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• Stupid Lies & Myths About Guns

  

  I am not against gun ownership by law-abiding Americans, and I believe the Second Amendment of the Constitution guarantees that right to most Americans (with th... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Tactic To Defund Obamacare Is Not Popular With The American Public

  

  Last week the Republican-dominated House of Representatives voted along party lines to include a complete defunding of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) in th... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Read A Banned Book This Week

  

  (The image above was found at the web page of the Sonoma State University Library.) Last week, a friend from North Carolina told us about a school board in... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Still Doesn't Understand Obamacare

  

  These charts were made with information from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Poll taken of 801 Georgia adults between September 12th and 17th (with a 5 point... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Rich Pay A Smaller Percentage

  

  There is a persistent myth perpetrated by the Republicans on behalf of their most important constituency (the rich). It is that the rich (and the corporations)... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Another Very Early Party Presidential Poll

  

  Another presidential preference poll has been done. This one is the CNN/Opinion Research Poll. It was taken between September 6th and 8th of 452 Republicans... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP To Tempt Fate Over Debt Ceiling

  

  As you probably know by now, if you follow politics at all, the Republican-dominated House of Representatives has passed a fraudulent continuing resolution to... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• All 4 Congressional Leaders Very Unpopular

  

  Several polls have shown that Congress as a whole is very unpopular these days. In the last few months, their approval ratings have been below 15% (and the... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Opposes Anything That Doesn't Help Their Constituents (The Rich)

  

  (This cartoon image is by Bob Englehart in The Hartford Courant.) President Roosevelt passed Social Security because over 50% of the elderly were living in... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• "Trickle-Down" Is An Unfair Economic Policy

  

  These two charts are from Mother Jones magazine, and they illustrate clearly the economic unfairness that the Republican "trickle-down" policies have caused... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Poverty In The United States Remains High

  

  The United States Census Bureau has issued it's latest report on poverty in the United States. The report is for 2012 -- the latest full year for which there ar... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Influential "Pot" Smokers

  

  (This image of a marijuana bud is from the website called ilovegrowingmarijuana.com.) The Marijuana Policy Project has released its annual list of the 50 Most... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Religious Freedom

  

  I am not offended by your belief in any religion. I just ask that you grant me that same right -- to believe or not believe as I please. This is the very essenc... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Newest Numbers On Americans Without Health Insurance

  

  As more of the Affordable Care Act will soon kick in, I thought it would be a good time to take a look at the number of Americans that still don't have any... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democrat Has Huge Lead In NYC Race

  

  There's still a few weeks to go, but the first two polls show Democrat Bill de Blasio has a huge lead in the New York City mayor's race against Republican Joe... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Min. Wage Extended To Direct Care Workers

  

  For some strange reason, direct care workers have not been covered by the minimum wage protections. But last Tuesday, the Department of Labor announced that the... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obamacare Helps Young Americans Too

  

  (From the Planned Parenthood Campus Action Facebook page.) These are some of the benefits the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) offers to young people in this... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Republicans Willing To Knowingly Cause Serious Damage To The Economy

  

  The House is currently debating a continuing resolution to fund the government past September 30th, and the Republicans are threatening to shut down the... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• House GOP Reaches New Heights Of Mean

  

  (The cartoon image above is by Julio Carrion Cueva [Karry] at karrycartoons.blogspot.com.) The Republican economic policies cost this country millions of jobs... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Green Party Blasts Secret "Black Budget"

  

  While most Americans don't realize it, the budget items for the federal government that are openly debated don't cover the entire federal budget. Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY