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• Make College Free For Those Who Qualify

  

  (This image is from the Facebook page Being Liberal.) Some of you may think that's a crazy idea -- free college. But it actually makes a lot of sense, and it... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Military Recognizes Marriage Equality

  

  It has always been the policy of the American military to discriminate against the LGBT community. Even after the scrapping of the odious "Don't Ask, Don't Tell... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Cory Booker Is A Step Closer To U.S. Senate

  

  On Tuesday, the state of New Jersey moved a bit closer to replacing Republican Jeffrey Chiesa in the United States Senate. Chiesa was appointed by Governor Chri... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Bernie Sanders And Elizabeth Warren Have 4 Questions For Federal Reserve...

  

  The second term of Ben Bernanke as Federal Reserve Chairman will end this coming January. President Obama has said he is considering three candidates -- Fed Vic... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Are Newspapers Really Dying Off ?

  

  This information is from the latest Pew Research Center survey on the media -- done between July 17th and 21st of 1,480 nationwide adults -- with a margin of... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public's Love/Hate Relationship With Media

  

  The Pew Research Center periodically surveys Americans about their media preferences and attitudes. Their last survey was done between July 17th and 21st of... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Manning Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize

  

  (The image above is from the Facebook page Underground Health.) You guys know what I think about the Bradley Manning case. I think he did the citizens of this... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Nuclear Weapons Plant Going "Green"

  

  The picture above (from the website nukewatch.org) is of Pantex -- the plant where all United States nuclear weapons are assembled (and out-dated nukes are... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Political Dream Team

  

  This is my idea of a political "Dream Team" -- four tough, smart, caring, Democratic women, who will put the needs of the people above the greed of corporations. Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Capitalism Must Be Regulated Or Discarded

  

  Most people in this country think the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. fought only for the rights of African-Americans to be treated equally under the laws of... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democratic New York Has Its Limits

  

  The charts above show the approval and disapproval ratings of various candidates in New York. They were made using information from a recent Siena College Poll... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Real Terrorist Threat

  

  (This is a picture of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, after it was bombed by white christian terrorists in 1995. Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Preserving The Patriarchy

  

  This fact should make people think. If the argument was really to prevent abortions, why don't these men support free and easy access to contraception, and the... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hispanic Vote - A GOP Missed Opportunity

  

  The charts above were made from information contained in the recent Gallup Poll (conducted between June 13th and July 5th of 1,000 Hispanic voters nationwide... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is The Office Of U.S. President For Sale ?

  

  (The image to the left is from the inimitable DonkeyHotey.) Here's a scary thought for America -- Donald Trump is considering a run for the presidency of this... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Government Can Do It Better

  

  Right-wingers would have everyone believe that the private sector can do everything better than the government can. That's just not true. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Plurality In U.S. Believe The "American Dream" Is Impossible For Most To Achieve

  

  The charts above were compiled using information from the latest YouGov Poll -- done on August 1st and 2nd of 1,000 nationwide adults. Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obama Proposes First Amendment Violation

  

  I supported (and voted for) Barack Obama in both the 2008 and 2012 elections -- and I still support his presidency. But that does not mean I agree with... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Weiner Drops Like A Rock In NYC Race

  

  For a while it looked like ex-congressman Anthony Weiner might be making a political comeback. A Quinnipiac University Poll in the middle of July had him leadin... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• You Don't Create Change By Running Away

  

  (The image above is from the Facebook page of Terry Nicholson.) While many of the world's nations have been moving toward equality, and the granting of equal... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY