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• Are You An Atheist ?

  

  That may sound like a silly question to some. After all, it is assumed that people will know whether they are an atheist or not. But that is not necessarily... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Duping America

  

  The mantra of the Republicans these days, which they repeat incessantly, is that the budget deficit of the federal government is out of control and growing... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Support Huge For Raising Minimum Wage

  

  Last Monday (2-18-13) I posted about President Obama's proposal to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $9.00 an hour (and ties future increases to the... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Jon Huntsman - A Reasonable Republican

  

  Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman has once again proven why he didn't stand a chance of getting the Republican presidential nomination last year (or at any... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Unrealistic

  

  Dr. Angell is absolutely right. It is unrealistic to think our market-based health care system is sustainable -- even with the band-aid of Obamacare applied to... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Polls Show High Approval Ratings for Obama

  

  It's been more than three months since President Obama was overwhelmingly re-elected to a second term, and he's still riding high in the public's estimation --... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Passes The Blame For "Sequester"

  

  The House Republicans are trying to play both sides of the fence right now regarding the "sequestration" cuts that will soon hit the federal budget (making... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Bernie Sanders On Climate Change

  

  As regular readers of this blog will know, my favorite U.S. Senator is Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont). There are others that I admire, and some new ones that I... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Increasing The Wealth Gap In The U.S.

  

  It is no secret that the gap between the rich and the rest of America has grown much larger in the last three decades or so, and now is larger than at any time... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 BUSINESS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• OMG! I Agree With Newt Gingrich!

  

  (This caricature of Newt Gingrich is by DonkeyHotey.) The Republicans were aghast at the outcome of the last election, and there is an increasing debate in thei... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Anti-Science Is No Laughing Matter

  

  There are a large number of fundamentalist right-wingers in this country who have declared war on science, and unfortunately, too many GOP congress people are i... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Dems Score Big From Internet In 2012

  

  (Image is from the website Examiner.com.) Everyone knows that President Obama's campaign in both 2008 and 2012 was able to get big money from the internet, but... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Texans Support Obama On Contraception

  

  As I have said before, Texas is a very red state. No Democrat has held an elective statewide office in more than twenty years. Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Pledge For All

  

  (This pledge was found on The Immoral Minority.) The fundamentalists in the United States have ruined this country's pledge of allegiance for many citizens. Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Graham Is Just Another GOP Liar

  

  Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) is upset about the "sequester" cuts that will soon become a reality if Congress doesn't find another way to reduce... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• No Room For Diversity

  

  Last week the Senate Republicans launched a filibuster against Chuck Hagel (a Republican) becoming the next Secretary of Defense. And on Thursday, they voted... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Real Problem Is Handguns

  

  The chart above is from the blog called Mikeb302000. It shows the weapons that were used to commit murder in the United States in 2010. Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Denying Economic Reality

  

  Keynesian economics worked very well for this country for many years. Then came the "Reagan revolution", and the Republicans replaced it with supply-side... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Americans Support Raising Minimum Wage

  

  (Chart above was found at Under The Mountain Bunker.) In a fair society, both workers and business owners would benefit from an increase in worker productivity. Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Entrenched Entities Oppose Legal "Pot"

  

  With each passing year, attitudes about marijuana change in this country. The changes are usually small, but represent progress toward the legalization of the... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY