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• Still True

  

  Helen Keller may have been handicapped, but she didn't have any problem seeing and understanding the truth -- that an economic system that favors the rich and... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why Do Republicans Hate Social Security ?

  

  The Republicans are currently trying to float two lies about Social Security. The first is that the budget cannot be balanced, or the deficit reduced, with... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Ignoring Scientific Reality

  

  The religious right in this country is still trumpeting the idea that evolution is nothing more than a theory, and has yet to be proven to be true. That is an... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Votes Or Guns ?

  

  There's no doubt that the thinking of the corporate-owned Republican Party is screwed up. They have no problem with any American owning an assault weapon (or... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Will Use Debt Ceiling To Force Cuts To Social Security/ Medicare

  

  The Republicans have given up on trying to use the "fiscal ceiling" threat to force cuts to Social Security and Medicare. They finally realize they have no... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Spending Is Not The Problem

  

  (The graph above was found at the excellent blog called Under The Mountain Bunker.)The Republicans in Congress are still whining over spending by the federal... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• How Many Children Must Die ?

  

  There is no doubt that the United States is a gun culture. There are nearly as many guns as there are people floating around in our society (nearly 300 million... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Guns Make It Too Easy To Kill

  

  This is a hard fact to argue with -- that an abused woman is five times more likely to be killed by her abuser if that abuser owns a gun. Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Fixing Social Security

  

  Social Security is paid for by a payroll tax (called the FICA deduction), which goes into the Social Security Trust Fund (which issues all Social Security... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Time Is Right For Stricter Gun Laws

  

  This is the best time in the last eight years to tighten up our gun laws in this country. That's because a significant majority of the population currently... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Killing For Profit

  

  Isn't it time to stop our seemingly endless foreign wars. They have nothing to do with our national defense -- and everything to do with corporate profits. Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Would Going Off Fiscal Cliff Be So Bad ?

  

  Well, Speaker Boehner's little gambit to try and put pressure on the president (and the Democrats) didn't work out. He couldn't even get members of his own part... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Those Who Left Us In 2012

  

  (The above image is The Garden of Death by Hugo Simberg in 1896.)As is usual in this fleeting moment that we call life, there were many deaths in 2012. Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Consumer Reports Best Vehicles

  

  For those of you who might be interested in buying a new vehicle this coming year, Consumer Reports has released its list of best auto values -- the cars that... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Prayer In Schools Was Never Banned

  

  I'm getting sick and tired of hearing religious fundamentalists whining about prayer being banned in schools, or god being kicked out of our schools. Why?... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Protecting Social Security & Medicare Is More Important Than Reducing Deficit

  

  This rather interesting data is from a Pew Research Survey taken between November 28th and December 5th of this year.The big argument is Congress right now is... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• No Excuses Left For Not Passing VAWA

  

  I certainly don't understand why the Republicans in the House continue to block passage of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), and I doubt that very many... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• This Part Of The Budget Needs To Be Cut

  

  The ridiculous politicians in Washington continue to whine about the budget and how hard it would be to cut. The graphic above shows what a load of crap that is. Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hogging The Nation's Income

  

  This is just a reminder of how unequal the income is distributed in the United States. The gap is wider between the rich and all others, and the ability of... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Polls Show Optimism for 2013

  

  This is an interesting graphic. It comes from a new ABC News/Washington Post Poll, and it shows that Democrats and Republicans have widely divergent views of... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY