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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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About 232,000 Workers Filed For Unemployment Last Week
The Labor Department released its weekly unemployment statistics on Thursday. It showed that about 232,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits in the week... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP Embarrassment
Political Cartoon is by Kevin Siers in The Charlotte Observer. Read more
Posted on 25 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Continues His Love Of The Russian Dictator
While in the White House, Trump seemed to favor Vladimir Putin (and other dictators) over leaders of democracies. He has not changed. Read more
Posted on 25 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
U.S. Has Had 64 Mass Shootings In First 54 Days Of 2022
The chart above is from the Gun Violence Archive. It shows that the United States has had 64 mass shootings (where at least four people were shot) in the first... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Issues Americans Think Are Currently Important
The charts on this page are from a survey done by the Pew Research Center. It was completed between January 10th and 17th of a nationwide sample of 5,128 adults... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Scott's 11-Point GOP Agenda Is A Culture War Nightmare
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was hoping to get through the 2022 elections without telling American voters what the Republican Party wants to do,... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Legitimate Political Discourse?
Political Cartoon is by Kevin Siers in The Charlotte Observer. Read more
Posted on 24 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Is Still Kissing Putin's Ass
Posted on 24 February 2022
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Biden Job Approval
The charts above are from the Gallup Poll -- done between February 1st and 17th of a nationwide sample of 1,008 adults, with a 4 point margin of... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP's Ugly Pet
Political Cartoon is by John Cole in the Scranton Times-Tribune. Read more
Posted on 23 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Time Magazine's "Kid Of The Year" - Orion Jean
From Time Magazine:“If you see a problem, fix it.” That’s the simplicity with which humanitarian Orion Jean speaks about his work with actor and humanitarian... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Wall Street Opposes Socialism (Unless It's For Them)
The giant financial institutions don't like the idea of government helping ordinary citizens. They call that socialism. But they love for the government to... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Beto Trails Abbott By 7 Points (There Are 8 Months To Go)
This chart is from the latest Dallas Morning News / UT-Tyler Poll -- done between February 8th and 15th of a statewide sample of 1,188 registered voters in... Read more
Posted on 22 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Tucker Carlson Household
Political Cartoon is by Andy Marlette in the Pensacola News Journal. Read more
Posted on 22 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
10 Reasons Why Democrats Can Retain The House/Senate
The media is predicting a defeat this November for Democrats, with the Republicans taking the House back and possibly even the Senate. I disagree, and so does... Read more
Posted on 22 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Events In These Countries Make A Difference To Americans?
The chart above reflects the results of the Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between February 12th and 15th of a nationwide sample of 1,500 adults, with a 2.7... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Congress Should Not Own/Trade Individual Stocks
The following is part of an editorial by the editorial board of The New York Times:Americans are in a sour mood with their elected officials. Read more
Posted on 21 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Republicans Leading In Texas Early Voting
The chart above uses numbers from the office of the Texas Secretary of State. It shows the early voting totals for both political parties through February 18th... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Not Cool
Political Cartoon is by Drew Sheneman in the New Jersey Star-Ledger. Read more
Posted on 20 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Remembering Sister Rosetta Tharpe
The following is part of an essay by Dan Rather at steady.substack.com. He honors Sister Rosetta Tharpe -- who is as responsible as anyone for the invention of... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY
