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Red State Progressive Shutting Down 21 Jan 2013 | 08:14 pm
The domain for Red State Progressive will expire in approximately two weeks, and I have decided not to renew it. I have neither the time nor the interest in maintaining it any longer. My interest in p...
Mississippi Rep. Palazzo Votes Against Hurricane Sandy Relief 6 Jan 2013 | 08:42 pm
English: Official portrait of Steven Palazzo (Photo credit: Wikipedia) When Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast in 2005, the states of Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana were in desperate need ...
Twitter Account Closed 29 Dec 2012 | 09:51 pm
I have closed the @rsprog Twitter account I have been using to provide updates related to this blog. I will be shifting this activity to my primary Twitter account: @vjack. It is proving to be too tim...
Time for a Break 28 Dec 2012 | 12:55 am
I've spent the last few minutes looking through hundreds of posts in my progressive RSS collection. It is one of my go-to sources for getting ideas to write about here. And what just hit me is that I ...
Egypt Discovers Flaw of Democracy 23 Dec 2012 | 08:09 pm
I had NPR on this morning, and they were talking about how it looks likely that the Egyptian constitution will be approved following the recent vote. They were interviewing assorted Egyptians, and one...
Preventing Mass Murder 16 Dec 2012 | 09:54 pm
In the wake of the latest mass murder in the U.S., some are desperately trying to blame secularism or find solace in superstitious rituals. Those of us interested in finding real-world solutions to su...
Fiscal Cliff as Political Theater 5 Dec 2012 | 07:11 pm
What do you think about this fiscal cliff situation? We are being told that unless our two political parties can reach an agreement by the end of the year, our nation will face all sorts of dire econo...
Campaign Spending vs. Feeding Children 27 Nov 2012 | 04:52 pm
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Passing on Black Friday 23 Nov 2012 | 06:56 pm
It has been several years since I last decided to venture out to shop on Black Friday. I do not miss it even a little. It seems like there is nothing quite like the hope of getting a good deal on some...
Did Karl Rove Try to Steal the Election? 18 Nov 2012 | 07:45 pm
I realize that this may be just another conspiracy theory, but it is certainly an interesting one that has massive implications for the national security of the United States. Wonkette reportedly rece...