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• GOP Blocks Extension Of Jobless Benefits - Again

  

  Once again the congressional Republicans have shown that they just don't care about America's jobless workers. After killing several efforts at creating new... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Wendy Disappoints - Supports Rich "Blue Dog" For Senate

  

  I was one of the early people to jump on the Wendy Davis for Governor bandwagon, and for the last couple of months I have made small donations to her campaign... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Same-Sex Marriage Ban In Oklahoma Is Overturned

  

  It looks like another state has fallen in the battle for equal rights -- and this time it is one of the reddest states of all. Yesterday, U.S. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Responding To The Right-Wing Lies About Welfare

  

  Right-wingers don't have a lot of evidence to back up their silly claims, so they make up a lot of stuff -- they lie. One of the lies going around is that the... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Good Wages Make Good Consumers

  

  I don't understand why more business people in this country don't understand this. A well-paid workforce makes for great consumers -- and more business profits. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Justice

  

  The three young men pictured on the left are American heroes. Their names are James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner. Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2014 CULTURE, HISTORY, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Christie Has Been Hurt - And His Troubles Aren't Over

  

  Governor Chris Christie was already having problems with a possible bid for the presidency in 2016. Republican voters in the South (and much of the West and... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Tuition-Free State Universities Would Be Cost-Effective

  

  (This image is of the campus of West Texas A M -- a state university in Canyon, Texas.) I have posted several times on this blog about the crushing costs of a... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2014 POLITICS, SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Immigrants And Taxes

  

  Right-wingers love to accuse undocumented immigrants of taking more from this country than they give. That is a ridiculous lie. They not only give to this... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Texans Disagree With Cruz About Marijuana Legalization

  

  Like many other right-wingers, Ted Cruz rarely misses an opportunity to attack president Obama. Last Friday, speaking to the Texas Public Policy Foundation, he... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Poll Shows A Disrespect For Government Workers

  

  Having spent most of my working life as a government worker (for the state of Texas), I have to admit that a recent Rasmussen Poll made me a bit angry -- becaus... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Green Party Calls For International Control At Fukushima

  

  Although it's not in the news much anymore, the danger at the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant is not over. On January 3rd, Harvey Wasserman wrote the following... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 ENVIRONMENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Upside-Down Values

  

  The Big Dog makes a good point here. Anyone can buy a gun in the United States without showing any kind of identification, even criminals and other dangerous... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Oklahoma Legislators Blunder Into A Religious Controversy

  

  Recently, the Oklahoma legislators accepted a gift and approved placing it on the grounds of the state capitol. It was a monument depicting the 10 Commandments... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• More Americans Are Identifying Themselves As Liberals

  

  In the United States today, about 23% of Americans identify themselves as liberals (or nearly one out of every four adults). This is the result shown by... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Bernie Speaks On LBJ's "War On Poverty"

  

  The presidency of Lyndon Baines Johnson was marred by his misguided attempt to impose an American-style government on the people of Vietnam through the use of... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Some People Never Learn

  

  The chart above reflects the views expressed in a new Rasmussen Poll (taken on January 7th and 8th of 1,000 likely nationwide voters, with a margin of error of ... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S. Unemployment Rate Drops To 6.7% In December

  

  The Labor Department has released its unemployment statistics for the month of December, and on the surface it looks to be very good news. The official... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why Congress Can't Understand Your Financial Struggle

  

  The figures above are for Congress in 2012, and represent the median net wealth of the members of Congress (meaning half of the members of Congress are worth... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Majority In New Jersey Don't Believe Christie's Denials

  

  On Thursday, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie held a news conference. The purpose of that conference was to salvage his political career after it had become... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY