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• Walmart Makes The Grinch Look Like a Bleeding-Heart Liberal Philanthropist

  

  (The image above is from the website salon.com.) The most Scrooge-like corporation has to be Walmart, but continue their greed all year around. Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• End-Of-The-Year Views On Congress

  

  We are nearing the end of the year -- a year in which Congress was very unpopular. And as this Public Policy Polling survey shows, that view has not changed. Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obamacare Enrollment Is Growing Fast

  

  The Republicans have tried hard to kill the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). They have voted to repeal it about 40 times (but couldn't get it approved by the... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Polls Show Congressional GOP And Public Disagree On Unemployment Benefits

  

  It looks like both political parties screwed up with what they included in the budget agreement that was passed a few days ago. Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Alaska Will Vote On Marijuana Legalization

  

  (The image above is from Cannabis Culture Magazine.) I posted recently about the effort to get a marijuana legalization proposition on the 2014 ballot in... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Preferred Holiday Greeting

  

  Much has been made of what kind of holiday greeting people use -- especially by the talking heads at Fox News. They would have us believe that anyone who says... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Opposes GOP Budget Plans

  

  (The cartoon image above is by Khalil Bendib at otherwords.org.) The Republicans in Congress are still trying to sell the American public on their economic plan. Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Green Party Candidates In Texas For 2014

  

  The Texas Green Party has put out its list of candidates for the 2014 election in Texas. The candidates listed above are the ones that are running for... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Warren Goes To Bat For Wendy Davis

  

  It looks like the national Democratic Party is starting to believe in Texas Democrats -- or at least this new crop of Texas Democratic candidates. Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trickle-Down Is A Stupid & Failed Policy

  

  The Pope is talking about the economic theory that everyone will benefit from giving more to the rich -- proposed in this country and instituted by the... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Less Than Half Of All Americans View The Clergy As Honest And Ethical

  

  I have to admit that I was a bit surprised by this newest Gallup Poll (taken between December 5th and 8th of 1,031 nationwide adults, with a margin of error of ... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Religious Or Cultural Holiday ?

  

  We are currently right in the middle of the most popular holiday season in the United States. But while more than 90% of Americans celebrate this holiday, they... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Bernie Says Americans Need A Raise

  

  (This caricature of Senator Bernie Sanders is by DonkeyHotey.) Those of you who regularly read this blog will know that I would like to see the minimum wage... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Utah Court Decision Could End Same-Sex Marriage Discrimination Nationwide

  

  On Thursday, a New Mexico Supreme Court decision made that state the 17th one to legalize same-sex marriages. Now only one day later, it looks like an 18th stat... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Latest Republican Presidential Poll

  

  These are the latest findings on who might be the favorite in the next presidential race among Republicans. It is from the recent YouGov Poll -- taken between... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Our Outrageous Military Budget

  

  This chart is from the Wonkblog at the Washington Post. It shows the ridiculously bloated military budget of the United States (2011) compared to the military... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Green Party Blasts The Budget Agreement

  

  The Republicans and Democrats reached a budget agreement a few days ago. It has been passed by both the House and Senate, and now awaits the president's... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• People Not Guns

  

  One of the dumbest arguments I've ever heard against gun control (which would more appropriately be called people control) is that guns don't kill people, peopl... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Americans Want Economic Fairness

  

  (The cartoon image above is by Ann Telnaes in The Washington Post.) It should come as no surprise that this country is in economic trouble. Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 17 States Now Have Equal Marriage Rights

  

  The constitutional guarantee of equal rights under the law has never been a reality in the United States, but a dream of those who understand and support the... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY