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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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The Best Argument
More wisdom from The Atheist Pig. If you doubt that, consider this from Yellowdog Granny. Read more
Posted on 18 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
RNC Bows To Ultra-Right On Immigration
It looks like the Republican National Committee has given up on the idea of real immigration reform. After the last election, they realized that they needed to... Read more
Posted on 18 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Turning Against Federal "Pot" Laws
The federal government has been ignoring the legality of medical marijuana in many states, and continue to fight against the harmless drug. Read more
Posted on 18 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP Votes Against Debates On CNN/NBC
The GOP had threatened to throw a temper tantrum if they couldn't make CNN and NBC stop their planned shows about Hillary Clinton (CNN is planning a... Read more
Posted on 18 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Obsession
Christians say they have a message of love from a god of love, but all too often the message they spread is one of hate. Why do they obsess over homosexuality,... Read more
Posted on 18 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP Still Out Of Touch With Public Views
The above chart was made with information from the recent Gallup Poll (conducted between August 7th and 11th of a nationwide sample of 2,059 adults -- with a 3... Read more
Posted on 17 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Spending Is Not The Problem - Revenue Is
The Republicans would like for Americans to believe that the government is spending too much money, and that spending is destroying the economy. That's a load o... Read more
Posted on 17 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Rush Limbaugh To Moderate GOP Debate ?
(This caricature of Rush Limbaugh is by the wonderful DonkeyHotey.) This is hard to believe, but the Washington Times is reporting that the Republican Party is... Read more
Posted on 17 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
All Lives Matter
(This image is from the Facebook page of Social Justice Solutions.) There is a lot of truth contained in this photo. Too much of the world's problems are... Read more
Posted on 17 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
NYC Mayor Race Is Very Volatile
At this point there are a couple of things that can be said about the Democratic side of the New York City mayor's race. First, it is very volatile. Read more
Posted on 16 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The GOP Stupidity Over Obama's Vacation
Chairman of the Republican National Committee Reince Priebus is upset because President Obama is taking an eight day vacation, and many of his congressional... Read more
Posted on 16 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Make College Free For Those Who Qualify
(This image is from the Facebook page Being Liberal.) Some of you may think that's a crazy idea -- free college. But it actually makes a lot of sense, and it... Read more
Posted on 16 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Military Recognizes Marriage Equality
It has always been the policy of the American military to discriminate against the LGBT community. Even after the scrapping of the odious "Don't Ask, Don't Tell... Read more
Posted on 15 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Cory Booker Is A Step Closer To U.S. Senate
On Tuesday, the state of New Jersey moved a bit closer to replacing Republican Jeffrey Chiesa in the United States Senate. Chiesa was appointed by Governor Chri... Read more
Posted on 15 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Bernie Sanders And Elizabeth Warren Have 4 Questions For Federal Reserve...
The second term of Ben Bernanke as Federal Reserve Chairman will end this coming January. President Obama has said he is considering three candidates -- Fed Vic... Read more
Posted on 15 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Are Newspapers Really Dying Off ?
This information is from the latest Pew Research Center survey on the media -- done between July 17th and 21st of 1,480 nationwide adults -- with a margin of... Read more
Posted on 15 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public's Love/Hate Relationship With Media
The Pew Research Center periodically surveys Americans about their media preferences and attitudes. Their last survey was done between July 17th and 21st of... Read more
Posted on 14 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Manning Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize
(The image above is from the Facebook page Underground Health.) You guys know what I think about the Bradley Manning case. I think he did the citizens of this... Read more
Posted on 14 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Nuclear Weapons Plant Going "Green"
The picture above (from the website nukewatch.org) is of Pantex -- the plant where all United States nuclear weapons are assembled (and out-dated nukes are... Read more
Posted on 14 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Political Dream Team
This is my idea of a political "Dream Team" -- four tough, smart, caring, Democratic women, who will put the needs of the people above the greed of corporations. Read more
Posted on 14 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY