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• Patriarchy And Christianity

  

  Another brilliant cartoon from David Hayward at the naked pastor. He drew it as a commentary on the fact that the new leader of the catholic church will be... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Presidential Polls Already ?

  

  You're probably thinking that it's way too early to be looking at presidential polls for 2016 -- and of course, you would be right. There's at least three... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Corporate Media

  

  This is the kind of nonsense you get with today's corporate-owned media. Real news (news that affects citizens in their everyday lives) gets ignored, while... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Spending Is Not The Problem

  

  Federal government spending is not the problem these days. Spending has already been massively cut since President Obama assumed office, and as a percentage of... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Voting Turnout For 2012 Election

  

  (Image is from the ECHR Blog.) The news media has been reporting that voting turnout in 2012 was down, and sort of giving the impression that it was very low. Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Dueling Budget Bills

  

  The chart above shows the differences between the Senate budget bill (proposed by Democrats) and the Ryan budget bill (which has been proposed by House... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Third Gun Bill Gets Committee Approval

  

  On Thursday, a third gun bill passed the Senate Judiciary Committee. Earlier in the week a couple of other gun bills had received committee approval. The first... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Plays Politics With Women's Health

  

  These two excellent charts clearly show how devastating the actions of the Republican-controlled legislature have been to women's health in the state of Texas. Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Those Big Spenders

  

  Let me give you a hint -- both of the presidents who did not lower the budget deficit have the initials "G" and "B". While Republicans like to accuse the... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obama Still Polling Better Than The GOP

  

  The chart above was compiled from the newest ABC News/Washington Post Poll (conducted between March 7th and 10th of 1,001 random adults nationwide -- with a... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Pope - Same As The Old Pope

  

  The catholic cardinals had a tough decision to make. Should they choose another pope from the developed world and try to slow the disintegration of the church i... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hugo Chavez Was Good For Venezuela

  

  There has been a lot of pretty bad press regarding President Hugo Chavez in this country since his death. In fact, far too many in the United States seem to be... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Still Paying For Bush And The GOP

  

  There is a lot of truth in this. President Clinton left Bush with a budget surplus. Bush almost immediately got this nation into two expensive and totally... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Sneaky Way To Cut Social Security

  

  Social Security benefits are currently tied to inflation. That means if the cost of goods rises by 3% this year, then Social Security checks will be increased b... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Warren Blasts GOP Over Obstruction

  

  This lady is fast becoming one of my favorite senators. She wanted to become the head of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), so she could... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Second Gun Bill Clears Committee

  

  Last week the bill to increase the penalties for gun trafficking (buying guns for someone else who can't clear a background check) was approved by a Senate... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Ryan Tells The Truth (Accidentally)

  

  "This to us is something that we're not going to give up on, because we're not going to give up on destroying the health care system for the American people."... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Austerity Is The Problem - Not The Answer

  

  The Republicans would like for us to believe that the path out of recession and toward prosperity is through austerity (cutting government spending). Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Corporations Avoiding Billions In Taxes

  

  This is something that will (or at least should) make you mad as you start to prepare your own taxes. While you pay your taxes as you are supposed to,... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Congress Is Still Universally Despised

  

  There was a time in this country (which actually includes much of our history) when Congress was respected and approved of by the majority of the people. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY