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• Tour De France Enters Its Final Week

  

  The picture above is of the current wearer of the Yellow Jersey (Christopher Froome) as he won the difficult stage 15 of this year's Tour. Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2013 SPORTS

• Warren Wants To Re-institute Glass-Steagall

  

  (Image is from the Facebook page of Senator Elizabeth Warren.) Back in 1933, Congress had a great idea. They thought banks shouldn't be able to invest for... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Abbott Wants To Replace Perry As Top Right-Wing Nut-Job In Texas

  

  Well, it's official -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is running for governor. Abbott is a darling of the teabagger element in Texas, and while a little... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The United States Is In Bad Company

  

  The chart above was made from information provided by Amnesty International and printed in the British newspaper, The Guardian. Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Froome Extends Lead In Tough Stage 15

  

  Stage 15 of this year's Tour de France was the longest stage (at 242.5 kilometers) and finished with an incredibly difficult unrated climb. Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• No Justice

  

  The verdict on Zimmerman has been reached -- not guilty. I can't say I'm surprised. I've known for a long time now that our justice system is badly broken and... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Reid Dares GOP To Continue Filibustering Presidential Nominations

  

  (The caricature of Harry Reid on the left is by DonkeyHotey.) There is no doubt that the Republicans in the Senate have abused the filibuster privilege -- and... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Bernie's Proposal On Tax Fairness

  

  Republicans like to whine about how corporations in the United States are taxed too heavily -- and they like to point to the top tax rate (about 35%) as proof. Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Texas GOP Passes Anti-Woman Bill

  

  (The cartoon above is by John Branch at branchtoon.com.) Well, the Texas GOP finally got it done. They have passed a bill that would close 37 out of 42 Texas... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Tour's Stage 14 Has Successful Breakaway

  

  It took 14 stages of this year's 100th Tour de France, but we have finally had a successful breakaway. Fourteen riders spent the last 150 kilometers of the stag... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Polls In 12 More States Support Equal Rights

  

  As of August 1st (less than three weeks from now), same-sex marriage will be legal in 13 states (Massachusetts, California, New York, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Palin For Senate? Bring It On!

  

  The latest news about Sarah Palin is that she says she is "considering" running for senate (to replace the current Democratic senator from Alaska -- Mark... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Still Blames GOP For Gridlock

  

  For the last couple of days, I have been discussing some of the results from the latest Quinnipiac University Poll (conducted between June 28th and July 8th of ... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Yellow Jersey Loses Time In Stage 13

  

  Stage 13 of the Tour de France didn't have any really difficult climbs, so it was viewed as another leg of the race for the sprinters -- and indeed, a sprinter... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Republicans Are At Odds With The Public On Immigration Reform & Citizenship

  

  The national Republican Party leadership wanted their party to support immigration reform this year -- in the hope that would allow them to compete for... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• How Can They Still Deny Global Warming ?

  

  The chart above, from Moyers Company, was made from information from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). It showing the warming being experienced... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obama's Approval Rating Drop Is No Cause For Celebration By Republicans

  

  A new Quinnipiac University Poll (conducted between June 28th and July 8th of 2,014 nationwide adults -- with a margin of error of 2.2 points) shows a drop in... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• German Grabs 3rd Victory In Stage 12 Sprint

  

  Stage 12 of the 100th Tour de France was a fairly flat and long stage (218 kilometers), so it surprised no one when it turned out to be another day for the... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Infighting Has The House Deadlocked

  

  (The cartoon above is by Stuart Carlson at carlsontoons.com.) The Senate has been unable to accomplish much because of disagreements between the Democrats and... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Full Withdrawal From Afghanistan ?

  

  (Photo is from the Department of Defense Flickr site.) For quite a while now President Obama has been telling Americans that he will withdraw the American troop... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY