A blog by Nicholas Solter about politics and everything else
Posted in Election 2008, Politics on Oct 31st, 2007
Senator Joe Biden had a pointed dig at Rudy Giuliani in the Democratic debate last night, “There’s only three things he mentions in a sentence: A noun, and a verb, and 9/11.” Watch it here:
I think Biden captured humorously how sick most of are of hearing 9/11 as the justification and excuse for so […]
I knew that maternity and paternity leave opportunities in the US are meager compared to many European countries. But I had no idea things were this bad. It turns out that the United States is one of only five countries in the world that does not guarantee some paid maternity leave. That puts us in […]
A new study on abortion rates has some interesting data :
Abortion rates are not correlated with legality of abortion. That is, the rates of abortion are approximately the same in countries where it is illegal and those where it is legal.
Abortions are generally safe in countries where it is legal, and generally unsafe where […]
Posted in Environmentalism, Politics on Oct 12th, 2007
Congratulations to Al Gore for winning the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to “build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change.” This award is well deserved and no less than a slap in the face to the Bush administration and other flat-earthers who persist in denying the overwhelming evidence for global warming.
If […]
Posted in Election 2008, Politics on Oct 11th, 2007
Mitt Romney is frustrated. And for good reason: He’s running for president of the United States, and the news media seem to care more about his religion (Mormonism) than his accomplishments.
To be fair, it’s not just the media. According to poll results (links to a PDF file), many people are uncomfortable with the idea of […]
Posted in Politics on Oct 8th, 2007
Why did I name this blog “ProudProgressive”?
Simply put, I’m proud to be progressive, liberal, left-wing, or whatever you want to call it. I’m proud of the progress that liberals have made in winning rights for women, racial minorities, gays and lesbians, workers, children, religious minorities, and the disabled. I’m proud of the work liberals have […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 8th, 2007
I have opinions about politics and social issues, and I generally don’t mind sharing them :-). As it’s difficult to broadcast my views through letters to the editor and other traditional venues, I decided to take advantage of the freedom of the web and build myself my own forum. I hope you enjoy reading my […]