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Ted McLaughlin : Americans Don’t Want to Gamble With Social Security
Cartoon from Donklephant.Americans aren’t buying thelies about social security New polls show that idea of cutting Social Security is not popular with the American public. By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / January 24,2011 During the Great Depression one … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Public Opinion, Social Security, Ted McLaughlin
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Ted McLaughlin : Republicans Play Political Football With START Treaty
Political cartoon by Matson / Roll Call. UPDATE: December 22, 2010 — The New START arms control treaty with Russia was ratified by the Senate today by a 71-26 vote, with 13 Republicans crossing the aisle to support it. But … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Foreign Policy, NATO, Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Weapons, Republican Party, Russia, START Treaty, Ted McLaughlin
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Ted McLaughlin : U.S. Students Losing Education Race
Cartoon from Hermes-Press.International standardized test results:U.S. students aren’t making the grade By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / December 7, 2010 The graph below shows how students in many countries did on a standardized test, when the same test … Continue reading
Ted McLaughlin : The WikiLeaks Brouhaha
Political cartoon by samir alramahi / toonpool.com.WikiLeaks brouhaha:A danger to our security,or serving the public’s right to know? By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / November 29, 2010 I doubt if there’s any established government on earth that can’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Foreign Policy, Journalism, Julian Assange, Ted McLaughlin, WikiLeaks
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Ted McLaughlin : The Big Lie About Tax Breaks for the Rich
Pinnochio image from Eurohero.Corporate profits at record high:The myth that the rich need more help By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / November 24, 2010 There is a huge lie being spread by right-wing Republicans. They are trying to … Continue reading
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Tagged Corporate Profits, Economy, Republican Party, Taxation, Ted McLaughlin, Warren Buffett
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Ted McLaughlin : U.S. Leads World in Incarceration Rate
Chart shows skyrocketing rate of incarceration in U.S. as of 2006. CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE We’re number one!U.S. is off charts in rate of incarceration By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / November 11, 2010 The citizens of … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Criminal Justice, Drug War, Incarceration, Prisons, Ted McLaughlin, The World
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Ted McLaughlin : Americans Believe Afghan War Is ‘Lost Cause’
U.S. marine at a military camp in Fallujah. Photo by Roslan Rahman / AFP.Public opinion strong against war:Afghan nation-building is ‘lost cause’ By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / October 20, 2010 Right after the 9/11 tragedy there was … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Imperialism, Public Opinion, Ted McLaughlin, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Military
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Ted McLaughlin : Our Fear of the ‘S’ Word
Graphic from gapingvoid.Do the American people like socialismas long as we don’t call it that? By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / October 11, 2010 There is little doubt that for most Americans, “socialist” would be about the worst … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Economics, Public Opinion, Socialism, Sweden, Ted McLaughlin
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Ted McLaughlin : Equal Rights? Don’t Ask, Don’t Think
Ignorance is bliss. Image from Rosemblumtv.Equal rights in America:The legacy of the Fourteenth Amendment A misguided and wrong-headed Dred Scott-type decision by the Supreme Court could set [gay rights] back by many years… By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Equal Rights, Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, GLBT Rights, Supreme Court, Ted McLaughlin, Women
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Ted McLaughlin : Fingering Corruption in Afghanistan
President Hamid Karzai votes: Supposedly indelible ink used to mark voters’ fingers in the Afghanistan election to prevent fraud may have been easily washed off. Photo by Reuters.Ink hardly dry on electoral farce:American opinion and the Afghan fiascoBy Ted McLaughlin … Continue reading
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Ted McLaughlin : These Jobs Won’t Cut It
We don’t just need jobs;We need good jobs By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / August 31, 2010 George Bush, with his policy of accelerated Reaganomics, made a real mess of the United States economy before he left office. … Continue reading
