Jobsanger
A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
MY BLOGS
-
jobsanger
http://jobsanger.blogspot.com/
A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 14442 )
-
You Can't Just Flip A Switch To Restart The Economy
Donald Trump wants to restart the economy. He's afraid that the economic troubles are hurting his chances of re-election (and damaging the profits of his... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Says Stay-At-Home Order Doesn't Violate Rights
A tiny minority of Americans have violated stay-at-home orders to protest for the reopening of the economy. They claim that the orders violate their... Read more
Posted on 23 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Majorities In Every State Support Legalizing Marijuana
The charts above are from the Civiqs Poll. They questioned 140,013 registered voters between April 24th of 2017 and April 19th of 2020. Read more
Posted on 23 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Study Shows Hannity Has Blood On His Hands
Fox News is now afraid of lawsuits because many of their TV personalities lied to the public -- telling them the pandemic of Coronavirus was a hoax. They... Read more
Posted on 23 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Disagrees With Trump/GOP About Mail-In Voting
The chart above is from the NBC News / Wall Street Journal Poll -- done between April 13th and 15th of a national sample of 900 registered voters, with a 3.27... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Some States Reopening As Virus Cases Still Climbing
Donald Trump wants the economy reopened, and he is urging states to do that. He is hoping that will cause a rebound of the nation's economy (and help his... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Voters Opt For Protecting Lives Over Protecting Economy
The chart above is from the Politico / Morning Consult Poll -- done between April 10th and 12th of a nationwide sample of 1,990 registered voters, with a 2 poin... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Coronavirus Highlights The Need For "Medicare For All"
The chart above is from the Kaiser Family Foundation. It comes from a poll they conducted between March 25th and 30th. It shows that about 54% of the... Read more
Posted on 21 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Blacks Much More Likely To Be Arrested For Marijuana
The chart below is from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). It shows the number of times more likely that Blacks will be arrested over Whites in each... Read more
Posted on 21 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
This Republican Is Not Afraid To Tell The Truth
The Republican base, and most Republican officials, seem happy to let Donald Trump do anything he wants. They don't mind that he has alienated most of our... Read more
Posted on 21 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Poll Shows Biden Leading Trump By 7 Points
The charts above reflect the results of the newest NBC News / Wall Street Journal Poll -- done between April 13th and 15th of a nationwide sample of 900... Read more
Posted on 20 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
When Will The Spectator Sports Return?
One of the things many Americans miss during this Coronavirus pandemic is spectator sports. Sports at all levels have ceased. It is just too dangerous -- both... Read more
Posted on 20 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Coronavirus Plan: Bouts Of Blaming & Bowing
Trump was hoping to ride his "fight" against the Coronavirus pandemic into a second term in the White House. If he had acted swiftly and effectively against... Read more
Posted on 20 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Plan
Donald Trump has been too slow to act regarding the pandemic. He did put a ban on travel from China, but only after nearly 400,000 people had entered the U.S.... Read more
Posted on 19 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Right-Wingers Pose Danger With Their Shutdown Protests
Austin, Texas Huntington Beach, California St. Paul, Minnesota Orlando, Florida Salem, Oregon Lansing, Michigan Our nation is in the middle of a pandemic that... Read more
Posted on 19 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Number Of Coronavirus Deaths In Each State
The numbers are from The COVID Tracking Project. They show the number of deaths from the virus in each of the 50 states as of April 17th.... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Those Believing Rural Areas Are Not In Danger Are Wrong
The governors of several mainly rural states have refused to issue stay-at-home orders and closed non-essential businesses. Donald Trump has said that several... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most Believe Trump Acted Too Slowly On Coronavirus
The charts above are from the Pew Research Center survey -- done between April 7th and 12th of a national sample of 4,917 adults, with a 2.1 point margin of... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Over 22 Million Workers Filed For Unemployment In 4 Weeks
The Labor Department released its statistics for for last weeks unemployment claims yesterday, and it was not good. About 5,245,000 people filed for unemploymen... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Wants To Reopen Economy - But Where Are The Tests?
Donald Trump wants to reopen the American economy, and he has set May 1st as the date he wants to begin doing that. Unfortunately, that is simply not feasible. Read more
Posted on 17 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY