List of United States Political Issues


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Political IssueLatest Content
Business & Economy72151005Unemployment rate falls below 4%
    Labor1679211Unemployment rate falls below 4%
      Jobs1340176Unemployment rate falls below 4%
        Minimum Wage24750House passes Minimum Wage of $15/hour
        Offshoring326Rich man and can man in the light of the lamp
        Unemployment Rate14423Unemployment rate falls below 4%
      Labor Unions29731Capitalists Power
    Macroeconomics2868541What Do the Koch Brothers Want?
      Free Trade22024People here don't realize the danger for the future of this country
      Monetary Policy19259Open letter to Pelosi on “Pay-go”
        Federal Reserve6342The case for Janet Yellen as Fed Chair
        Gold Standard271Is America Rich?
        Inflation & Deflation362Inflation rising.
      Taxes1828398What Do the Koch Brothers Want?
        Corporate Taxes11032What Do the Koch Brothers Want?
          Offshore Tax Shelters59mitt's taxes
        Tax Shelters4116Merger between Pfizer and Astrazeneca
      U.S. Debt & Deficits80764Truth about taxes.
        Debt Ceiling18535Debt ceiling/ Government budget etc.
    Regulation31690Salvation lies in reregulating stock market.
      Financial Regulation27276Salvation lies in reregulating stock market.
 
Civil & Human Rights73731091Mike Pence predicts an end to legal abortions
    Individual Rights & Freedoms2471589New idea from the GOP for voter suppression
      Freedom of Press306Constitution Day
      Freedom of Religion48840William Barr
      Freedom of Speech24024sara palin
      Gay Rights1214389Cindy McCain joins NOH8 campaign
        Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)9222Texas Gay Marriage Ban Struck Down
        Gay Adoption84New Study Debunks Conservative Talking Points on Gay Adoption
        Gay Marriage744166Gay Marriage Bans Are Getting Struck Down, state by state by state
        Gays in Military4320Jeh Johnson Nominated for Homeland Security Secretary
          Don't Ask Don't Tell2915Jeh Johnson Nominated for Homeland Security Secretary
      Right to Privacy5015Invasion of privacy.A
      Right to Vote22662New idea from the GOP for voter suppression
      Women's Rights35976Hypocrisy of faith-based and anti-abortion groups
    Abortion654129Mike Pence predicts an end to legal abortions
    Discrimination21567Birth control and Catholic hospitals
      Affirmative Action2711Michigan's Affirmative Action Ban Upheld by Supreme Court
      Profiling8111Muhammad Ali Jr. Detained at Airport for being Muslim
    Gambling57Point blank perspective???? Guns/prostitutes/drugs/booze/rock and roll/theater/cards/
    Gun Control2994106Dick Cheney as an Exemplar of American Sportmanship
    Human Trafficking1103Human Slavery, Prostitution and America's denial of a rising problem
    Legalization of Drugs611147Biden & Marijuana
      Legalizing Marijuana509134Biden & Marijuana
        Medical Marijuana4930Medical Marijuana Sanja Gupta
    Racial Politics1813363It's deja vu all over again
      Racism1100215the KKK
    Torture17753Torture as Trump sees it.
 
Education828121We need better education
    Abstinence Only Education 4614CDC Announces All Time Low Birth Rate. Teen Pregnancy Is Down 17% from 2007
    Charter Schools13Charter School Lottery
    Head Start Program520The Senate's Budget Vote-a-rama
    Higher Education3515Sen Brian Schatz: Don't play the "pay-for" game
    Homeschooling41Unschooling... an option that works or doesn't?
    Pell Grants17Pell Grants: Is Obama losing the battle on higher education?
    Sex Education 503condoms and politics
    Teachers3912why Arizona teachers are walking out
      Teachers Pay13Teacher's Average Pay for Texas
      Teachers Unions143Teacher's Tenure Laws Struck Down by California Judge
 
Environment1987333destroyers of the environment
    Endangered Species04
    Energy787124Electric cars again.
      Energy Independence484regarding "energy independence"
      Fossil Fuels20530Gasoline Price Collusion
        Fracking3410TX Gov. George Abbott overturns local fracking ban in Denton
        Gasoline Prices877Gasoline Price Collusion
        Offshore Drilling117Is it worth it?
      Nuclear Energy2629Chernobyl on ice
        Yucca Mountain71Is Yucca Mountain a good idea?
      Renewable Energy44033Electric cars again.
        Biofuels11Upcoming forms of biofuel
        Geothermal Energy10Pros and Cons of Geothermal Energy
        Hydropower30Are we ignoring Hydropower?
        Solar Power28010A solar "wall?
        Wind Power309Should Wind Power be Government Supported or Private Supported
    Global Warming835191The Paris Climate Change Agreement
    Recycling10Recycling
 
Foreign Policy109842076Fake News.
    International Relations1681283Trump's border wall
      Immigration0114
    Military & Defense2022154Assault Weapons Proposal For Chicago PD
      Guantanamo Bay20014Again the issue of closing Guantanamo.
      The Draft690Was ending the draft a mistake?
      Weapons69697Assault Weapons Proposal For Chicago PD
        Combat Drones19711Expendable Lives
        Joint Strike Fighter (F-35)010
          Biological Weapons01
          Chemical Weapons20414The Syrian stupidity
          Nuclear Weapons21037Obama's speech in Hiroshima
        Weapons of Mass Destruction41452Obama's speech in Hiroshima
    Treaties & Agreements39382The US stepped out of the UN Human Rights Council
      Kyoto Protocol43Is quota transfer a good idea?
      NAFTA760Automotive Tariffs and the New Economy in USA
      NATO12220The NATO meeting
      Nuclear Proliferation3317Iran and Nuclear Weapons
        Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty121Iran and Nuclear Weapons
        START Treaties62Trump's proposed nuclear reduction deal with Russia
      United Nations10141The US stepped out of the UN Human Rights Council
    Wars & Conflicts3886830Patriot Act
      1991 Persian Gulf War20Oil Spills as War Tactics in the Gulf War
      2001 Afghanistan War35147The Afghanistan debacle
        Taliban1228The Taliban and America's Endless War
      2003 Iraq War42192Racism and the "American Sniper"
      Darfur Conflict32MSNBC Promo Trivializes Genocide
      Israel vs Palestinians388103The Kushner/Trump Middle East "Giveaway Plan"
      North Korea vs South Korea2966North Korea
      Somali Civil War12Why is there piracy?
      Sri Lankan Civil War13Sri Lanka investigating itself for human rights violations
      Terrorism1215361Patriot Act
        Al-Qaeda14254Father of dead Navy Seal in botched Yemen raid seeks answers
        Hezbollah90The Syrian Uprising & Bashar al-Assad
        Islamic State (ISIS)673186Time is up. ISIS under control ?
          Joseph Kony00
        Lord's Resistance Army00
        Pakistani Taliban1813Pakistani Taliban Attack Military School, Killing At Least 135 Children
 
Health & Welfare2184426Mu the new.... Bummer.
    Government Benefits982366Unemployment and then disability?
      Disability Benefits45Unemployment and then disability?
      FHA Loans00
      Food Stamp Program10923Cost Of Food Stamps
      Government Health Benefits374177Refuting Bernie’s “Destroy-America plan” meme
        Children's Health Insurance Progra...1918The "Poverty Threshold" for Obamacare
          Medicaid64107Medicaid and Annuity
          Medicare13953Paul Ryan wants to get rid of Medicare
        Medicare & Medicaid370167Refuting Bernie’s “Destroy-America plan” meme
      Student Loans5633Refuting Bernie’s “Destroy-America plan” meme
      Housing Assistance2820Foreclosure Alternative.
        Public Housing122Why My Opinions of FDR Have Changed Over Time
        Section 8 Housing019
      Social Security39641How the GOP wants to get rid of Social Security
      Unemployment Benefits8327Unemployment and then disability?
      Veterans Benefits1725does free college makes sense?
        GI Bill106does free college makes sense?
      Welfare Program4128North Carolina Republican Making Six Figures Busted For Welfare Fraud
 
Laws & Crime2832492"Jews will not replace us"
    Campaign Finance Reform5525Ted Cruz claims Democrats want to repeal the 1st Amendment
    Capital Punishment6927My Expectations this year
    Hate Crimes14312"Jews will not replace us"
    Pardons555President-Elect Biden Should Pardon Donald
    Police Abuse1474237Police Brutality needs to stop!
      Police Brutality1359201Police Brutality needs to stop!
    Prisons18236Governor Haley Barbour Pardons 200+ On His Last Day
    Sentencing05
      Mandatory Minimum Sentences01
      Three Strikes Laws00
    Tort Reform11Tort Reform is Putting the Seventh Amendment Under Siege
 
Religion7187259Jim Jones
    Faith Based Initiatives445Cardinal Dolan's empty threat
    Intelligent Design11519Proof of Intelligent Design
    School Prayer113Illinois Moment of Silence to return
    Separation of Church & State46749Evangelical Christians continue to promote the BIG LIE
 
Science & Technology1366167blessing or curse
    Genetically Engineered Foods72March Against Monsanto
    High Speed Rail104Inouye secures $1.5 billion for high speed rail project
    Internet Neutrality2034No More Net Nutraility
    Scientific Discoveries818Dinosaur with one finger
    Stem Cell Research72New source for STEM CELLS -- for important research.