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• Nothing Will Be Done

  

  I'm sure you have by now heard of the shooting in the Connecticut elementary school -- where six adults and 20 children (most of them in kindergarten or first... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The "Life Expectancy" Lie

  

  One of the things the congressional Republicans (and their Wall Street masters) are pushing these days is that the age of qualifying for Medicare (and possibly... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Little Food For Thought

  

  The CEO of McDonald's restaurants makes $8.75 million dollars a year. That's a lot of money for one of the most notorious low-wage corporations in the country. Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• We're All Americans

  

  The name-calling is the least of the myriad disgusting (and sometimes violent) ways that Americans treat each other. Isn't this rather stupid for a nation made... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The GOP Is Tarnishing Its Own Image

  

  The Bush administration, without a doubt, hurt the image of Republicans. While talking about "compassionate conservatism", Bush turned out to be one of the leas... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Economic Terrorists

  

  The American public seems to think that the only danger this country faces is from outside groups (like international terrorists). Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Least Respected Senator

  

  The folks over at Public Policy Polling, after doing some polling since the election, have determined that the least respected senator on Capitol Hill (at... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Reducing Drug Use

  

  The quote above is about cutting drug use, but the truth is that it would have several beneficial effects for society. It would not only be a huge savings,... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Texas Still Leads The Nation In Executions

  

  We are finishing up the final few days of 2012, and that means it's time for the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty to release its annual report. Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Rick Perry Shuts Down Planned Parenthood

  

  As most Texans know, Rick Perry doesn't have any real political beliefs -- unless those beliefs can make him some money or get him elected to political office.... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Taxes For Killing

  

  I totally agree with this gentleman. If the Republicans can whine about what their federal taxes are being used for (and that is something they do all the time)... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 2014 Starts Gender Fairness In Insurance

  

  This is just one more inequity that was fixed by the passage of Obamacare. Currently, private insurance companies charge women higher premiums for the same... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 6 Million Children Will Die In 2013

  

  Shouldn't we be at least a little bit ashamed about this? We can spend more than $1.6 billion on a presidential campaign in this country (and when other... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Per Capita GDP

  

  The economic pundits would like for us to believe the recession is over. After all the corporations are making record-breaking profits and Wall Street is passin... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• "Right To Work" Is Wrong For Workers

  

  Republicans are now trying to push the so-called "right to work" laws to be passed in more states. Right now Michigan is in the vanguard of this push, but... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Homelessness

  

  Outside of the number of people experiencing food insecurity in this country, perhaps the most shameful thing is the number of homeless people. Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Food Stamps

  

  The Republicans want to cut the amount of money the federal government spends on food stamps (and free lunches for poor school children). Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Backs Obama On Immigration Reform

  

  As the last election and a multitude of polls have shown, the Republicans are on the wrong end of a lot of issues -- at least as far as the majority of voters... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Corporate Profits And Taxes

  

  The Republicans want Americans to believe that corporations are struggling, and a primary reason for that struggling is because they are being forced to pay an... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 7,240 Hate Crime Offenses In U.S. In 2011

  

  In a free and diverse nation, a nation populated primarily by immigrants from around the world (and their descendants), hate crimes are a particularly... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY