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• Can LePage Squeak Out Another Win In Maine ?

  

  Back in 2010, Republican teabagger extremist Paul LePage was able to get elected governor of Maine, even though he only got about 38% of the total votes cast. Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• More Bad Demographic News For The GOP

  

  I have written before about the changing population demographic in the United States. The minority population is growing much faster than the white population. Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Teabagger Extremists Are In Control Of North Carolina GOP

  

  Not all Republicans are extremists, who seem to have lost touch with the real world -- but that is true of many especially the teabaggers (who have made up thei... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Values Of The Green Party

  

  I will be voting for a lot of Democrats this November. That's because I agree with a lot of what they stand for, and there's no doubt that they are a much bette... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S. Unemployment Rate Drops by 0.4% In April To 6.3%

  

  The Labor Department released the unemployment figures for April on Friday, and at first glance they look pretty good. Those statistics show that 288,000 new... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S. Ranks 14th In Press Freedom

  

  The Gallup Poll does surveys in 132 countries. Between 2010 and 2013, they surveyed around 1,000 adults in each of those countries about whether they thought... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Poem

  

  (This image of drone strike victims is from RAWA News.) Drones Don't Take Names by Brian McLaughlin Innocents die there's no wonder why when the wars that are... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obamacare Keeps GDP From Sliding Into Negative Growth

  

  I have written many times about how the Republican-imposed "trickle-down" economics and austerity are holding back the economy and stunting the growth of U.S.... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Senate GOP Votes Against Raising The Minimum Wage

  

  Republican officials in Washington don't mind Wall Street bankers, hedge fund managers, and CEOs making millions of dollars, and have no problem with corporate... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Florida Voters Prefer Hillary To Any Of The GOP Hopefuls

  

  One of the most important states for any Republican hoping to become president is Florida. If a GOP candidate loses Florida, it becomes extremely difficult to... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Death Penalty In The U.S.A.

  

  The graphics above are from ARRESTRECORDS.COM. Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Same-Sex Marriage Ban Contested On Religious Grounds

  

  There is an unusual court case happening in North Carolina. It is a case that seeks to overturn North Carolina's Amendment One -- an amendment to the state... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Outside Money Pouring Into The 2014 Senate Races

  

  Thanks to the misguided Supreme Court decision in Citizens United vs FEC, huge amounts of money flowed into the 2012 election in both the presidential and senat... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Americans Prefer The Clinton Family Over The Bush Family - And Hillary Over Jeb

  

  If Hillary Clinton were to win the 2016 presidential election, it would mean that 6 out of the last 8 presidential elections would have been won by a member of... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Jobs Lost In Recession Being Replaced By Low-Wage Jobs

  

  The figures below are from the National Employment Law Project (NELP) -- and they show that the recession recovery that has been experienced by Wall Street and... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Jason Carter Is Still Close In The Georgia Governor's Race

  

  This chart was made using information in a new SurveyUSA Poll, which was done between April 24th and 27th. They surveyed 1,567 likely Georgia voters, and the... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Thoughts On Los Angeles Clippers & Their Racist Owner

  

  Unless you've been living in a cave deep in the Amazon jungle, I'm sure you've heard of the controversy involving the Los Angeles Clippers and their owner,... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Wind-Generated Electricity Is Slowly Growing In The U.S.

  

  (The photo above is by John Womack, and was found at Wikipedia.) The amount of electricity generated in the United States continues to grow. In 2012, wind... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The GOP Would Deny Income To Retirees By Raising The Age To Qualify For Social...

  

  These charts were made from information provided by the Gallup Poll between 2002 and 2014. The latest survey being done between April 3rd and 6th of 1,026... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Warren On Economic Justice

  

  (This caricature of Senator Elizabeth Warren is by DonkeyHotey.) Americans are lucky to have Elizabeth Warren in the United States Senate. Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY