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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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The Real Danger Is From Within
As always, the greatest danger to our democracy, rights, and freedoms doesnt come from other countries, or even foreign or homegrown terrorists. Those things ca... Read more
Posted on 28 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Prohibition Doesn't Work
Will Rogers had a great talent for exposing the truth in a humorous way. Sadly, we are still making the same mistakes. The prohibition against marijuana is... Read more
Posted on 28 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Dole Believes The GOP Has Lost Its Way
Not even Reagan could be considered Republican today Read more
Posted on 27 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Franken Has Won Over Minnesota Voters
Back in 2008, there was no closer election than the Minnesota senate race between Republican incumbent Norm Coleman and his Democratic opponent All Franken. Read more
Posted on 27 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Senate GOP Is Breaking Its Promise
At the start of this 113th Congress, the Democrats had a chance to change Senate rules and insure that the filibuster would not continue to be abused -- making... Read more
Posted on 27 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
We Can't Be Both !
It's nice to see someone pointing out this truth. The United States seems to have a split personality. We love to claim to be the world's guardian of peace and... Read more
Posted on 27 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Is The Pope Now Fallible ?
The catholic church has created a rather interesting dilemma for itself. One of two basic doctrines of the church has to be wrong. Read more
Posted on 26 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
More Medical Uses For Marijuana Found
The federal government has been lying to the American people for decades now -- ever since they made the herb illegal (so they would have another tool for socia... Read more
Posted on 26 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Revised 10 Commandments (For GOP)
Christian fundamentalists love to tout the 10 commandments, and are continuously trying to put copies of those religious commandments on both state and federal... Read more
Posted on 26 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Liberals On Religion
The right-wing, especially the fundamentalists, like to say that liberals hate god and are trying to persecute christians. Nothing could be farther from the... Read more
Posted on 26 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
BBC Poll Rating Of 16 Countries & E.U.
Those who believe in American "exceptionalism" (the idea that the United States is by far the best country in the world) are not going to like the results of th... Read more
Posted on 25 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Conservative Numbers Are Dropping
Here is some good news. It looks like fewer people are willing to identify themselves as conservatives than back in 2010. Back then, at least 51% of the public... Read more
Posted on 25 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most Southerners Want Medicaid Expansion
Republican governors in the South have been delaying or denying an expansion of Medicaid in their states. This expansion would give health insurance coverage... Read more
Posted on 25 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Apologies
I can understand how these good folks feel. Living in Texas, I feel the same way at lot of the time. After all, we have given the world Ted Cruz (the new Joe... Read more
Posted on 25 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Corporate Profits Up, Taxes Down - No Jobs
The Republicans have been telling us for years that the secret to a healthy economy is to enhance corporate profits and lower corporate taxes (the trickle-down... Read more
Posted on 24 May 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
House Wants To Ream Student Borrowers
Once again, the House Republicans have shown that they simply do not care for Americans trying to better themselves and work their way out of the hole the... Read more
Posted on 24 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
IRS Is The Least Respected Federal Agency
The folks over at the Gallup Poll just surveyed Americans on what they thought of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). It will probably come as no surprise that... Read more
Posted on 24 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Gerrymandering
These pie charts show the effectiveness of gerrymandering. The Democrats got the most votes in the House races in 2012 (combined vote), but the Republicans... Read more
Posted on 24 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP Is Not Winning Any New Friends
As you know, the Republican Party did very poorly in the 2012 election. They lost a huge majority of women, young voters, the LGBT community, and all minority... Read more
Posted on 23 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Race Is Still A Serious Issue For U.S. & GOP
Half a decade ago when President Obama was elected president of this country, there were many who said the United States was finally entering it's... Read more
Posted on 23 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY