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Froome Wins The Tour's Stage 17 Time Trial
Yellow Jersey leader Christopher Froome showed he is going to be very hard to beat for this year's Tour de France -- and he did it by winning the difficult... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Reid Stands Firm And GOP Backs Down
(The image above is from the website of The Huffington Post.) The Senate Republicans have been holding up several of President Obama's nominations for critical... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Wendy Davis: The Next Governor Of Texas?
Donations flow to Davis for potential gubernatorial run Read more
Posted on 17 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
NYC Democrats In A Forgiving Mood ?
A few months ago it looked like the political careers of Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer were over. Both were caught in some extra-marital sexual misconduct... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Portuguese Rider Wins Stage 16 Of Tour
The mountain climbs of stage 16 of this year's Tour de France were not super difficult, but they were conducive to allowing a breakaway group to outdistance... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2013 SPORTS -
Opportunity Knocks & GOP Locks The Door
As I have discussed before, the Republican Party did very poorly among Hispanic voters in the last presidential election. Romney was only able to corral around... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Green Party Speaks Out On Zimmerman Verdict And Racial Justice In United States
I was not surprised by the verdict in the Zimmerman case, but I was disappointed. Because it shows that this country still has a long way to go toward... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Bernie Says A Grassroots Progressive Movement Is Needed In The United States
(The image on the left, from sanders.senate.gov, shows Senator Sanders marching in a Vermont 4th of July parade.) The sad fact is that our government is... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Tour De France Enters Its Final Week
The picture above is of the current wearer of the Yellow Jersey (Christopher Froome) as he won the difficult stage 15 of this year's Tour. Read more
Posted on 16 July 2013 SPORTS -
Warren Wants To Re-institute Glass-Steagall
(Image is from the Facebook page of Senator Elizabeth Warren.) Back in 1933, Congress had a great idea. They thought banks shouldn't be able to invest for... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Abbott Wants To Replace Perry As Top Right-Wing Nut-Job In Texas
Well, it's official -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is running for governor. Abbott is a darling of the teabagger element in Texas, and while a little... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The United States Is In Bad Company
The chart above was made from information provided by Amnesty International and printed in the British newspaper, The Guardian. Read more
Posted on 15 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Froome Extends Lead In Tough Stage 15
Stage 15 of this year's Tour de France was the longest stage (at 242.5 kilometers) and finished with an incredibly difficult unrated climb. Read more
Posted on 15 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
No Justice
The verdict on Zimmerman has been reached -- not guilty. I can't say I'm surprised. I've known for a long time now that our justice system is badly broken and... Read more
Posted on 14 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Reid Dares GOP To Continue Filibustering Presidential Nominations
(The caricature of Harry Reid on the left is by DonkeyHotey.) There is no doubt that the Republicans in the Senate have abused the filibuster privilege -- and... Read more
Posted on 14 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Bernie's Proposal On Tax Fairness
Republicans like to whine about how corporations in the United States are taxed too heavily -- and they like to point to the top tax rate (about 35%) as proof. Read more
Posted on 14 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Texas GOP Passes Anti-Woman Bill
(The cartoon above is by John Branch at branchtoon.com.) Well, the Texas GOP finally got it done. They have passed a bill that would close 37 out of 42 Texas... Read more
Posted on 14 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Tour's Stage 14 Has Successful Breakaway
It took 14 stages of this year's 100th Tour de France, but we have finally had a successful breakaway. Fourteen riders spent the last 150 kilometers of the stag... Read more
Posted on 14 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Polls In 12 More States Support Equal Rights
As of August 1st (less than three weeks from now), same-sex marriage will be legal in 13 states (Massachusetts, California, New York, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont... Read more
Posted on 13 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Palin For Senate? Bring It On!
The latest news about Sarah Palin is that she says she is "considering" running for senate (to replace the current Democratic senator from Alaska -- Mark... Read more
Posted on 13 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY