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• Theft Of Labor

  Walmart and some other big-box stores want us to believe they have to abuse their workers by paying poverty wages and working them only part-time (so they... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Continues To Attack Unions

  This is just sad. Two more states are joining the ranks of "right to work" states. Indiana has already passed its law (for the second time -- they did it years... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The March Toward Equality

  All of the citizens of this nation have never been truly equal (in terms of either rights or opportunities) since the nation was founded. Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2012 LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Corporate Whiners Ignore Real Problems

  American corporations love to whine about the tax rates they normally find some way not to pay. They claim they cannot compete with foreign corporations... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2012 BUSINESS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Library

  This is very true. A good library should contain all sorts of books with all sorts of ideas -- even ideas that you disagree with or find offensive. Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CO2 Pollution Is Still Rising Worldwide

  

  As far as the scientific community is concerned the evidence for man-made global climate change (commonly called global warming) is overwhelming -- so much so... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2012 ENVIRONMENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hillary's Popularity Is At Its Zenith

  

  (This caricature of Hillary Clinton was done by the inimitable DonkeyHotey.)Aside from First Lady Michelle Obama, I think one could easily argue that Hillary... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Reich Gives Democrats Some Good Advice

  There has been a lot of talk in the media recently about the "fiscal cliff", and Republicans are trying to scare the American people into believing instant... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Cost Of Health Care

  Obamacare improved and extended health insurance coverage in this country. But there is one thing it did not do, and that was one of the most important things... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Sour Grapes (GOP Style)

  (Cartoon above is by Keith Knight at kchronicles.com.)It was almost more than the right-wing (and racist) base of the Republican Party could stand, when the... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A New Kind Of Light Is Invented

  The new fluorescent light bulbs are becoming very popular, because they are much more efficient than regular light bulbs and last a lot longer. But Dr. Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Super-PAC's - A Gravy Train For Many

  There is a lot of truth in this cartoon (by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune). Ultra-rich guys like Sheldon Adelson poured hundreds of millions of... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Too Liberal ?

  All Americans now benefit from these things. But what many conveniently forget is that when these ideas were first introduced, that were attacked as being wild... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Doomsday Option? - Bring It On!

  

  Well, the congressional Republicans finally came up with something they called a "plan". But it was nothing more than Mitt Romney's nebulous old tax plan... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2012 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Worker Wages Continue To Decline

  If you are one of those people who have swallowed the Republican lie that letting the rich, especially corporations, make more money will be good for everyone... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Germans Push Clean Energy - Reduce CO2

  Here in the United States we use far more than our share of the world's energy, and we continue to use the dirty carbon dioxide producing fossil fuels to make... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2012 ENVIRONMENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• No Shortage Of Skilled Workers

  I agree with Krugman. We literally have millions of Americans out of work, and they have all kinds of valuable skills. There is no shortage of skilled workers i... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Another Really Bad Government Idea

  (The image above of "the white spy" is from the website deviantART.)Sometimes it seems like no matter which party is in charge, government is in the business... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Electoral Myths Of The Religious Right

  We know now that Willard Mitt Romney was convinced that he would be the winner of the 2012 presidential election -- so convinced that he did not even consider... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• It Doesn't Take An Economic Genius

  Bernie is exactly right. Simply raising the cap on payroll taxes would solve any problems the Social Security system has. Personally, I would abolish the cap. Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY