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• The Shrinking Middle Class

  

  This chart (from Mother Jones) is very troubling, because it is just more evidence of the disappearing middle class in the United States. Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Majority Thinks The Poor Deserve To Die

  

  This chart was made from information contained in a recent Gallup Poll -- conducted between November 7th and 10th of 1,039 nationwide adults, with a 4 point... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Wal-Mart Sets A New Ethical Low In Corporate Greed

  

  The photo above was taken by a Wal-Mart employee and was found at cleveland.com. It shows a collection set up by Wal-Mart management in an employees only sectio... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Socialist? - Not Even Close!

  

  The quote below is from CNNMoney: The Dow Jones industrial average topped 16,000 for the first time ever Monday, while the S P 500 briefly surpassed 1,800. But... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Should Government Be Responsible For Reducing Obesity In The United States ?

  

  A recent Gallup Poll showed that obesity is a significant problem in the United States, and it is a growing problem. More than a quarter of the adult American... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Lack of Corporate Taxes

  

  The Republicans currently make a big deal out of our budget deficit, and they want to make people think it's because of the Democrats. That's just not true... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Fukushima Disaster Is Far From Over

  

  (The image above is from the website ecowatch.com.) It has now been more than two years since the Fukushima disaster in Japan (where a nuclear power plant was... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obamacare Will Significantly Reduce Bankruptcies

  

  This is one aspect of Obamacare that is not discussed much, but it should be. The large number of bankruptcies in this country doesn't just hurt the people who... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Unequal Economy - A Sane Solution

  

  The United States has one of the most unequal economies in the world. It is more unequal than any other developed nation, and more closely resembles a third... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Tx. Voter ID Trial To Precede 2014 Election

  

  (This image is from the website of the Brennan Center for Justice.) The Texas Voter ID law has already been declared to be an unconstitutional violation of... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 3-Way Race Could Let Unpopular Teabagger Governor Get Re-Elected In Maine

  

  The chart above was made using information in a new Public Policy Polling survey (conducted between November 8th and 11th of 964 Maine voters, with a margin of... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Public's Rating Of Recent Presidents

  

  It's been 50 years since President John Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas -- and he remains one of the most popular presidents (that have served since 1952). Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Kentucky Senate Race Is Still A Toss-Up

  

  Almost anyone discussing the 2014 Senate race last year would have predicted a pretty easy victory for Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Welfare Queen

  

  Wal-Mart may be the biggest welfare queen in the United States, but it is far from the only one. The fast food industry is also guilty of padding their profits... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obama & Dems Give In To GOP Again

  

  During the recent government shutdown, it looked like the Democrats (and the president) had finally discovered they have a spine -- and they put it to good use... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Clarence Thomas Again Ignoring Ethics Of His Position

  

  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has always played fast and loose with judicial ethics (sexual harassment, failure to report family income, speaking at... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Green Party Says Economic Growth (Both GDP & Jobs) Is Just A "False Positive"

  

  Recent months have seen some growth in both the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and job creation, and that has some saying the economy is improving. The Green Part... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• It's Caused By Greed, Not Need

  

  Very true! American workers are available and qualified to do any of the jobs the giant corporations are shipping overseas. Those jobs are not leaving because o... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• House-Senate Budget Committee Set To Fail

  

  Reconciliation of the budget bills from the House and Senate never had much of a chance of succeeding, and now it looks like it is going south in a hurry. Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Another Small Step Toward Equality In U.S.

  

  Even though the Constitution guarantees all citizens of the United States equality under the law, that has never been a reality. The primary reason for this is... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY