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• Bernie Speaks Out On Wealth And Income Inequality

  

  I thought my readers might be interested in the latest letter Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) sent out to his supporters. In it, he speaks out on wealth and... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Will Teabaggers Hurt Or Help GOP In The 2014 Election ?

  

  There is no doubt that the teabaggers hurt the Republican Party in the 2012 election. They did that by controlling the GOP primary in many states and... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Can Stockman Upset Cornyn In Texas GOP Primary ?

  

  Early voting started yesterday in Texas for both party primaries, and one of the surprising things this year (at least for me) was the fact that Republican... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Study Shows Reasonable Gun Laws Prevent Gun Deaths

  

  (This cartoon is from the blog called Nasty Jack.) One would have thought the evidence was already clear. The United States has nearly one gun for every man,... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP At Odds With Public On Who Needs Government Help

  

  The Republicans are adamant about continuing their "trickle-down" economic policy -- a policy that says the cure for the economy is to give more government... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public No Longer Believes Afghan War Can Be Successful

  

  We are now in the thirteenth year of war in Afghanistan, and the end is still not in sight. While President Obama had originally promised we would have our... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Gun Sales In January 2014 Much Lower Than In 2013

  

  There is already an extraordinarily large number of guns owned by private citizens in the United States -- about one gun for every citizen (man, woman, or... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A College Education Has Increased In Importance For Young People While Becoming...

  

  A college education has always offered the opportunity for an increased income in this country -- but that has never been as true as it is today. Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Best And Worst Parts Of American History

  

  These results are from a YouGov Poll taken on February 4th and 5th of 1,000 nationwide adults (with a margin of error of about 4 points). This poll doesn't... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Private Insurance Sales Are Still Strong Under Obamacare

  

  Congressional Republicans were gleeful after October and November failed to produce many sales of insurance under Obamacare (only 364,682 plans sold by the end... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Federal Judge Overturns Virginia Ban On Same-Sex Marriage

  

  The states who want to ban same-sex marriage are starting to fall fast. Last month a federal judge in Utah ruled that such a ban violates the equal protection... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Birtherism Based On Dislike Of The President - Not A True Belief He Was...

  

  A new YouGov Poll queried 1,000 nationwide adults between February 8th and 10th to see if the idea that President Obama was not born in the United States is... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why Do The Rich Pay A Lower Tax Rate Than Workers ?

  

  The chart above is slightly out of date, since the capital gains tax has been raised to 20% (instead of 15%) and the top earned income tax rate is 39.6% -- but... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Texas Members Of Congress Favor Corporate Polluters

  

  I wish I could say that the members of Congress from Texas have a good record of voting to protect the environment -- but they don't. In fact they have a very... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Texas Has A Poorly Educated Workforce

  

  There is one thing about our modern society that is beyond debate -- that education is becoming ever more important for a person to make a decent living. Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Debt Ceiling Issue Exposes House GOP Dysfunction

  

  (This cartoon image is by Daryl Cagle at cagle.com.) Their won't be any government shutdown or default this year, but that is not due to Republican cooperation... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Teabagger Opinions Of Possible 2016 GOP Candidates

  

  The national Republican Party understands that it needs to not only moderate party policies, but run a more moderate candidate that will appeal to most American... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Green Party's View On The Economics Of Legal Marijuana

  

  Two states (Colorado and Washington) have now legalized the sale and possession of marijuana to adults for recreational use, and undoubtably more states will... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Happy Darwin Day !

  

  Today marks the birthday of Charles Darwin (who was born in 1809) in the United Kingdom. This legendary scientist is best known for discovering and describing... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Americans Want To Normalize Relations With Cuba

  

  In 1959, the corrupt Bautista regime was overthrown in Cuba. The dictator Bautista had sold out his own people for corporate (and Mafia) dollars from the... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY