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• An Excellent Question

  

  The argument of the NRA and all their right-wing lackeys is that the more guns there are in circulation, the safer the American people will be. That argument ha... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Cuban Embargo Makes No Sense

  

  The picture above shows American singer/musicians Beyonce and Jay-Z on the balcony of their hotel room in Havana, Cuba. And it has some Republicans in Congress... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Latest Empty Threat From Harry Reid

  

  Well, Majority Leader Harry Reid is mad again, and threatening to take action against Republican obstructionism. This time he's upset because the Republicans ar... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Weird Things Some Americans Believe

  

  (The image above is from The Atlantic Wire.) Americans seem to love conspiracy theories, some really wacky ones. Public Policy Polling did a survey of some of... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Rising Tide For Marijuana Legalization

  

  The chart above (from Talking Points Memo) is a combination of many polls since 1995. It should come as no surprise that since that time the support for same-se... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Chained CPI -- Stealing From Seniors

  

  The Republicans have never liked Social Security. They voted against it when it was proposed, and they have tried to get rid of it several times since then (... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• NRA Represents Gun Makers/Sellers -- Not Gun Owners

  

  The National Rifle Association (NRA) likes to proudly claim that they represent the wishes of America's millions of gun owners. Is that really true? Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Three Oil Pipeline Leaks This Last Week

  

  First it was the Exxon pipeline near Mayflower (Arkansas) that dumped a few thousand barrels of oil (diluted bitumen) into the environment. Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Prohibition Enriches Powerful Groups

  

  Making and keeping marijuana illegal (both for medical and recreational purposes) has never made any sense. Marijuana is a natural substance with healing... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Unemployment Rate Drops - But It's Not Good News

  

  According to the newest report by the Labor Department, the unemployment rate has dropped by 0.1% -- from 7.7% in February to 7.6% in March. But while that... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obama To Throw Seniors Under The Bus

  

  (Image was found at the website called blindgossip.com.) I had thought President Obama had learned his lesson from his first term in office -- when it became... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Judge Removes Restrictions On Plan B

  

  Last year, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) issued a report recommending that oral contraceptives be made available to women... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Republicans - Representing The Rich

  

  The House budget plan (Ryan Plan) would provide the richest Americans with hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax cuts (even after closing some deduction... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Strict Gun Laws Do Prevent Gun Deaths

  

  One of the favorite arguments of gun-lovers is that stricter gun laws don't prevent gun deaths. For instance, they love to point at the high rate of gun deaths... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• National Majority Wants Marijuana Legalized

  

  I wrote a post recently showing that the number of people that want to see marijuana legalized has been rapidly growing in recent years (mirroring the growth... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Victory For Public Education In Texas

  

  The gentleman pictured to the left is Texas State Representative Abel Herrero (D-Corpus Christi) -- and those who believe in the importance of public education... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Backward Policy

  

  The graphics above show that the Republicans are pursuing a policy that is the opposite of the one they should. Instead of trying to help the most vulnerable... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Base Not Ready For Hispanic Outreach

  

  (This picture is by bamakodaker and was found at colorlines.com.) The national Republican Party leadership has studied the results of the 2012 election, and... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Support Still Strong For Gun Restrictions

  

  I've heard some talk recently about how the support for new restrictions on buying of guns has started to dwindle, and isn't as strong as it was immediately... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 50 Senators Support Same-Sex Marriage

  

  The pictures above (thanks to Think Progress) are of the 50 United States Senators that have now come out in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage. This marks... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2013 LGBTQ, POLITICS, SOCIETY