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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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10 More States To Legalize Marijuana Soon?
(The image above is from the website of cannabis-health.org.) In the last election, the people of Colorado and Washington voted to legalize small amounts of... Read more
Posted on 10 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Last Polls On NYC Primary Races
Today the NYC Democrats will decide who they want to represent them in the races for mayor and comptroller -- and two final polls have come out on those races. Read more
Posted on 10 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Run Wendy, Run !
This graphic is from the Facebook page of Texas State Representative Lon Burnam. It is the campaign donations of State Senator Wendy Davis (who is considering... Read more
Posted on 10 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Terrible Reason To Go To War
The above chart was made from information provided on the website of RealClearPolitics. It shows clearly why the president has now taken his proposed military... Read more
Posted on 09 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Lower Unemployment Rate Is An Illusion
In my post about the unemployment rate last Saturday morning, I said that the fact that the rate had dropped another 0.1% in August was not necessarily a good... Read more
Posted on 09 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Feminism - Just A Request For Equal Rights
Feminism has been viciously attacked throughout this country's history by those who want to preserve the patriarchy (male control of society, religion, and... Read more
Posted on 09 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Support For Strike Against Syria Still Low
It looks like the American people are not going to be led as easily into another war (even if the government won't call it that) as they have been in the past. Read more
Posted on 08 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Tokyo Gets 2020 Summer Olympics
(This image is from the Facebook page of Lalo Alcaraz.) It's official now. Tokyo has been named as the host for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Read more
Posted on 08 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Is Christianity Honest Enough To Survive ?
(The photograph above, from Wikipedia Commons, is by Reinherdhauke.) I am an atheist, and have been for more than thirty years now. Read more
Posted on 08 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Special Rights
How true. The LGBT community has never asked for any rights not already given to other American citizens. But fundamentalist churches demand rights not given... Read more
Posted on 08 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
U.S. Unemployment Rate Falls To 7.3%
For the second month in a row, the Labor Department is reporting a drop in the unemployment rate. The unemployment rate for August has dropped to 7.3% (from 7.4... Read more
Posted on 07 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Rick Perry's Latest "Oops" Moment
Rick Perry's career has been full of blunders, and those "oops" moments go much farther than just in some Republican debates. It extends to the policies he... Read more
Posted on 07 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Support For Syrian Military Strike Is Lower Than Support Previous To Other...
The charts above were made from information contained in a recent Gallup Poll conducted on September 3rd and 4th of a nationwide sample of 1,012 adults (with a... Read more
Posted on 07 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Separation Needed
I couldn't agree more. While lowering the wall between religion and government would destroy religious freedom by allowing government to favor one religion... Read more
Posted on 07 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Shocking Results From Poll About Congress
All of the information in this post (and in the charts shown) are from a fairly recent Monmouth University Poll (conducted between July 25th and 30th of a... Read more
Posted on 06 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Sane Voice On Proposed Attack On Syria
I have been very disappointed in the politicians of both political parties as they pontificate on why and when we should launch an attack on Syria. Read more
Posted on 06 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Public's View Of Texas
The information in the chart above is not quite two years old -- coming from a Public Policy Polling survey in October of 2011. Read more
Posted on 06 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Who's Going To Pay For The New War ?
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) makes a very good point. When we invaded and occupied Afghanistan and Iraq, the Bush administration did nothing to make sure... Read more
Posted on 06 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Syrians Believe War Will Be Prolonged
The chart above was made from a Gallup Poll -- taken in June and July of 1,022 Syrians age 15 and older (with a margin of error of 3.4 points). It shows that... Read more
Posted on 05 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Deny Defense Department Funds To Texas
The state of Texas has a recent history of shooting itself in the foot so they can play politics -- by refusing to abide by federal guidelines. Read more
Posted on 05 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY
