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• Union Membership Still Falling

  

  I have used this graph before. It highlights the relationship between unions and middle class income. In the late 1960's, union membership composed about 28%... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Dems Have An Interesting Future Choice

  

  The Democratic Party has an interesting choice to make in a couple of years. They're going to need to choose a new presidential candidate, and happily, they've... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• People Can Change

  

  Newark Mayor Cory Booker is indicative of what has been happening in this country over the last decade or so. People all over this country are moving away from... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Support Still Strong For Gun Restrictions

  

  This is an interesting survey done by the Gallup Poll. Instead of asking what the poll's respondents want the politicians to do, Gallup asked what the people... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• House Delays Debt Ceiling Fight

  

  The Republicans in the House knuckled under to reality yesterday. They finally realized they were only hurting themselves with their attempt to hold the U.S. Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Nielsen Numbers For Inauguration

  

  We already knew that the crowd that showed up to see the president take his oath of office last Monday was down from four years ago. There were only about... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Christie Is A Shoo-In For Re-Election

  

  Chris Christie, the Republican governor of New Jersey, will run for re-election this year -- and it's looking like he cannot lose that race. Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Congress Should Look In The Mirror

  

  The Republicans in Congress want you to believe that refusing to raise the debt ceiling will somehow save this nation some money. They are LYING! Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• More Polls Show Support For Roe v. Wade

  

  Last week I posted about a Pew Research Center survey that showed the American public still supports the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision (which legalized... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Religion Being Taught In Texas Schools

  

  The book in the picture above (the Bible) is a textbook in many Texas high schools, and has been since 2007. That was the year the Texas legislature passed a la... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• XL Pipeline Could Damage Our Environment

  

  In his inauguration speech, President Obama talked about responding "to the threat of climate change", and protecting "our national treasure -- our forests and... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Attitudes About Guns Have Changed

  

  The NRA and the right-wing in this country have not always been opposed to any restrictions of owning and/or carrying a weapon. Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• We've Come A Long Way

  

  While watching the inaugural parade yesterday, I was struck by the broad and wonderful diversity of this country. This country is made up of all kinds of... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• We, The People. . .

  

  I may be prejudiced, but I thought President Obama gave an excellent speech at his inauguration yesterday. If you want to read the text of his entire speech, yo... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Inaugural Poem

  

  One of the moments in the president's second inauguration that I loved the most was the reading of his original poem by poet Richard Blanco (pictured above). Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Coincidence ?

  

  You'd have to be incredibly naive to believe this was just a coincidence. The best way to get the attention of anyone in Congress is to pump a bunch of money... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obama And Biden Start Their Second Terms

  

  It's official. The public inauguration ceremonies will take place today, but the president and vice-president have already been officially sworn in and started... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Growth Of Right-Wing Terrorism

  

  The chart above is from a new report on right-wing terrorism in the United States. The report was done by the Combatting Terrorism Center at West Point... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Christian View Of Gays/Lesbians Changing

  

  The right-wing fundamentalist christians in the United States have been adamant in their refusal to to extend constitutional equal rights to the homosexual... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Guns Were Not Needed

  

  There are two main arguments used to oppose any new restrictions on guns in the United States. The first is for home self-defense. Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY