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• The Emerging American Police State

  

  (This 2006 image of Daniel Ellsberg is by Jacob Appelbaum.) Dr. Daniel Ellsberg is a personal hero of mine. Back in 1971, while he was working as a military... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Is Bushwhacked By Their Own Poll

  

  As you probably know by now, the teabagger element of the congressional GOP wants to use the upcoming debt ceiling debate (or the continuing budget resolution... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• We Are Not There Yet On Racial Equality

  

  There were those who said the United States was entering a "post-racial" period with the election of Barack Obama to be president. Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Just Caters To The Rich

  

  The Republicans have been telling that lie so long that I think some of them may be starting to believe it -- the lie that says they are the party that wants... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Young Republicans Using Obamacare

  

  The Republican Party in the House has voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) at least 40 times now, and huge majorities of the GOP base across the... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• ACT Scores Show Educational Deficiencies

  

  About 1.7 million students (or 54% of America's graduating seniors) took the ACT test this year, and those scores, because of the large number of students takin... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 POLITICS, SCHOOLING, SOCIETY

• This Is Just Stupid (Or Racist)

  

  Public Policy Polling recently did a survey of Louisiana voters (between August 16th and 19th). The thrust of the survey was to see how current Democratic... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Perry Has The Ability To Just Not Care

  

  Texas has more uninsured people than any other state in this nation -- both in raw numbers and as a percentage of the state population. Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Infighting Shows A Party In Trouble

  

  (The cartoon above is by Daryl Cagle at caglecartoons.com.) There was a time when the Republican Party was united, and their biggest worry was stopping or... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Americans Beginning To Understand Corporate Influence Over Government

  

  The chart above was made with information from a recent Rasmussen Poll. The poll was conducted on August 13th and 14th of a nationwide sample of 1,000 likely... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Perfect Metaphor For Texas GOP's Failure

  

  The above picture (from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission) shows what the roads looked like in many rural areas of the state more than 70 years... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Question Future Generations Will Ask

  

  Bernie is right. Our grandchildren and their children are going to want to know how we could ignore the warnings of 95% of scientists and 97% of... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Racial Economic Gap Is Getting Worse

  

  The American people are finally starting to realize that there is a vast gap in wealth and income between the rich and the rest of America -- a gap as wide as... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Class War Exists - And Is Justified

  

  (The image to the left is from Down With Tyranny.) My fellow Texas blogger, timjoad, over at Free Market Socialist doesn't blog real often, but when he does it... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Wants Military Aid To Egypt Cut-Off

  

  The chart above was made with information from a recent Rasmussen Poll (conducted on August 15th and 16th of a nationwide sample of 1,000 likely voters -- with ... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Free Country Or Prison State ?

  

  This chart may shock some Americans. At least I hope it will. But it is all true -- and it is unacceptable. We are quickly turning this country into the... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• "War On Drugs" Is A Massive Failure

  

  This chart was made from information in a recent Rasmussen Poll (conducted on August 12th and 13th of a nationwide sample of 1,000 adults -- with a 3 point... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• It's Time To Stop The Military Aid

  

  (The cartoon above is by Kevin Siers in The Charlotte Observer.) A few weeks ago, the Obama administration ignored the will of the American people and decided t... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Blaming The Poor Is Denying The Truth

  

  (The image to the left is Pablo Picasso's "Poor People on the Seashore".) The Republicans have been telling us a lie for quite a while now -- that poor people... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Sexual Harassment

  

  The cartoon above is by Jim C. Hines at jimchines.com. It sums up the dilemma that women face when they are sexually harassed better than anything I've seen. Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY