Category Archives: Politics

More Information on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)–A US Trade Deal Called “NAFTA on Steroids”

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

Posted by Elaine Magliaro Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): Job Loss, Lower Wages and Higher Drug Prices (Public Citizen) The TPP would expand the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) “trade” pact model that has spurred massive U.S. trade deficits and job … Continue reading →

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Picture of the Day for April 17, 2015: Mitch McConnell and the Minimum Wage

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

Posted by Elaine Magliaro At a secret meeting of elite donors convened by the Koch brothers, McConnell laid out his plan for shrinking the federal government and whined about having to vote on minimum wage bills. (The Nation-August 26, 2014)

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What You Should Know about the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Government Agency Overseeing US Trade Deals

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro “A Corporate Trojan Horse”: Critics Decry Secretive TPP Trade Deal as a Threat to Democracy Lee Fang has an important article about the agency that is overseeing trade deals for the United States over at The Intercept. … Continue reading →

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Political Cartoonist Mark Fiore Looks at Religious Freedom and Gay Commerce (VIDEO)

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

Posted by Elaine Magliaro Mark Fiore: What do you do when you sign a law that is perfectly fine and simply safeguards Religious Liberty for All in the great tradition of apple pie and God? Why, you urge your state … Continue reading →

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Picture of the Day for April 15, 2015: The Republican Guide to Female Anatomy

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

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Georgia Conscience Clause: Walmart Pharmacist Refuses to Fill Prescription for Woman Who Suffered a Miscarriage

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro A Georgia woman named Brittany Cartrett was about five weeks into her pregnancy when she suffered a miscarriage recently. In order to avoid health problems that could be caused by her miscarriage, Cartrett’s doctor gave her two options: “an … Continue reading →

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The State of South Carolina Files Amicus Brief with SCOTUS…Claims It Is Legal to Discriminate Against Women–So Why Not Against Gays?

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Mark Joseph Stern posted an interesting article titled South Carolina to SCOTUS: We Can Discriminate Against Women, So Why Not Gays? over at Slate on Thursday. In his piece, Stern said that a major problem with the … Continue reading →

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Religious Freedom Laws: Digging a Little Deeper

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Indiana Discriminatory state Religious Freedom Restoration Acts appear to be all the rage in some parts of this country. Unlike the RFRA legislation passed previously in other states, the recent passage of Indiana’s RFRA … Continue reading →

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A Few Thoughts about Religion in America

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

Posted by Elaine Magliaro The biggest threat towards America today is not Communism, it is moving America towards a fascist theocracy . . . . When you have a government that prefers a certain moral code derived from a certain … Continue reading →

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Zaid Jilani: “How Religious ‘Liberty’ Has Been Used to Justify Racism, Sexism and Slavery Throughout History”

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Zaid Jilani has an interesting article titled How Religious ‘Liberty’ Has Been Used to Justify Racism, Sexism and Slavery Throughout History over at AlterNet. Jilani says that religion has been used for hundreds of years to deny … Continue reading →

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