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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 16248 )
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Could Minnesota Get This Lucky ?
(The above caricature of Michele Bachmann was found on the website Ain't No God.) As you probably know by now, Minnesota has passed a new law legalizing same-se... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Gun Problem ?
That's a pretty amazing statistic, considering the huge number of Americans that have been killed in all of our wars (Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Attempt To Smear Hillary Is Failing
Karl Rove and his desperate minions have decided that the only chance they would have to defeat a Hillary Clinton candidacy in 2016 is to smear her good name... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Demographics That Scare GOP Leaders
(Image is from the website of Paul Vallely.) There used to be a time when the white vote ruled in American elections, and during those times the Republicans... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Minnesota Is 12th State To Legalize Equality
Posted on 14 May 2013
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Background Checks - For People, Not Guns
The NRA and others on the right-wing love to say that guns don't kill people, people kill people. Why then did they oppose the background checks for people... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Using IRS For Politics Is Always Wrong
The teabaggers and their right-wing allies have made numerous accusations against the Obama administration and the federal government, and almost all of them... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Another Mass Shooting
This is getting to be a far too common occurrence in the United States. There has been another mass shooting -- this time in New Orleans. Read more
Posted on 13 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Fred Rogers - The Ultimate Role Model
While I believe in the right of every American to believe or not believe in any religion, I have to admit that there are a lot of christians in the U.S. that I... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2013 LIFE COACH -
Corporate Greed Kills
Thousands of people all over the developing world are dying to fatten the obscene profits of the giant corporations. Many of these deaths could be prevented. Read more
Posted on 13 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Many In The U.S. Cannot Afford Their Meds
It would be nice to think that as more of Obamacare comes on-line, Americans would be able to access more medical care and get better results from that care.... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Anti-Choice Crowd Still Making No Inroads
The chart above is from a recent Gallup Poll (conducted May 2nd through 7th of a nationwide sample of 1,535 adults -- with a margin of error of 4 points). Read more
Posted on 12 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Advertisers Avoiding Rush Like The Plague
(This caricature of Rush Limbaugh is by DonkeyHotey.) I'm sure Rush Limbaugh thought it would be a short-term problem when advertisers starting leaving his... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
From The GOP Bible
I am an atheist, but I was raised in a fundamentalist christian church and attended two christian universities (Harding University and Texas Wesleyan University... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Bolivia Protects Itself By Kicking Out USAID
(The image above of U.S. imperialism is from the website Feral Scholar.) Bolivia's president, Evo Morales, is doing something that will probably shock most... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Benghazi Is Not A Scandal - But A GOP Attempt To Smear Hillary Clinton
The congressional Republicans are still trying to turn the tragedy in Benghazi into some kind of scandal. They even had some hearings this last week that they... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Suffering From Capitalism ?
Too many people in the United States are suffering from our poorly regulated capitalism -- and the new austerity imposed on Americans to allow the rich to keep... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Warren Would Lower Student Loan Rate
It's this sort of thing that makes me respect Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) more every day. While the Republicans in Congress (and some blue dogs... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
How The GOP Will Kill Immigration Reform
The Republicans did very poorly in the last election among minority voters -- especially Hispanics. And with Hispanics growing faster as a percentage of the U.S. Read more
Posted on 10 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Colorado Is The First & January 1st The Date
In the election last November, two states (Colorado and Washington) voted to legalize the sale and use of small amounts of marijuana -- not just for medical use... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY
