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• Oregon Shows The Nation What Democracy Looks Like

  

  Red states across the nation are in the process of restricting the number of citizens who can vote in elections. These Republican states are doing this because... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Number Of Non-Religious Americans Still Growing

  

  The percentage of Americans with no religious affiliation at all (the "nones") has been growing with each new generation. That is just an undeniable fact. Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• More Americans Ready For National Legalization Of "Pot"

  

  The ridiculous prohibition of marijuana is losing support among the American people. As the chart shows, 51% of Americans now support the national legalization... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Nobel-Winning Economist Blasts GOP's Budget Proposal

  

  The is the discretionary budget spending for the United States government in 2015. This discretionary spending is financed by our income taxes, and it is the... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S. Women Have A Very Positive View Of Hillary Clinton

  

  Women make up 50.8% of the United States population. But when it comes to electoral politics, women make a much bigger difference. They simply vote in a higher... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• It's Time For The U.S. To Show Israel Some "Tough Love"

  

  (The image above was found at Eine Kleine Nichtmusik.) The nation of Israel is very popular with citizens in this country, and Prime Minister Netanyahu has... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Budget Differences - President, House, Senate, Prog. Caucus

  Public Opinion: What Do Americans Want?President ObamaHouse Budget CommitteeSenate Budget CommitteeHouse Congressional Progressive Caucus Domestic... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Good Reason Why Jeb Bush Should Never Be President

  

  In an event in South Carolina last Tuesday, Jeb Bush was asked whether he thought the minimum wage should be raised. His answer is in the graphic above. He... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Primary Voters Are Too Conservative For General Public

  

  The Republican Party, controlled by extremist teabagger elements in most states, seems to think they represent the feelings of most Americans. Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Society Built On Slavery (And Still Benefitting From That)

  

  The following thought-provoking remarks are by Noam Chomsky (pictured at left in a photo by Duncan Rawlinson). They are a part of a New York Times interview wit... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hillary Holds A Substantial Lead Over Leading GOP Hopefuls

  

  The Republicans, the corporate media, and even some on the left have done their best to smear Hillary Clinton with the silly e-mail "scandal" -- trying to... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Church Changes Marriage To Include Gays/Lesbians

  

  It's official now. The Presbyterian Church in the United States, one of the largest of the mainline christian churches, has changed its definition of marriage t... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Green Party Blasts All Violations Of The "Laws Of War"

  

  Written by Green Party Shadow Cabinet member David Swanson on 3/18/15: I think we must be due some kind of prize. This is the 50,000th war in a row to have... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hillary Still Popular In Spite Of Fake E-mail "Scandal"

  

  We know that Hillary Clinton broke no laws by keeping a private e-mail account while Secretary of State, has made available all of those e-mails pertaining to... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Loves Slipping "Poison Pills" Into Popular Bills

  

  (This image of a "poison Pill" is from The Huffington Post.) What is a "poison pill" in political terms? It is a provision that a political party knows could no... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Disapproves Of GOP Senators Iran Letter

  

  The 47 Republican senators who tried to embarrass the president and short-circuit the Talks with Iran by sending Iranian leaders a letter, thought they had... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Another Social Security "Scare" Story ?

  

  Washington (CNN)Six and a half million dead Americans could be, at this very moment, opening bank accounts, drawing paychecks and applying for credit cards... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• American Public Is Still Angry With Both Political Parties

  

  Looking at the chart above, it is easy to see that the public is still pretty disgusted with both political parties. The Democrats have a favorability percentag... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Jobsanger Celebrates Its Ninth Birthday Today

  

  Today is the ninth anniversary of the birth of this blog. In those nine years, I have posted over 18,400 times and those posts have received more than 2.37... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Is Out-Of-Step With The Public On Taxes

  

  While the public is angry with both parties in Washington, they seem to be a bit more angry with the Republicans. That is probably because the Republican... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY