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• Some Just Won't Learn - Even From A Humiliating Experience

  

  I have to wonder about the clueless people on the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). They seem to be incapable of learning from experience. Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Anti-Christian Behavior

  

  I have to agree with Sullivan about this. While Fox news rails loudly against the "war on christmas", they are the ones promoting the most anti-christian... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Gender Gap Is Still Alive And Well

  

  One of the things that hurt the Republican Party in the 2012 election was the huge gender gap in American politics. Women voters simply did not like the policie... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obama Responds Well To Sochi Concerns

  

  Anone with even a passing acquaintance with the news will know that the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi (Russia) are not without controversy. Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• We Need A "Robin Hood" Tax On Wall Street

  

  [The image above is from robinhoodtax.org. The photo at left of Jim Hightower is by photographer Larry D. Moore (CC BY-SA 3.0). Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Low-Wage Jobs Won't Cure Our Economy

  

  This chart from the Huffington Post is from a study by the Alliance for a Just Society. It shows a significant problem with the falling unemployment in the... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The American "Split-Personality" On NSA Spying Exposure And Edward Snowden

  

  (The photo above is by Jim Lo Scalzo and is from the New York Times website.) I posted yesterday about the decision of a federal judge that the massive spying o... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Texans And Their Views On Obamacare

  

  The chart above show the views of Texans when asked if they had a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Seven Ripoffs The Capitalist Corporate Media Won't Tell You About

  

  I wish I could claim credit for this, but I can't. It was written by author and college teacher Paul Buchheit, and I found it at the website Common Dreams. Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Primary Cause Of U.S. Long-Term Debt

  

  This chart is from the Facebook page of Senator Bernie Sanders. It shows the primary causes of our long-term debt. Note that one of the biggest causes right... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Federal Judge Finally Recognizes The Unconstitutionality of Government Spying

  

  (The cartoon image above is by Dave Granlund at davegranlund.com.) After the tragic happenings on September 11th of 2001, the United States government acted... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Ready For Normal Relations W/Cuba

  

  In 1959, the two gentlemen pictured at the left (along with their comrades) overthrew the corrupt regime of Bautista in Cuba. Then they decided it was not in th... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Stupidest Argument Of The Season

  

  A few days ago a couple of Americans displayed their stupidity for the world to see. Megyn Kelly of Fox News, and a teacher at Cleveland High School in New... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hillary Looks Good In Early Iowa Poll

  

  I know it's still way too early to be looking at the 2016 presidential campaign, but I just can't help myself (being a political junkie). I found the following... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Fixing Education In The United States

  

  The above chart is from a new survey done by the YouGov Poll (done on December 3rd and 4th of a nationwide sample of 1,000 adults). Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• China Makes "Soft" Landing On The Moon

  

  While the United States has abandoned its moon program, preferring to spend its money on a bloated military budget, illegal wars that cannot be won, and tax... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Economic Theory Is Backward

  

  The Republicans have economic theory backwards. They want to give the rich and the corporations more money -- the very people who need it least in this country. Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Even Atheists Like This Pope

  

  Pope Francis received a singular honor this last week when he was named as Time Magazine's Person of the Year. Although I am an atheist, I have no problem with... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Since Newtown

  

  From Mother Jones: Following Sandy Hook, the National Rifle Association and its allies argued that arming more adults is the solution to protecting children,... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Public Is In An Anti-Incumbent Mood

  

  (The cartoon above is by John Darkow in the Columbia Daily Tribune.) It is sort of a tradition in this country to complain about government, especially Congress. Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY