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• We Are All Citizens Of Earth

  

  Americans not only like to believe that this country is better than all others, but that the people in the U.S. are somehow better than the people in other... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The GOP Is Extreme And "Out Of Touch"

  

  I have posted about the poll results shown above already. It shows that most Americans (62%) believe the Republican Party is "out of touch" with the American... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Give The Afghans What They Want

  

  Past polls have shown that most Afghans would like for the United States to end its occupation of their country, and just leave. Now there is growing evidence... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Jimmy Carter Speaks About Hugo Chavez

  

  Ex-President Jimmy Carter has released a statement regarding the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. The statement was released on 3/5/2013 through the... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why ?

  

  I have often wondered this same thing. Why do the Republicans hate American workers so much? Common sense would tell anyone that when working men and women are... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Gallup To Investigate Its Election Screw-up

  

  Traditionally, the Gallup Poll has been one of the most reliable polls in this country. They having been at the polling game for a long time, and established a... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Romney For Senate ?

  

  Before you get too carried away, that headline does not refer to Mitt Romney -- but to his brother, Scott Romney (pictured above). Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S. Catholic Leaders And Laity Disagree

  

  (The picture above is of Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone.) It has long been known that catholic leaders in the United States (and Rome) are struggling to kee... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Children's Bible Myths

  

  Another bit of humor from The Atheist Pig. It reminds me of the Bible stories I was taught as a child in a fundamentalist church -- things like Jesus valuing... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Unemployment Rate Drops In February

  

  The Labor Department released the unemployment figures for February yesterday, and it showed that the government's official unemployment rate had dropped by... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Number Of Uninsured Growing In Texas

  

  One of the primary goals of Obamacare was to cover most Americans with health insurance. At the time it was passed and signed into law, Texas was leading the... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New (And Scary) Global Warming Chart

  

  Previous attempts to reconstruct global temperatures have only gone back a little over 1,500 years (illustrated by the gray areas on the chart above). Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Texans Want Education Funds Restored

  

  In the biennial legislative session of 2011, the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature cut about $5 billion from education. They trumpeted this... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Popular Vehicles To Steal In Texas

  

  The sign in the image above might keep your car from being broken into or stolen -- but I doubt it. Car thieves pick on easy targets, and rarely care about the... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• First World Arrogance

  

  Far too many people in this country believe they are superior to those who are less fortunate. As both Barry Switzer and Jim Hightower have said, "They were bor... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Wants Minimum Wage Raised

  

  Back in 2009 the minimum wage was raised to $7.25 an hour. This figure still leaves a worker working hard for 40 hours a week under the poverty level (and for... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Texas GOP Cares About Politics - Not Health

  

  People throughout the developed world, and I believe most people in this country, believe access to decent health care shoould be a right of all citizens. That... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Global Climate Change Is Accelerating

  

  (The picture above is from the blog called The Orb of Knowledge.) Global carbon levels increased each year by only 1 part per million in the 1960s. By the decad... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• World's Largest Prison State

  

  Americans like to tout their "freedom" and talk about other countries being "police states", but the truth is that the United States imprisons more of its own... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Millions Mourn Death Of Hugo Chavez

  

  I join the people of Venezuela today in mourning the death of their President, Hugo Chavez (lovingly known as "El Comandante"). Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY