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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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The REAL COVID-19 Death Toll Is Over 200,000
The media is reporting that the number of deaths from COVID-19 is over 167,000 in the United States, and is fast approaching 170,000. That's far too many, but... Read more
Posted on 14 August 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Unemployment Order Won't Work And Isn't Legal
Last Saturday, Donald Trump tried to position himself as the savior of workers in this recession. He did it by signing an executive order, which he said would... Read more
Posted on 14 August 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Two New Polls Show Biden With A 9 To 10 Point Lead
These two new polls show Trump remains upside-down in job approval, and is trailing Joe Biden by at least 9 points. The silver charts reflect the results of... Read more
Posted on 13 August 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The GOP Is Becoming A Party Of Racists & Q-anon Nuts
The Republican Party used to be a party that embraced conservative values. That party could debate the more liberal Democratic Party in Congress, and negotiate ... Read more
Posted on 13 August 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
"Nasty" Power!
The cartoons above are by Clay Jones at claytoonz.com. Read more
Posted on 13 August 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kamala Harris Will Be Our Next Vice-President
It's official! Joe Biden has picked his running mate. The next vice-president of the United States will be Kamala Harris (currently the U.S. Senator from... Read more
Posted on 12 August 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Poll Has Biden With A Small Lead In Georgia
The chart above reflects the results of a new WXIA-TV / SurveyUSA Poll -- done between August 6th and 8th of 669 registered voters in Georgia, with a 4.2 point... Read more
Posted on 12 August 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
I Believe Donald Trump (A Scathing Bit Of Satire)
If you're not a subscriber of The Washington Post, you should be. For a small fee, you get a lot of news and opinion -- and the truth about Donald Trump (the... Read more
Posted on 12 August 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Which Masks Are Most Effective Against The Coronavirus?
Reasonable people know we are in the midst of a serious pandemic -- a pandemic with a virus that has no cure and, as yet, cannot be protected by vaccination. Read more
Posted on 11 August 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Georgetown University Poll Has Biden With A Big Lead
The charts above reflect the results of the Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service Poll -- done between August 1st and 6th of a... Read more
Posted on 11 August 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Moment Of Political Theater Won't Help
Last Saturday, Trump accused Democrats of trying to obstruct giving help to Americans hurt by the recession. Of course, that was just another of his lies. Read more
Posted on 11 August 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Poll Has Biden Leading In Pennsylvania & Wisconsin
The charts above are from the new CBS News / YouGov Poll -- done between August 4th and 7th. They questioned 1,225 voters in Pennsylvania and 1,009 voters in... Read more
Posted on 10 August 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Donald Trump's Backdoor Attack On Social Security
On Saturday, Trump signed an executive order that would delay payroll taxes for the rest of the year, and promised that if he was re-elected that he would... Read more
Posted on 10 August 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Attacks Social Security Funding With Executive Order
On Saturday, Donald Trump issued an executive order eliminating payroll taxes through the end of the year. And he said if he is re-elected, he will make that... Read more
Posted on 09 August 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Other Epidemic Killing Americans - Gun Violence
The Coronavirus pandemic is seizing all of the headlines these days from the media. And it should, since it is killing thousands of Americans unnecessarily... Read more
Posted on 09 August 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Growth Of COVID-19 Cases In Each State In The Last Week
These numbers are from The COVID Tracking Project. The first number for each state is the number of cases they had on 8/1/20. The second number is the number... Read more
Posted on 09 August 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The GOP Is Making The Recession Worse - Much Worse!
The U.S. has millions of Americans out of work (the official figure is 10.2% of the workforce). And the GDP fell by 9.5% in the second quarter of this year... Read more
Posted on 09 August 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Only 38% Approve Of The Job Trump Is Doing
The charts above are from the Pew Research Center. They questioned 11,001 adults nationwide between July 27th and August 2nd, and the survey's margin of error i... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The July Unemployment Rate Remained In Double-Digits
The Labor Department released their unemployment statistics for the month of July. It showed that 1bout 1.8 million workers returned to work, but about... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The United States Badly Needs Another "New Deal"
The United States is in deep trouble -- and it's not just from the Coronavirus pandemic. There were serious economic and racial problems that was affecting our... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY