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• Record Amount Of Outside Money Flowing Into The Election

  

  The chart above (from PBS Newshour) shows the shocking results from recent Supreme Court decisions (particularly Citizens United vs. Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hank Aaron Tells The Truth And The Racists Go Crazy

  

  Baseball Hall of Fame legend Hank Aaron (pictured) was recently asked in an interview with USA Today why he has kept the many racist letters he received after... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democrats Increase Generic Ballot Lead Over Republicans

  

  The charts above were made from information contained in a new McClatchy News / Marist College Poll. That survey questioned a nationwide sample of 1,212 adults... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Green Party Says "Torture Is Mainstream Now"

  

  Many of us in this country had hoped that the use of torture against human beings was a practice that was no longer tolerated -- and had been dispensed with in... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Another Sign Of Voter Unhappiness With Congress

  

  Tax day has arrived, and most Americans have filed their taxes (or filed for an extension) -- and I think the overwhelming majority of people have honestly... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• CBO Projects Obamacare Will Cost Less, Cover More People Than Expected & Reduce...

  

  I've been posting about the number of people who now have insurance thanks to the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), and it turns out to be millions of Americans... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Texas Governor Race - Early Poll

  

  This chart was made from the newly released Public Policy Polling survey of 559 registered Texas voters between April 10th and 13th (with a margin of error of... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• You're Paying Wal-Mart - Even If You Don't Shop There

  

  Wal-Mart may well have the best scam of any of the giant corporations. They not only have have the lawyers to help them take advantage of many tax loopholes... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public's View On Income Tax Levels In The United States

  

  It's income tax time in the United States, and therefore a very good time to look at what the public thinks about tax levels. And the good folks at the Gallup... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obamacare Insurance Sales Creeping Close To 8 Million

  

  When the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) was passed, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) predicted that about 7 million private insurance policies would be... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Majority Of Older Americans Are Now On The Internet

  

  Maybe it's because I am a Baby Boomer myself, but I found these figures on internet use by older Americans fairly interesting. Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Anti-Incumbent Mood Is Still Strong In The United States

  

  A new Rasmussen Poll (conducted on April 9th and 10th of 1,000 likely nationwide voters, with a margin of error of about 3 points) shows that the... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Weapon Does Matter - Guns Make Killing Easier

  

  One of the favorite sayings of the NRA crowd is that "guns don't kill people - people kill people". The idea is that if someone wants to commit a murder, then... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• House Republicans Are Playing With Fire

  

  These charts were made from information provided by the Pew Research Center's report titled The Next America. Last week, the Republicans in the House of... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Poem

  

  (This illustration is by Sidney Paget and appeared in an 1891 edition of Strand Magazine.) AN ACT ALWAYS OUTWEIGHS AN INTENTION By Brian McLaughlin The... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Religion: Force For Good Or Protector Of The Status Quo ?

  

  (The cartoon above is by David Hayward can be found at his website called nakedpastor.) The other day Jim DeMint, head of the right-wing Heritage Foundation,... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Comparing Job Approval Numbers

  

  There is a theme running through the discussions of political pundits that I'm getting more than a bit tired of -- because it makes no sense. Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Right-Wing's Leadership Myth (Lie)

  

  The far-right-wingers, especially those in Congress, love to whine about how President Obama has taken the good international reputation of this country and... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Brown Starts Off Behind Shaheen In New Hampshire

  

  It's official. Scott Brown couldn't get elected in Massachusetts, so he's going to be a carpetbagger and run for the Senate in New Hampshire. Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• This Trend Should Scare The Pants Off Right-Wingers

  

  Right-wingers, especially those on the far right fringe, don't seem to want to accept reality. They still long for the days when this country was ruled by and... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY