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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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Capitalism Must Be Regulated Or Discarded
Most people in this country think the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. fought only for the rights of African-Americans to be treated equally under the laws of... Read more
Posted on 13 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Democratic New York Has Its Limits
The charts above show the approval and disapproval ratings of various candidates in New York. They were made using information from a recent Siena College Poll... Read more
Posted on 13 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Real Terrorist Threat
(This is a picture of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, after it was bombed by white christian terrorists in 1995. Read more
Posted on 13 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Preserving The Patriarchy
This fact should make people think. If the argument was really to prevent abortions, why don't these men support free and easy access to contraception, and the... Read more
Posted on 13 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Hispanic Vote - A GOP Missed Opportunity
The charts above were made from information contained in the recent Gallup Poll (conducted between June 13th and July 5th of 1,000 Hispanic voters nationwide... Read more
Posted on 12 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Is The Office Of U.S. President For Sale ?
(The image to the left is from the inimitable DonkeyHotey.) Here's a scary thought for America -- Donald Trump is considering a run for the presidency of this... Read more
Posted on 12 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Government Can Do It Better
Right-wingers would have everyone believe that the private sector can do everything better than the government can. That's just not true. Read more
Posted on 12 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Plurality In U.S. Believe The "American Dream" Is Impossible For Most To Achieve
The charts above were compiled using information from the latest YouGov Poll -- done on August 1st and 2nd of 1,000 nationwide adults. Read more
Posted on 11 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Obama Proposes First Amendment Violation
I supported (and voted for) Barack Obama in both the 2008 and 2012 elections -- and I still support his presidency. But that does not mean I agree with... Read more
Posted on 11 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Weiner Drops Like A Rock In NYC Race
For a while it looked like ex-congressman Anthony Weiner might be making a political comeback. A Quinnipiac University Poll in the middle of July had him leadin... Read more
Posted on 11 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
You Don't Create Change By Running Away
(The image above is from the Facebook page of Terry Nicholson.) While many of the world's nations have been moving toward equality, and the granting of equal... Read more
Posted on 10 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
English Requirement In U.S. Is Unnecessary
An American Community Survey (based on U.S. Census data) shows that there are 37.6 million people in the United States that speaks the Spanish language in... Read more
Posted on 10 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Income Gap Is Still Growing
(The cartoon above is by Christopher Weyant in The Hill.) It is no secret that there is currently a wide gap between the incomes of the rich and the rest of... Read more
Posted on 10 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Your Apology Is Accepted, Dr. Gupta
(The picture above is from Wikipedia, where it was posted by Cannabis Training University.) Regular readers of this blog will know that I favor the... Read more
Posted on 09 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
An Early Look At New Hampshire
The charts above are based on results from the WMUR Granite State Poll done between July 18th and July 29th by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center. Read more
Posted on 09 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
No Women
(The image above is from the website kidzworld.com.) AUSTIN (The Borowitz Report)—Republican lawmakers in the Texas State Senate are proposing a... Read more
Posted on 09 August 2013 SATIRE -
The Road To Third World Status
The "trickle-down" economic policy imposed by the Republican Party is destroying this country -- and by controlling the House of Representatives, they are... Read more
Posted on 09 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Seniors Are Turning Against The GOP
If there is an age group that has been pretty solidly Republican, it is those Americans over 65. In the 2010 election, seniors gave their votes to the GOP by a... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Theft Of Labor Is Not Good Business
(This image is from the website of CNNMoney.) Wages for American workers have been stagnant for a couple of decades now, and the median wage in this country is... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Green Party Says "Medicare For All"
Let me preface this post by saying, I am not in favor of repealing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). It did not fix our broken health care system, and left... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY