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Political Issues

These forums are for discussing general political issues.

	Forum Name and Description	Last Post	Threads	Posts
	All Political Issues Discussion	The Big Bang created God by Dockadams on Mon Apr 1, 2019 3:57 PM	412	2752
	Business & Economy Discuss the economy, taxes, corporations, trade, tariffs, currency and other world economic and business political issues.	Bernie Sanders unveils Job Guarantee legislation by Dutch on Wed Apr 17, 2019 11:35 AM	1018	6670
	Civil & Human Rights Discuss civil and human rights for people around the world including abortion, freedom of speech, gay rights, gun control and the legalization of drugs.	"there were very fine people on both sides" by Chet Ruminski on Sat Apr 6, 2019 11:46 AM	686	7061
	Education Discuss educational issues.	An Interesting Progressive Cause by Dave Volek on Sun Aug 26, 2018 6:49 PM	95	812
	Environment Discuss environmental issues facing countries around the world.	The Paris Climate Change Agreement by that guy in AZ on Mon Apr 8, 2019 6:41 PM	223	1838
	Foreign Policy Discuss defense spending, military inventions, war, diplomacy and treaties	Notre Dame by Dutch on Sat Apr 20, 2019 9:10 PM	874	10210
	Health & Welfare Discuss health and welfare issues in countries around the world.	Is Donald Losing It Before Our Very Eyes? by that guy in AZ on Fri Apr 5, 2019 1:24 PM	300	2024
	Laws & Crime Discuss how different countries handle laws & crime and issues such as capital punishment, court systems, prisons and more.	words matter by Chet Ruminski on Sat Apr 20, 2019 10:58 AM	235	2698
	Religion Discuss the role of religion in world politics as well as religious beliefs of people such as Atheists\Agnostics, Christians, Jews & Muslims.	Notre Dame by Dutch on Sat Apr 20, 2019 9:10 PM	421	6924
	Science & Technology Discuss science and technology issues facing countries around the world such as stem cell research, genetic engineering, the Internet and more.	The Big Bang created God by Dockadams on Mon Apr 1, 2019 3:57 PM	108	1343
	Common Arguments Discuss how to best refute the most common arguments made by republicans and convince moderates and independents on the Democratic positions.	New thread, Same Story...Gun Control....What now? by that guy in AZ on Mon Dec 17, 2018 11:24 AM	320	2581

Demographics, Beliefs & Personal Values

Discuss different demographics, beliefs & values commonly discussed in politics such as race, ethnicity, gender, age, sex, wealth, occupation, interests, vices & values

	Forum Name and Description	Last Post	Threads	Posts
	All Demographics	God bless America by Dutch on Sun Apr 21, 2019 11:45 AM	2542	27847
	Race & Ethnicity Discuss politics involving specific races & ethnic groups in the U.S. and around the world.	Trump's "Shithole countries" comment by that guy in AZ on Thu Mar 28, 2019 2:49 PM	167	2420
	Gender & Sexual Orientation Discuss politics & culture in the U.S. & the world involving gender & sexual orientation including women, men, transgender, gay, lesbian and bisexuals.	Baby it's cold outside by that guy in AZ on Fri Feb 1, 2019 10:37 AM	187	1571
	Economic Demographics Discuss the economic system of businesses (big & small), consumers & workers including occupations such as union workers, teachers, military personnel, government employees, entrepreneurs and the unemployed.	Discounting socialist elects Trump. by Chet Ruminski on Sun Apr 7, 2019 11:21 PM	788	6910
	Values, Rights, Traits, Emotions & Psychology Discuss positive as well as negative values & emotions in politics in general or specific such as freedom, compassion, peace, justice, love, hate, intelligence, open mindedness, stubbornness, cognitive dissonance, loyalty and more.	God bless America by Dutch on Sun Apr 21, 2019 11:45 AM	653	7094
	Interests, Hobbies & Vices Discuss personal interests, hobbies & vices especially ones that are involved in politics such as drinking, recreational drug use, gambling, hunting, fishing & sports.	Rick Perry by lonely bird on Sat Apr 20, 2019 10:50 AM	225	2773
	Age, Family & Social Class Discuss social class categories discussed in politics such as the rich, middle class, poor, blue collar & white collar as well as age & family related demographics such as children, adoption, parents, singles, married couples, senior citizens, baby boomers, Generation X and Generation Y\Millennials.	illegal immigrants by that guy in AZ on Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:04 PM	161	2089
	Religion Discuss the role of religion in world politics as well as religious beliefs of people such as Atheists\Agnostics, Christians, Jews & Muslims.	Notre Dame by Dutch on Sat Apr 20, 2019 9:10 PM	421	6924

Independent\Special Interests\Other Categories

	Forum Name and Description	Last Post	Threads	Posts
	All Independents\Moderates Discussion	Immigration in Quebec by Maindawg on Tue Feb 21, 2017 11:45 AM	3	44
	Business Industries Discuss U.S. and world industries especially those related to politics such as defense, Big Pharma, Oil & Gas, Big Tobacco, Food & Beverage, Agriculture, Telecommunications and more.	the sackler family by Dutch on Tue Apr 9, 2019 10:52 AM	374	3202
	Independent Politicians Discuss U.S. politicians other than Democrats or Republicans who belong to 3rd parties or are Independent.	Bernie Sanders unveils Job Guarantee legislation by Dutch on Wed Apr 17, 2019 11:35 AM	120	2052
	Historical People Discuss famous people in recent and ancient history including past U.S. Presidents, politicians, business people, inventors, philosophers, explorers and more.	George Orwell's "1984" by Schmidt on Wed Apr 17, 2019 12:46 AM	215	941
	Historical Events Discuss major events in U.S. history including the Great Depression, World War 2 & the Revolutionary War.	The Atlantic: The Unlearned Lesson of My Lai by lonely bird on Sat Mar 23, 2019 11:15 AM	46	583
	Independent\Moderate Media Discuss media persons and outlets which do not have a clear liberal or conservative bias including those Independent, moderate and or slightly center left or center right.	WIRED: Inside the Two Years that Shook Facebook a... by lonely bird on Thu Mar 28, 2019 12:45 PM	0	1782
	Independent Groups & Organizations Groups & Organizations that do not fit as conservative or liberal including Independent, moderate, non partisan or slightly left or right of center.	American Pharoah Wins Triple Crown by eternal flame on Sat Jun 13, 2015 10:47 PM	47	272
	Independent People Independent\Moderate\Non Partisan people who are not politicians or media persons. This is for celebrities, business people, economists or others who do not have a clearly defined conservative or liberal viewpoint.	WIRED: Inside the Two Years that Shook Facebook a... by lonely bird on Thu Mar 28, 2019 12:45 PM	75	627
	Independent Events Discuss independent, nonpartisan, bipartisan & moderate political events.	White House Correspondents Dinner by that guy in AZ on Fri Apr 5, 2019 3:55 PM	45	368

U.S. Elections

	Forum Name and Description	Last Post	Threads	Posts
	All U.S. Elections Discuss previous and upcoming United States national, state and local elections.	Election mess by Dutch on Sun Mar 31, 2019 11:58 AM	621	3716
	Presidential Elections & Primaries Discuss U.S. Presidential Elections & Primaries	How to beat Trump. by Chet Ruminski on Sun Apr 21, 2019 3:16 PM	779	7338
	Congressional Elections & Primaries Discuss U.S. Congressional Elections & Primaries	Rep Ilhan Omar by Schmidt on Thu Mar 28, 2019 11:20 AM	101	479
	Gubernatorial Elections & Primaries Discuss U.S. Gubernatorial\Governor Elections & Primaries	Stacy Abrams by that guy in AZ on Fri Feb 22, 2019 7:09 PM	10	95
	State & Local Elections Discuss minor state & local elections such as Lieutenant Governors, Secretary of State, Mayors, State Senators, State Representatives, Judges, Sheriffs and more.	Hypocritical Alabama Litmus Test for Candidates by Dutch on Thu Feb 1, 2018 11:54 AM	50	203
	Democratic Primaries Discuss federal, state & local Democratic primary elections and candidates.	Tulsi Gabbard by progressiveconnie on Fri Mar 8, 2019 2:00 PM	16	157
	Republican Primaries Discuss federal, state & local Republican primary elections and candidates.	Chip off the ole block by Connie on Fri May 20, 2016 4:05 PM	26	153

U.S. Government Branches, Departments & Military

	Forum Name and Description	Last Post	Threads	Posts
	All Government Discussion	The Robert Mueller Report by Schmidt on Sun Apr 21, 2019 1:39 PM	2202	23731
	Executive Branch & Cabinet	The Robert Mueller Report by Schmidt on Sun Apr 21, 2019 1:39 PM	1158	13707
	Legislative Branch & Congress	words matter by Chet Ruminski on Sat Apr 20, 2019 10:58 AM	207	2202
	Judicial Branch & Supreme Court	The Robert Mueller Report by Schmidt on Sun Apr 21, 2019 1:39 PM	143	1719
	Departments & Agencies	Donald Trump Tax Returns by Dutch on Thu Apr 11, 2019 10:47 AM	285	3032
	U.S. Military	A view from the trenches by Dockadams on Mon Nov 26, 2018 11:49 AM	319	4004
	State & Local Politics Discuss state, county and local politics that is specific to a region and not a part of the national political stage.	Stacy Abrams by that guy in AZ on Fri Feb 22, 2019 7:09 PM	704	5364
	U.S. Constitution & Amendments Discuss the U.S. Constitution, bill of rights, 27 current amendments as well as proposed future amendments.	William Barr by Dutch on Thu Apr 11, 2019 3:18 PM	126	1339

Legislation

Discussion Pending Legislation and Laws Passed

	Forum Name and Description	Last Post	Threads	Posts
	All Legislation Discussion	The Affordable Care Act by Dutch on Tue Apr 2, 2019 10:45 AM	184	2316
	Proposed Federal Legislation Discuss current proposed or potential future federal legislation. Any bill currently being introduced, in talks about or ideas for future laws.	Trumps Budget by TJ on Wed Mar 27, 2019 3:02 PM	77	949
	Federal Laws Passed Discuss Federal Laws which have been passed and signed into law.	The Affordable Care Act by Dutch on Tue Apr 2, 2019 10:45 AM	0	1732
	Proposed State & Local Legislation Discuss proposed or potential future legislation at the state and local level.	Assault Weapons Proposal For Chicago PD by TJ on Sun May 7, 2017 1:05 PM	8	36
	State & Local Laws Passed Discuss passed state and local laws.	SCOTUS ruling on Texas abortion laws by that guy in AZ on Thu Feb 15, 2018 9:50 AM	32	590

Liberal\Progressive Groups, People, Events & Discussions

Discuss events, journalists, pundits, progressive websites, tv & radio personalities and anything to do with media and the Democrats.

	Forum Name and Description	Last Post	Threads	Posts
	All Liberals Discussion	words matter by Chet Ruminski on Sat Apr 20, 2019 10:58 AM	1447	13391
	Democratic Politicians Discuss current and former Democratic elected officials	words matter by Chet Ruminski on Sat Apr 20, 2019 10:58 AM	55	335
	Liberal\Progressive Media Discuss journalists, pundits, websites, tv & radio personalities and other media persons who subscribe to a liberal\progressive point of view.	Rep Ilhan Omar by Schmidt on Thu Mar 28, 2019 11:20 AM	0	1810
	Liberal\Progressive Groups Discuss your favorite progressive groups & organizations as well as offer constructive criticism of groups that do more harm than good for the Democratic party.	Academic Survey About Split in Democratic Party by Dutch on Thu Apr 4, 2019 11:03 AM	0	1789
	Liberal\Progressive Events Discuss liberal, progressive and/or Democratic party sponsored events either big or small.	Lincoln Memorial face off between HS student and... by wwjd on Wed Jan 23, 2019 2:50 PM	42	355
	Liberal\Progressive People Discuss notable and known liberals who do not fit our other categories (media, politicians) such as CEOs, community leaders, actors, professors, philanthropists, campaign donors and more.	The Alleged Jussie Smollett Hoax by Dockadams on Fri Feb 22, 2019 5:03 AM	52	352
	Defending Liberals & Democrats Defend liberals, progressives and Democrats against phony outrage, manufactured controversies and other attacks by Conservatives.	You saw Obama's Birth Certificate, now Do ANY GOP... by Schmidt on Tue Feb 21, 2017 9:38 AM	30	326
	Democratic Primaries Discuss federal, state & local Democratic primary elections and candidates.	Tulsi Gabbard by progressiveconnie on Fri Mar 8, 2019 2:00 PM	16	157

Conservative Groups & People

Discuss and share information about Republican politicians, media people and figureheads.

	Forum Name and Description	Last Post	Threads	Posts
	All Conservatives Discussion	How to beat Trump. by Chet Ruminski on Sun Apr 21, 2019 3:16 PM	2673	24027
	Republican Politicians Discuss Republican politicians both past and present on national, state and local levels.	The Robert Mueller Report by Schmidt on Sun Apr 21, 2019 1:39 PM	245	1725
	Conservative Media Discuss journalists, pundits, right wing websites, tv & radio personalities, media outlets and persons with a conservative point of view.	Julian Assange arrested by Schmidt on Sat Apr 13, 2019 11:30 PM	0	1511
	Conservative Groups & Organizations Discuss conservative PACs, think tanks or other groups that attack Democrats, promote a far right agenda and/or misinform on issues.	those darn socialists ! by Dutch on Thu Apr 4, 2019 9:28 AM	4	23
	Religious Right Discuss the religious right including news, controversies, positions on issues and people.	Poisoned Minds and Their Poisoners: Anti-Abortion... by that guy in AZ on Fri Feb 8, 2019 12:31 PM	16	180
	Conservative People Discuss notable and known conservatives who do not fit our other categories (media, politicians & religious right) such as CEOs, community leaders, actors, professors, philanthropists, campaign donors and more.	How to beat Trump. by Chet Ruminski on Sun Apr 21, 2019 3:16 PM	818	11817
	Conservative Controversies & Scandals Discuss Conservative & Republican Controversies such as political scandals, dirt, sex scandals, corruption, abuse of power, arrests, and more.	Anita Hill Revisited by Dutch on Wed Oct 3, 2018 8:40 AM	142	1043
	Conservative Lies, Smears & Misinformation Discuss anything ranging from a simple lie to an orchestrated smear campaign. If a Republican lies, deceives, smears or says anything misleading talk about it here.	How many of you troll 4Chan/8Chan? by Schmidt on Thu Dec 20, 2018 7:01 PM	26	115
	Conservative Events Discuss major republican and conservative sponsored events.	Your thoughts on CPAC? by wwjd on Mon Mar 11, 2019 8:07 AM	27	223
	Republican Primaries Discuss federal, state & local Republican primary elections and candidates.	Chip off the ole block by Connie on Fri May 20, 2016 4:05 PM	26	153
	Wingnuts Discuss republican extremists ("wingnuts") and their viewpoints. This is the forum to discuss\vent about every day people with radical right wing beliefs and to share your experiences interacting with wingnuts in person or on the Internet.	QAnon: We are better than Wikileaks by Chet Ruminski on Sun Aug 12, 2018 9:06 PM	12	62

International News, Politics & Foreign Policy

These are forums to discuss International relations, foreign policy, wars, conflicts, treaties and more.

	Forum Name and Description	Last Post	Threads	Posts
	International News & Politics Discuss international news, business, incidents, natural disasters, discoveries, major events, economics, world history & politics concerning various countries besides the United States. This also includes general foreign policy, government & politics, elections, international relations and general discussions on specific countries around the world.	Notre Dame by Dutch on Sat Apr 20, 2019 9:10 PM	568	6190
	World Leaders, Politicians and People Discuss people outside the United States including heads of state, politicians & notable business people.	Julian Assange arrested by Schmidt on Sat Apr 13, 2019 11:30 PM	188	2170
	Treaties & Agreements Discuss various treaties, agreements, conventions, pacts or resolutions made between countries (NAFTA, NATA, UN, etc).	The Paris Climate Change Agreement by that guy in AZ on Mon Apr 8, 2019 6:41 PM	50	388
	Wars & Conflicts Discuss wars and conflicts around the world.	king Donald has spoken by Dutch on Wed Apr 17, 2019 2:39 PM	290	3927
	World Events & News Discuss major world events and news stories (other than wars & conflicts) such as natural or man-made disasters.	Notre Dame by Dutch on Sat Apr 20, 2019 9:10 PM	305	3925