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• Most In U.S. Are Still Feeling The Effects Of Recession

  

  Is the United States currently in a recession? If you ask that question of economists, the answer would be no -- because the technical/textbook definition of a... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Green Party Says New Farm Bill Should Have Been Vetoed

  

  Here is the Green Party's take on the new Farm Bill that's about to become law. I agree with them. While it may not be the terrible bill the Republicans... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Poem

  

  (This image of dance is from BrainWorldMagazine.com.) DANCE FOR YOUR PANTS by Brian McLaughlin For some the dance is in their words for others in their motions... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Celebrate Black History In February

  

  February is Black History Month. And it is a good time to remember the terrible price that was paid by many innocent Americans in a quest for equal rights. Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Texas Kills 510th Person Since Death Penalty Was Restored

  

  The blood-thirstiest state in the Union, Texas, added another killing to its body count at 6:26pm yesterday. The state of Texas executed it's second person... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Job Approval Numbers For President Obama Are Climbing

  

  The newest story being peddled by the Republicans is that the job approval numbers for President Obama have tanked (due to Obamacare being put into effect),... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• There Is NO Correlation Between Taxes And Employment

  

  The Republican idea that lower taxes on the rich (and on corporations) is the best way to spur job creation sounds good on the surface. The problem with it is... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Some American Views On The Winter Olympics In Sochi

  

  There's only one more day until the first couple of sports of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi (Russia) start competition, and two days before the officia... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Green Party Blasts The Predatory Capitalism Of The U.S.

  

  The sad fact is that while those in Washington should be making our social programs stronger, especially Social Security and Medicare, there is an effort to... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Abortion Has Decreased Significantly In Last Two Decades

  

  The prestigious Guttmacher Institute has released a new report on abortion in the United States. The report focuses on the years between 1991 and 2011 (the... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Colorado's Marijuana Tax Is A Bigger Boon Than Expected

  

  (This image is from the website of CNNMoney.) Colorado expected to do pretty well from the tax it imposed on marijuana sales, predicting about $67 million... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Kentucky Senate Race Is Still Dead Even

  

  Mitch McConnell, the GOP's minority leader in the Senate, has a primary opponent from the fringe right-wing this year. But that's not his biggest problem. Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Speaking English Doesn't Make You An American

  

  "Puerto Rico has been a U.S. territory since our government forcibly annexed it in 1898, over a hundred years ago. Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens. Puerto Rico... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Is Not Serious About Immigration Reform This Year

  

  After the last election the national leaders of the Republican Party realized they had a serious problem -- a problem that would only grow over time. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Minimum Wage

  

  I may sound like a broken record on the issue of the minimum wage, but I believe it is one of the most important things we could do to restore some economic... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• PBS Is The Most Trusted TV News In The United States

  

  Public Policy Polling does a survey every year to determine the most and least trusted TV news organizations in the United States -- and once again the Public... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Are You A Feminist ?

  

  I love this chart. Many right-wingers want to paint feminism as some vast conspiracy to take rights away from men. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Chris Christie's Troubles Continue To Grow

  

  (This caricature of Chris Christie is by the one and only DonkeyHotey.) I haven't seen a potential candidate come apart faster than Chris Christie since... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Early Presidential Preferences

  

  I know it's way too early (and polls this early are pretty meaningless), but I'm a political junkie and I find things like this extremely interesting. Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Probably Meaningless Statistic

  

  Political parties and candidates are beginning to realize the value of being on the internet. President Obama showed the way -- breaking all kinds of donation... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY