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• A Sea Of Orange In Texas

  

  A couple of weeks ago, the Democratic Party in Texas was a dispirited bunch. Although engaging in a new voter registration effort, many doubted how much good... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 26 Nations Have A Higher Median Wealth

  

  America has always had its rich, and its poor -- but the number of the poor is growing these days. And the reason its growing is because the middle class is... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Americans' Opinion On Financial Security

  

  The charts above are from the recent Gallup Poll (conducted between January 2nd and June 27th of 2013). The poll surveyed samples of adults of about 22,000 in... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Aussie Takes Stage 3 Win In The Tour

  

  Stage 3 of the Tour de France marked the last day of the Tour in Corsica. It was another stage with some medium climbs, but those climbs were not enough to... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Attacks Clinton As Being Too Old

  

  It is pretty clear to anyone who keeps up with politics that if Hillary Clinton wants the Democratic nomination for president in 2016, it is hers for the asking. Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Congressional Inaction Means Student Interest Rates For College Double Today

  

  For months now, Congress has known that if they do nothing the interest rate for college student loans will double on July 1st (from 3.4% to 6.8%), and yet... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Marijuana - A Cure For Aggressive Cancers?

  

  By now, it should be obvious to anyone paying attention that the United States government has been lying to us about marijuana -- and those decades of lies are... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Belgian Rider Takes Tour's Stage 2 Victory

  

  Stage 2 of the Tour de France demanded some climbing ability from the riders. It was one of the earliest mountain stages I can remember, since normally the... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Minimum Wage Is Not A Livable Wage And Republicans Like It That Way

  

  President Obama has called for raising the minimum wage to $9.00 an hour. The charts above show why the minimum wage needs to be raised. Back in 1968, the... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Failure Of The War Against Marijuana

  

  It has been illegal to grow or possess marijuana in the United States since 1937. And in 1942, its medical use was also outlawed. Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Green Party Blasts Court's Gutting Of VRA

  

  A few day's ago the Supreme Court basically gutted the Voting Rights Act by wiping out the section that enumerated those states and localities that needed... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• German Sprinter Wins 1st Stage Of Tour

  

  Stage 1 of the 100th Tour de France has been run. This was a stage for the sprinters, and the entire peloton of riders finished with the same time. Here are... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obama Offers Final "Compromise" On Free Birth Control For Women

  

  A few months ago, the Obama administration issued a ruling that said insurance companies must offer and pay for all of the cost of contraceptives for women... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Same-Sex Marriage Resumes In California

  

  The happy couple pictured above are Kris Perry and Sandy Stier, who were celebrating their marriage in California. Governor Brown had ordered all county clerks... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• "Wendy Shoes" Now Top-Seller On Amazon

  

  The picture above is of the feet of Senator Wendy Davis (D-Fort Worth) as she was doing her exciting and courageous filibuster to kill the odious anti-woman... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Birth Control Benefits Everyone

  

  This is very true. Birth control has allowed women to take control of their own lives -- and Obamacare has made it cheaper and easier for women to access birth... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Politicians Should Leave Medicine To Doctors

  

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  Posted on 28 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Senate Passes Immigration Bill

  

  The Senate has passed its immigration reform bill on a 68 to 32 vote, and that bill does have a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants -- although it i... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Perry Embarrasses Himself Again (Oops)

  

  A few days ago, State Senator Wendy Davis (D-Fort Worth) stood up for women's rights in Texas by filibustering a Republican bill that would have closed 37 out o... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Green Party Response To Obama's Proposals To Slow Global Warming

  

  After fighting Congress for several years and getting nothing done, President Obama has announced some unilateral actions he wants to take. Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY