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• Right-Wingers Are Promoting An Ugly Version Of Freedom

  

  Right-wingers in the United States are claiming that refusing vaccines and masks, banning books, and whitewashing history are just examples of freedom. Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Was The Mastermind Of The Attack On Democracy

  

  Republican officials won't admit that they know who orchestrated the attack on our democracy. And the timid media seems to be going along with that -- talking... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• About 238,000 Workers Filed For Unemployment Last Week

  

  The Labor Department released its weekly unemployment statistics on Thursday. It showed that about 238,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits in the week... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democrats Need To Help Workers Create & Join Unions

  

  It was the unions that helped create and strong and vibrant middle class in the United States. But the Republicans have always opposed unions, preferring to... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Misplaced Priority

  

  Political Cartoon is by Ann Telnaes in The Washington Post. Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Supports Most Voting Rights Proposals By Democrats

  

  The chart above is from the Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between January 22nd and 25th of a nationwide sample of 1,500 adults, with a 3 point margin of error. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Biden Job Approval Has Dropped But Is Still Ahead Of Trump

  

  The chart above shows the average job approval of the last four presidents after being in office for 379 days. The numbers are from FiveThirtyEight.com. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Political "Groundhogs"

  

  Political Cartoon is by R.J. Matson in Roll Call. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Electoral College Reform Could Prevent A 2024 Trump Coup

  

  There doesn't seem to be much hope of passing legislation to protect voting rights this year. Senators Sinema and Manchin (along with 50 Republicans) killed tha... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• White Male Republican Nightmare

  

  Political Cartoon is by Ed Hall at Artizans.com. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Poll Shows Trump May Be Losing His Grip On The GOP

  

  This chart reflects the results of a recent NBC News / Hart Research Poll -- done between January 14th and 18th of a national sample of 1,000 adults. The... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Masks For The Left And Right

  

  Political Cartoon is by Adam Zyglis in The Buffalo News. Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Way To Get Students To Read A Book

  

  The following post is from Robert Reich:When I was a young teenager near the middle of the last century, I asked the high school librarian if I could borrow J.D... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Texans Not Convinced The Energy Grid Has Been Fixed

  

  In February of last year, the Texas power grid suffered a massive failure, leaving 4.5 million people without electricity and about 700 dead. Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• BBB Bill Would've Allowed Millions Of Women To Work

  

  While 6.4 million jobs were filled by workers in the last year, millions of other jobs remain unfilled. One reason is that millions of women remain out of the... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Supreme Court Plays Politics Instead Of Upholding Law

  

  The chart above reflects the result of a new ABC News / Ipsos Poll -- done on January 28th and 29th of a national sample of 510 adults, with a 4.9 point margin... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Pluralities Support Voting Rights And Ending Filibuster

  

  The charts above are from the CBS News / YouGov Poll -- done between January 12th and 14th of a nationwide sample of 2,094 adults, with a 2.5 point margin of... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Equal Rights Amendment Has Been Ratified - Is It Valid?

  

  The Equal Rights Amendment (giving women rights equal to those of men) has finally been ratified by the appropriate number of states. That should make it... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Difference In Issues Between The Parties

  

  The charts above are from the Associated Press / NORC Poll -- done between December 2nd and 7th of a nationwide sample of 1,089 adults, with a 4.1 point margin... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Successful Businesses Should Share Profits With Employees

  

  Since 1980, income for the richest Americans has grown by nearly 400%. Meanwhile, worker salaries have barely kept up with inflation, and some workers have... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY