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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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Cowboys Sign Undrafted Free Agents
The official NFL Draft is over now, and the Dallas Cowboys were able to draft 9 players that will hopefully improve their team. But the end of the draft was... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Happy Mother's Day !
I just wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you to all the mothers out there. You do the toughest and most important job there is -- raising the next... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Roots Of Morality Is Not In Religion
One of the most interesting questions that mankind faces is the origin of morality. Are we born with an innate morality? Must morality be taught? Does morality... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Cowboys' 2014 Draft
The 2014m NFL Draft is over, and 256 college players have been drafted. They won't all make it on a NFL squad when the season when the season starts, but at... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Is The Public Losing Respect For The Supreme Court ?
In light of some recent Supreme Court decisions, a new Democracy Corps Poll (taken between April 16th and 21st of 1,004 adults nationwide) surveyed the... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Green Party Publishes A Lament For American Labor
The following tragic picture of what is happening to American labor was published on May 1st by Green Party Shadow Cabinet member Jack Rasmus (pictured). Read more
Posted on 10 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Cowboy's Draft
The first three rounds of the NFL Draft have been completed, and 100 college football players have been chosen. Two of those 100 players are now Dallas Cowboys. Read more
Posted on 10 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Corporate CEO Favors Raising The Minimum Wage
The opposition to raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour (which would still only be about half of the nation's median wage) has come almost exclusively... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
2014 Election Is About A Bad Congress - Not Obama
The political pundits, especially the ones on TV, all seem to have an opinion about the coming election, and that is fine. They are entitled to their opinion,... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Teabagger Support Has Dropped Significantly Since 2010
The charts above reflect information from the Gallup Poll -- the most recent of which was done between April 24th and 30th of a random national sample of 1,513... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Cowboys Draft An Offensive Lineman In 1st Round
The draft got kind of scary for a while. Texas A M quarterback Johnny Manziel kept dropping in the draft, and the pundits on ESPN kept talking about how the... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The U.S. Is A Pretty Blood-Thirsty Nation
A recent Gallup Poll showed that support for the death penalty has declined recently, but is sit supported by a majority of Americans. Now two new polls show th... Read more
Posted on 08 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kinky Is The Best Choice In The Run-Off
I just wanted to remind Texas Democrats that we have an important run-off election in about three weeks. On May 27th, we will need to finalize our choices for... Read more
Posted on 08 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Fox News Switches Lies In Its Propaganda Campaign
(This chart is from the website Daily Kos.) I thought this was a very interesting chart, showing the Fox News switch in their propaganda campaign to support... Read more
Posted on 08 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Is The Media Right About A GOP Congressional Lead ?
Giving in to my masochistic urges, I spent most of Monday afternoon watching the major TV news outlets -- and one thing I heard over and over from the talking... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The States With The Worst And Best Health Care
The map above is from the new health care report released by the Commonwealth Fund. That report ranked all of the states according to the overall quality of... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Bernie Urges Americans To Fight Electoral Corruption
Here is Senator Bernie Sanders' latest missive to his supporters. He blasts the corruption of allowing the rich to buy our electoral process, and asks for help... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP Tries To Divert Voters Away From The Real Issues
(The cartoon above is by Bill Day at cagle.com.) The Republicans don't want to talk about their plan to lower taxes even further for the rich and the... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Texans Flock To Buy Insurance Through Obamacare
(The image above was found at the Burnt Orange Report.) It's no secret that Texas is a very red state, and the Republican leaders in Texas have been in the... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Obamacare Has Significantly Reduced The Number Of People With No Health Insurance
This is a slightly different way to look at the effectiveness of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) in reducing the number of Americans without health... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY
