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Sick Of Ignorance: 87% Of Americans Demand Politicians Understand Basic Science
Nearly all Americans feel it is important that presidential and Congressional candidates understand the science informing public policy issues. The poll by Research!America and ScienceDebate.org found a clear majority–87% want a candidate who can speak on a basic level about the science behind pressing policy issues. This was true across typically divided party lines; 91%…
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Rebecca Watson Nails It: 'Planned Parenthood is Not Selling Baby Parts, You F*cking Idiots'
By now, most of the country has heard about the ‘undercover’ videos taped by so-called ‘pro-life’ activists from the Right Wing political organization Center For Medical Progress. The released footage is aimed at smearing, defunding, and shutting down Planned Parenthood. In addition to several videos referred to as ‘new lows’ by Planned Parenthood President Cecile…
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New Study Finds That Supporters of Reaganomics Hate Science.
According to a new study by Psychological Science, those who believe in popular conservative free market economic theory are also more likely to not believe in science. This assertion should not come as a major surprise to any honest observer, but we now have empirical proof to support it. The study found that Americans who…