and outrigh... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Gays/Lesbians Are More Popular Than Evangelicals

  

  Republicans, acting on behalf of evangelical christians in their base, recently passed a law in Indiana that would have allowed both individuals and businesses... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY