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Birth Control
There are a lot of misconceptions about the new directive from President Obama that gives women with health insurance free birth control. Read more
Posted on 20 March 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
It's A Plan - But It Won't Work For GOP
The above cartoon by Lalo Alcaraz contains a lot of truth. It pictures the Republicans, not as an elephant, but as a mammoth -- a species that is now extinct. Read more
Posted on 19 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Hillary Supports Marriage Equality
Hillary Clinton has been a supporter of equal rights for a long time now -- including equal rights for the LGBT community. But in the past, she has stopped shor... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Outlawing/Patenting Nature Is Wrong
The above graphic makes a very good point. Marijuana is not a derivative of a plant or made in a laboratory. It is simply the plant itself -- and it grows in... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Ban Private Purchases Of Military Weapons
As the graphic shows, there are many legitimate reasons to own a firearm, but an assault weapon (such as the AR-15 shown) is not appropriate for any of those... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Social Security & Medicare - The Truth
The Republicans are still telling horror stories about Social Security and Medicare. The claim both of those programs are broke, and will soon go bankrupt --... Read more
Posted on 18 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Marriage Equality Can't Be Stopped
The battle for same-sex marriage equality has been a long and hard one, and there are still battles to be waged on behalf of it -- but the war may already have... Read more
Posted on 18 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Texas GOP - Spending More To Do Less
The Texas legislature has just authorized payment of $4.5 billion in Medicaid (which they left out of the original 2012-2013 budget to balance the books in... Read more
Posted on 18 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Corporate Media
I couldn't agree more with that statement. The media is supposed to search out and report the truth, because a democracy cannot exist unless it has an educated... Read more
Posted on 18 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Right-Wing Extremists Choose Favorites
Each year the most extreme right-wingers in America hold a conference. It's put on by the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC). Read more
Posted on 17 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
House GOP Kills Rise In Minimum Wage
The Republican Party doesn't care much for poor people. They call them "takers", and make fun of them for not paying federal income taxes. Read more
Posted on 17 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
One-Fifth Of Americans Have No Religion
A few weeks ago I posted about a Pew Research Center survey that concluded about 20% of Americans have no religion. They are not affiliated with any organized... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Maryland Votes To Abolish Death Penalty
The gentleman pictured above in Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley. For several years now he has been campaigning against the death penalty, saying: "Evidence... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Patriarchy And Christianity
Another brilliant cartoon from David Hayward at the naked pastor. He drew it as a commentary on the fact that the new leader of the catholic church will be... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Presidential Polls Already ?
You're probably thinking that it's way too early to be looking at presidential polls for 2016 -- and of course, you would be right. There's at least three... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Corporate Media
This is the kind of nonsense you get with today's corporate-owned media. Real news (news that affects citizens in their everyday lives) gets ignored, while... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Spending Is Not The Problem
Federal government spending is not the problem these days. Spending has already been massively cut since President Obama assumed office, and as a percentage of... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Voting Turnout For 2012 Election
(Image is from the ECHR Blog.) The news media has been reporting that voting turnout in 2012 was down, and sort of giving the impression that it was very low. Read more
Posted on 16 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Dueling Budget Bills
The chart above shows the differences between the Senate budget bill (proposed by Democrats) and the Ryan budget bill (which has been proposed by House... Read more
Posted on 15 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Third Gun Bill Gets Committee Approval
On Thursday, a third gun bill passed the Senate Judiciary Committee. Earlier in the week a couple of other gun bills had received committee approval. The first... Read more
Posted on 15 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY