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• Green Party Says Nuclear Energy Is NOT The Solution To Fossil Fuel Pollution

  

  I think most people know now that global climate change (commonly called global warming) is really happening, and that the primary cause of it is the human... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obamacare Signups Are Still Growing

  

  It seems that the failure of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) was nothing but a futile wish of right-wing Republicans -- a wish that has turned into a... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Marijuana Use Is Gaining Respectability In The United States

  

  The image at left (from the website highroulette.com) is true, but it is not the image most Americans have had of marijuana users in the past. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Poll Shows North Carolina Voters Support A $10 Minimum Wage And Equal Rights...

  

  Public Policy Polling conducted a survey of 740 registered voters in North Carolina between April 3rd and 6th (and the poll had a margin of error of 3.6 points). Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Red State Voters Support Medicaid Expansion

  

  One of the primary reasons for passing health care reform (the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare) was to significantly reduce (if not eliminate) the huge numbe... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Greg Abbott - The Phantom Gubernatorial Candidate

  

  (The cartoon image above is by John Branch in the San Antonio Express-News.) In his past electoral ventures, Greg Abbott has depended on his fund-raising and th... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Jersey Voters Say No To "Christie For President"

  

  A candidate for the presidency that cannot even carry his own home state is not a candidate that can be elected. That is more than just a saying -- it has been ... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Importance Of College In Today's World

  

  The world has changed, and this is especially true of developed nations like the United States. Fifty years ago, a high school education was a pretty good... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democrats Bouncing Back In Senate Races

  

  The Republicans were sure they could make up some ground in the Senate in this year's election, and maybe even retake control of that legislative body. Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 2016 Presidential Preferences Of Mississippi Republicans

  

  I have been posting on the early preferences for the 2016 presidential race as polls question voters on the races this year in each state, and toss in as an... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Grading The States On Teaching Of Civil Rights History

  

  When this nation was founded, most African-Americans in the country were slaves. Slavery was even written into the Constitution as being permissible, and the... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Says No To Supreme Court's McCutcheon Decision

  

  A few days ago, the United States Supreme Court made a second bad decision regarding campaign finance in this country. This one, McCutcheon vs. Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Green Party Warns Of A "Nuclear Omnicide"

  

  Anyone capable of facing the truth knows we are destroying our environment with the massive burning of fossil fuels, and we are currently in the process of... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Over 22 Million New People Have Insurance Thru A.C.A.

  

  The numbers of people who now have insurance coverage through the various aspects of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) just keeps climbing. Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Quinnipiac Poll Names The "Hottest" Politician In The U.S.

  

  I thought this survey, done of 1,578 registered voters between March 26th and 31st, by the Quinnipiac University Poll was rather interesting. Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Senator Tom Udall Makes A Plea For Immigration Reform

  

  Here is the latest missive from Senator Tom Udall (D-New Mexico) to his supporters. In it, he makes a plea for immigration reform, which he has solidly supporte... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S. Trails Other Developed Nations In Social Progress

  

  There's no doubt that the United States is the wealthiest nation in the world, and has been for quite a while now. But while wealth matters, it is not the only... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Afghans Vote For New President & That's Bad For The U.S.

  

  The chart above was made from yearly face-to-face interviews with about 1,000 Afghan citizens done by the Gallup Poll. The latest being done in April and May... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Over 62% Of Workers Earn Less Than The Average Wage And About 14% Earn A...

  

  The average income in the United States in 2013 was $42,380 ($20.38 an hour) in 2013. That's nearly $6,000 less than it was in 2010, when it was $48,016... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Unemployment Rate In U.S. Remains Mired At 6.7%

  

  The Labor Department has released its official statistics for the month of March -- and at first glance those statistics look good. Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY