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• Black/White Gap Growing On Ferguson Police Actions

  

  I am old enough to remember when segregation of the races was the norm in the South (including my home state of Texas). There were separate restrooms, water... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S. Senate Race In Iowa Is Currently A Dead Heat

  

  The chart above was made from information in a new Public Policy Polling survey. They surveyed 915 likely Iowa voters between August 22nd and 24th, and the... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Green Party Links Police Militarization To Federal Policies

  

  The Green Party abhors the militarization of police in the United States, but doesn't think that will change until federal policies change -- policies that... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Gallup Poll Indicates An Elevated Turnout For 2014 Election

  

  The chart above was made from information contained in a recent Gallup Poll. The latest survey was done between August 7th and 10th of a random national sample... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Marijuana Not Only Has Medicinal Value - It Saves Lives

  

  (The cartoon image above was found in The Oklahoma Observer.) Ever since the federal government made marijuana illegal to possess in the 1930's, they have been... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Texas Supreme Court Says Workers Don't Have Rights

  

  (The cartoon image above is from cartoonaday.com.) If you are a rich person or own a corporation then you'll probably like Texas. Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• It's Women's Equality Day !

  

  Today is Women's Equality Day in the United States. Back in 1971, the United States Congress passed a resolution making every August 26th Women's Equality Day. Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Are Democrats Passing Up A "Golden Opportunity" ?

  

  (This caricature of the Democrat's donkey symbol is by the inimitable DonkeyHotey.) John Avlon in The Daily Beast made a statement yesterday that bothers me. Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Green Party Warns Of A New Global Recession

  

  The corporations (and the rich) have bounced back nicely from the recession of 2007-2008, but they did it on the backs of everyone else -- by hogging all of... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Senate Races Close In Kansas, North Carolina, & Kentucky

  

  Public Policy Polling has released new polls on the senate races in three states -- Kansas, North Carolina, and Kentucky. They surveyed 903 likely voters in... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Warren Is NOT Running For President - Accept It!

  

  (This photo image of Senator Elizabeth Warren was found at Politico.com.) I think a few months ago, when progressives first started urging Senator Elizabeth... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Racism Continues Because Whites Let It Continue

  

  (The cartoon image above is by Jack Ohman in the Sacramento Bee.) In the mid-sixties, the United States government passed a series of civil rights laws. Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• TCEQ To Put More Nuclear Waste Over Ogallala Aquifer

  

  (This map showing the location of the Texas nuclear waste dump is from dmnewsi.com.) The Republican-dominated Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Newest Poll Has Nunn Ahead In Georgia By 7 Points

  

  This poll was done by Landmark Communications for WSB-TV. Other polls had shown Republican David Perdue closing the gap on Democrat Michelle Nunn, but last... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Defending Press Freedom Against Police Repression

  

  This post was written by Lee Rowland (who is an attorney with the ACLU's Speech, privacy, and Technology Project). It has appeared on Politico and on the... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• And The Rich Get Richer

  

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  Posted on 23 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Another Republican Lie About Obamacare Is Exposed

  

  For the last few years, since the introduction and passage of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), the Republicans have tried to scare Americans by telling... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• View Of National Problems By Republicans / Democrats

  

  It is somewhat surprising that Republicans and Democrats list the same top five national problems. They just have them in a different order. The top issue for... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Police Should Live In The Community They Serve

  

  How would you feel if we imported our police officers from foreign countries -- and didn't require them to become citizens or even become a part of the communit... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Seeing White Privilege

  

  The following post was written by my fellow Texas Panhandle blogger timjoad at his blog Free Market Socialist. I thought it was excellent, and repost it here... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY