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List of United States Political Issues
The dome of the United States Capitol at night Washington, D.C., USA
By: Florian Hirzinger
Political Issue
Latest Content
Business & Economy
7226
998
shooting yourself in the foot ...
Labor
1679
211
Unemployment rate falls below 4%
Jobs
1340
176
Unemployment rate falls below 4%
Minimum Wage
247
50
House passes Minimum Wage of $15/hour
Offshoring
32
6
Rich man and can man in the light of the lamp
Unemployment Rate
144
23
Unemployment rate falls below 4%
Labor Unions
297
31
Capitalists Power
Macroeconomics
2874
535
shooting yourself in the foot ...
Free Trade
220
24
People here don't realize the danger for the future of this country
Monetary Policy
192
59
Open letter to Pelosi on “Pay-go”
Federal Reserve
63
42
The case for Janet Yellen as Fed Chair
Gold Standard
27
1
Is America Rich?
Inflation & Deflation
36
2
Inflation rising.
Taxes
1834
392
shooting yourself in the foot ...
Corporate Taxes
112
32
The result of the tax cuts
Offshore Tax Shelters
5
9
mitt's taxes
Tax Shelters
41
15
Merger between Pfizer and Astrazeneca
U.S. Debt & Deficits
809
64
Truth about taxes.
Debt Ceiling
185
35
Debt ceiling/ Government budget etc.
Regulation
316
90
Salvation lies in reregulating stock market.
Financial Regulation
272
76
Salvation lies in reregulating stock market.
Civil & Human Rights
7465
1084
Mike Pence predicts an end to legal abortions
Individual Rights & Freedoms
2488
587
New idea from the GOP for voter suppression
Freedom of Press
30
6
Constitution Day
Freedom of Religion
488
40
William Barr
Freedom of Speech
240
24
sara palin
Gay Rights
1215
389
House Republicans Violence Against Women Act: As Long As You're Not Gay
Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
92
22
Texas Gay Marriage Ban Struck Down
Gay Adoption
8
4
New Study Debunks Conservative Talking Points on Gay Adoption
Gay Marriage
744
166
Gay Marriage Bans Are Getting Struck Down, state by state by state
Gays in Military
43
20
Jeh Johnson Nominated for Homeland Security Secretary
Don't Ask Don't Tell
29
15
Jeh Johnson Nominated for Homeland Security Secretary
Right to Privacy
50
14
Invasion of privacy.A
Right to Vote
242
62
New idea from the GOP for voter suppression
Women's Rights
359
75
Hypocrisy of faith-based and anti-abortion groups
Abortion
689
129
Mike Pence predicts an end to legal abortions
Discrimination
215
67
Birth control and Catholic hospitals
Affirmative Action
27
11
Michigan's Affirmative Action Ban Upheld by Supreme Court
Profiling
81
11
Muhammad Ali Jr. Detained at Airport for being Muslim
Gambling
5
7
Point blank perspective???? Guns/prostitutes/drugs/booze/rock and roll/theater/cards/
Gun Control
3051
104
Gun control and school shootings.
Human Trafficking
110
3
Human Slavery, Prostitution and America's denial of a rising problem
Legalization of Drugs
611
147
Biden & Marijuana
Legalizing Marijuana
509
134
Biden & Marijuana
Medical Marijuana
49
30
Medical Marijuana Sanja Gupta
Racial Politics
1813
358
It's deja vu all over again
Racism
1100
211
the KKK
Torture
177
53
Torture as Trump sees it.
Education
832
120
fundamentalists taking over public schools
Abstinence Only Education
46
14
CDC Announces All Time Low Birth Rate. Teen Pregnancy Is Down 17% from 2007
Charter Schools
1
3
Charter School Lottery
Head Start Program
5
20
The Senate's Budget Vote-a-rama
Higher Education
35
15
Sen Brian Schatz: Don't play the "pay-for" game
Homeschooling
4
1
Unschooling... an option that works or doesn't?
Pell Grants
1
6
Pell Grants: Is Obama losing the battle on higher education?
Sex Education
50
3
condoms and politics
Teachers
39
12
why Arizona teachers are walking out
Teachers Pay
1
3
Teacher's Average Pay for Texas
Teachers Unions
14
3
Teacher's Tenure Laws Struck Down by California Judge
Environment
1992
332
Chernobyl on ice
Endangered Species
0
4
Energy
792
124
Chernobyl on ice
Energy Independence
48
4
regarding "energy independence"
Fossil Fuels
205
30
Gasoline Price Collusion
Fracking
34
10
TX Gov. George Abbott overturns local fracking ban in Denton
Gasoline Prices
87
7
Gasoline Price Collusion
Offshore Drilling
11
7
Is it worth it?
Nuclear Energy
31
29
Chernobyl on ice
Yucca Mountain
7
1
Is Yucca Mountain a good idea?
Renewable Energy
440
33
Electric cars again.
Biofuels
1
1
Upcoming forms of biofuel
Geothermal Energy
1
0
Pros and Cons of Geothermal Energy
Hydropower
3
0
Are we ignoring Hydropower?
Solar Power
280
10
A solar "wall?
Wind Power
30
9
Should Wind Power be Government Supported or Private Supported
Global Warming
835
190
The Paris Climate Change Agreement
Recycling
1
0
Recycling
Foreign Policy
11037
2060
Fake News.
International Relations
1689
279
Jamal Khasoggi
Immigration
0
112
Military & Defense
2024
153
Assault Weapons Proposal For Chicago PD
Guantanamo Bay
200
13
Again the issue of closing Guantanamo.
The Draft
69
0
Was ending the draft a mistake?
Weapons
698
97
Assault Weapons Proposal For Chicago PD
Combat Drones
197
11
Expendable Lives
Joint Strike Fighter (F-35)
0
10
Biological Weapons
0
1
Chemical Weapons
204
14
The Syrian stupidity
Nuclear Weapons
210
37
Obama's speech in Hiroshima
Weapons of Mass Destruction
414
52
Obama's speech in Hiroshima
Treaties & Agreements
393
80
The US stepped out of the UN Human Rights Council
Kyoto Protocol
4
3
Is quota transfer a good idea?
NAFTA
76
0
Automotive Tariffs and the New Economy in USA
NATO
122
18
The NATO meeting
Nuclear Proliferation
33
17
Iran and Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
12
1
Iran and Nuclear Weapons
START Treaties
6
2
Trump's proposed nuclear reduction deal with Russia
United Nations
101
41
The US stepped out of the UN Human Rights Council
Wars & Conflicts
3893
824
Putin's "War Crimes"
1991 Persian Gulf War
2
0
Oil Spills as War Tactics in the Gulf War
2001 Afghanistan War
351
47
The Afghanistan debacle
Taliban
122
8
The Taliban and America's Endless War
2003 Iraq War
421
91
Racism and the "American Sniper"
Darfur Conflict
3
2
MSNBC Promo Trivializes Genocide
Israel vs Palestinians
388
103
The Kushner/Trump Middle East "Giveaway Plan"
North Korea vs South Korea
296
6
North Korea
Somali Civil War
1
2
Why is there piracy?
Sri Lankan Civil War
1
3
Sri Lanka investigating itself for human rights violations
Terrorism
1215
359
Patriot Act
Al-Qaeda
142
54
Father of dead Navy Seal in botched Yemen raid seeks answers
Hezbollah
9
0
The Syrian Uprising & Bashar al-Assad
Islamic State (ISIS)
673
185
Time is up. ISIS under control ?
Joseph Kony
0
0
Lord's Resistance Army
0
0
Pakistani Taliban
18
13
Pakistani Taliban Attack Military School, Killing At Least 135 Children
Health & Welfare
2184
424
Mu the new.... Bummer.
Government Benefits
982
364
Unemployment and then disability?
Disability Benefits
4
5
Unemployment and then disability?
FHA Loans
0
0
Food Stamp Program
109
23
Cost Of Food Stamps
Government Health Benefits
374
176
Refuting Bernie’s “Destroy-America plan” meme
Children's Health Insurance Progra...
19
18
The "Poverty Threshold" for Obamacare
Medicaid
64
106
Medicaid and Annuity
Medicare
139
53
Paul Ryan wants to get rid of Medicare
Medicare & Medicaid
370
166
Refuting Bernie’s “Destroy-America plan” meme
Student Loans
56
32
Refuting Bernie’s “Destroy-America plan” meme
Housing Assistance
28
20
Foreclosure Alternative.
Public Housing
12
2
Why My Opinions of FDR Have Changed Over Time
Section 8 Housing
0
19
Social Security
396
41
How the GOP wants to get rid of Social Security
Unemployment Benefits
83
27
Unemployment and then disability?
Veterans Benefits
17
25
does free college makes sense?
GI Bill
10
6
does free college makes sense?
Welfare Program
41
28
North Carolina Republican Making Six Figures Busted For Welfare Fraud
Laws & Crime
2836
483
Hate Crimes in America
Campaign Finance Reform
55
25
Ted Cruz claims Democrats want to repeal the 1st Amendment
Capital Punishment
69
27
My Expectations this year
Hate Crimes
145
11
Hate Crimes in America
Pardons
55
5
President-Elect Biden Should Pardon Donald
Police Abuse
1476
230
Police Brutality needs to stop!
Police Brutality
1361
197
Police Brutality needs to stop!
Prisons
182
36
Governor Haley Barbour Pardons 200+ On His Last Day
Sentencing
0
5
Mandatory Minimum Sentences
0
1
Three Strikes Laws
0
0
Tort Reform
1
1
Tort Reform is Putting the Seventh Amendment Under Siege
Religion
7193
259
fundamentalists taking over public schools
Faith Based Initiatives
44
5
Cardinal Dolan's empty threat
Intelligent Design
115
19
Proof of Intelligent Design
School Prayer
11
3
Illinois Moment of Silence to return
Separation of Church & State
467
49
Evangelical Christians continue to promote the BIG LIE
Science & Technology
1366
165
blessing or curse
Genetically Engineered Foods
7
2
March Against Monsanto
High Speed Rail
10
4
Inouye secures $1.5 billion for high speed rail project
Internet Neutrality
20
33
No More Net Nutraility
Scientific Discoveries
8
18
Dinosaur with one finger
Stem Cell Research
7
1
New source for STEM CELLS -- for important research.