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• Fox News Still Losing Critical 25-54 Age Demographic

  

  There is both good and bad news for Fox News after the the ratings for the full year of 2013 were revealed. The good news is that Fox is still the leader among... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Edward Snowden - Heroic Whistleblower Or Traitor ?

  

  (This image of Edward Snowden is from the flickr.com page of DonkeyHotey.) A few months ago, Edward Snowden started releasing secret government information. Tha... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• I'm Still Not Buying Christie As A Viable 2016 GOP Nominee

  

  (The caricature above of Chris Christie is by the inimitable DonkeyHotey.) The political pundits, who are mostly based in New York and Washington, are crowing... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Clay Aiken Considers A Run For Congress

  

  (This photo of Clay Aiken, from flickr.com, is by Judy Butler.) Back in 2003, Clay Aiken competed in the second season of American Idol, finishing second on... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S. Health Care System Is Still Deeply Flawed

  

  This humorous cartoon (by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune) sums up pretty well the health care views of our two major political parties. Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Human Rights

  

  Americans love to talk about human rights and we condemn those in other nations for denying those rights. But do we really have any room to brag. Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 6 Out Of 10 Americans Support A Ban On Assault Weapons

  

  It has been more than a year now since a man entered an elementary school in Newtown (Connecticut) and killed twenty 6 and 7 year olds (along with six... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Legalizing Marijuana Would Provide Millions In Tax Dollars

  

  (The image above is from cannabisculture.com.) I have written many times before about the legalization of marijuana for recreational use. Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Michael Moore Comments On The Affordable Care Act

  

  (The photo on the left, found at Wikipedia Commons, is by David Shankbone.) Although some aspects of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) were already in... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Progress ?

  

  I found this picture on the blog of Yellowdog Granny, and I have to admit it is rather thought-provoking -- and troubling. Mankind likes to think it is better... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Florida Judge Rules That The Poor Have Rights Too

  

  (The caricature of Rick Scott on the left is by DonkeyHotey.) When Republican Rick Scott became the governor of Florida, he instituted a hard turn to the right... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Student Debt Continues To Grow

  

  Back in 1993, only 47% of college students graduated with a debt incurred from paying for their education, and that average debt was only about $9,400. Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Green Party Opposes "Fast Tracking" of The TPP

  

  The United States is now considering a new "free trade" agreement, this time with several Pacific Rim countries. It is called the Trans-Pacific Partnership... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• After 5 Years Of The Obama Presidency

  

  The figures on the left are what they were in January of 2009 (the month President Obama took office), while the figures on the right reflect the situation... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Happy New Year !

  

  As we enter the 15th year of the 21st Century, I want to wish all of my readers a safe, happy, and prosperous new year. May all your wishes be fulfilled and you... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Poem For The Happy(?) New Year

  My friend Brian has penned a thought-provoking new poem for the new year, and graciously allowed me to reprint it here. HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 2014 well here it... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP To Deny Insurance To Millions In Poverty In 2014

  

  The Medicaid expansion provided for in the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) will start this month (and over 4 million people without insurance have qualified, an... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• One-Third Of Americans Refuse To Accept Evolution

  

  I find it amazing in this day and age that people still deny evolution, but a significant portion of the population does -- about 33%, with another 7% saying... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Reminder About Social Security

  

  Just wanted to remind you as we enter this new year that the Social Security program is not paid for through income taxes. Each worker pays into the program... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Rep. Darrell Issa Is A Big Fat Liar

  

  For over a year now the Republicans in Congress having been saying that the Obama administration has been lying about the attack on American diplomats in... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY