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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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Murderers / Victims
Too many Americans, especially those on the right, want to make violent crime a racial thing -- something mostly committed by darker-skinned people living in th... Read more
Posted on 24 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Hagel Apologizes For Anti-Gay Slur
It has been rumored for quite a while now that former Nebraska senator Chuck Hagel will be President Obama's choice to become Secretary of Defense when Leon... Read more
Posted on 23 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Gun Vs. Auto Deaths In The U.S.
One of the favorite arguments of those who defend the easy access and availability of guns in the United States is the fact that there are more... Read more
Posted on 23 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Democratic House Vote Lead Has Grown
Americans know that the Democrats scored big victories in re-electing President Obama to another four years in the White House, and in increasing their... Read more
Posted on 23 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Not A Christian Symbol
Yellow Dog Granny reminds us that a lot of fundamentalist christians in this country believe the American flag is a religious symbol, interchangeable with the... Read more
Posted on 23 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
NRA Should Have Remained Silent
The National Rifle Association (NRA) has been promoting a gun culture for years now. They have gone far beyond just protecting the rights of law-abiding... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Texas Wins Crown For Stupidest Politician
The crown (pictured above) for stupidest politician in the United States used to be the sole property of the state of Texas (where stupidity seems to be a... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Unions / Middle Class
This is just to remind everyone that it was the union movement that built a strong middle class in the United States -- and that the GOP war on unions (on behal... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
No Knowledge Should Be Forbidden
We should take Heinlein's warning to heart, because it is just as true today as the day he wrote it. When we inject religious dogma into our school science... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Boehner Unable To Herd His GOP "Cats"
Speaker Boehner thought he had come up with a plan to put pressure on the president. He called it his "plan B". It would allow the Bush tax cuts to expire for... Read more
Posted on 21 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Thinks Republicans Are Too Extreme
The Republican Party has definitely damaged it's image in the last couple of years with their obstructionism. As the above chart shows, in 2010 the American... Read more
Posted on 21 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The World's Biggest Arms Dealer
This is an interesting chart, showing that in just the last few years the United States has begun to corner the market on arms sales to the countries of the Nea... Read more
Posted on 21 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Killing Children Is Always Wrong
This nation mourns the senseless slaughter of 20 children in Connecticut, and well it should. There is never an excuse for the murder of innocent children. Read more
Posted on 21 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Ignoring Mental Health Care
Andy Borowitz is one of the funniest satirical writers in America today, but I'm having a hard time working up a smile for this statement of his. That's... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Cut Social Security To Fix Deficit Is Wrong
Dur ing the presidential campaign, and again when the "fiscal cliff" negotiations began, President Obama promised that he would not agree to any cuts to Social... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2012 ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Man Of The Year
This ought to explode right-wing heads around the country. They still haven't gotten over President Obama's re-election and now he is selected as Time Magazine'... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Obama Is Starting To Waffle (Again)
I admit that I had thought President Obama had learned his lesson from his first four years in office. During those years the president tried endlessly to... Read more
Posted on 19 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
What Could (And Should) Be Done
The picture above shows us that the right-wingers in this country are all over the place with their issues. First, they want to label teachers (and other... Read more
Posted on 19 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
More Guns Just Means More Death
(The cartoon above is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star.)We haven't heard a peep out of the NRA since the murder of 20 school children and six... Read more
Posted on 19 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Some Honesty From A Republican !
The above statement is from a Republican -- Bruce Bartlett, Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary for Economic Policy in the administration of George W. Bush. Read more
Posted on 19 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY
