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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.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 16649 )
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Cruz Apologizes To The Right-Wing
Political Cartoon is by Clay Jones at claytoonz.com. Read more
Posted on 09 January 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Is There A Common Good That We Can Agree On?
The United States is very divided at this time, with red and blue people disagreeing -- sometimes violently. Is it beyond repair? Or is there still a common goo... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Danger Persists
Political Cartoon is by Michael deAdder in The Washington Post. Read more
Posted on 09 January 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Republicans Have Lost Significant Trust In U.S. Institutions
The charts above are from the Morning Consult Poll -- done on December 30th and January 4th and 5th of a nationwide sample of 2,201 adults. The poll has a 2... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Insulting But Accurate Nicknames For Trump
Political Cartoon is by Clay Jones at claytoonz.com. Read more
Posted on 08 January 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
U.S. Unemployment Rate Drops To 3.9% In December
The Labor Department released its unemployment statistics for the month of December on Friday. It showed that the economy created about 199,000 new jobs in... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Transcript Of President Biden's Speech On 1/6/22
On the first anniversary of the January 6th Capitol insurrection, President Biden gave what was probably the best speech of his presidency. Read more
Posted on 08 January 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Regret
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in The Seattle Times. Read more
Posted on 08 January 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
About 207,000 Workers Filed For Unemployment Last Week
The Labor Department released its weekly unemployment statistics on Thursday. It showed that about 207,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits in the week... Read more
Posted on 07 January 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Jimmy Carter's Op-Ed On The January 6th Insurrection
Yesterday marked the most dangerous attack on American democracy in modern history. Here is what President Jimmy Carter had to say about it in The New York... Read more
Posted on 07 January 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Says Jan. 6th Event Will Be Repeated In Near Future
The chart above reflects the results of a new Axios / Momentive Poll -- done between January 1st and 3rd of a nationwide sample of 2,649 adults, with a 2 point... Read more
Posted on 06 January 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Best Friends The Virus Has Are Republicans
The following post is by Ja'han Jones at MSNBC.com:The Republican Party is a pro-infection party. From their support of lax Covid-19 safety measures to their... Read more
Posted on 06 January 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Fox Viewers Are More Likely To Believe Conspiracies
It has been known for a while now that Fox News viewers are more ignorant of what is really happening in this country. That has been shown by several respected... Read more
Posted on 05 January 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Serving Their Base (To The Virus)
Political Cartoon is by Gary Huck at huckkonopackicartoons.com. Read more
Posted on 05 January 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
NPR Poll Shows Difference Between GOP And Others
The nine charts above are from the new NPR / Ipsos Poll -- done between December 17th and 20th of a nationwide sample of 1,126 adults, with a 3.3 point margin o... Read more
Posted on 05 January 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Next Frontier Of Freedom
Political Cartoon is by Matt Wuerker at Politico.com. Read more
Posted on 05 January 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Texas (& Others) Refusing To Give Approved Aid To Poor
The pandemic has been hard on everyone (except the rich who have just gotten richer), but the people hit the hardest have been the poor. Read more
Posted on 05 January 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Nearly Half In U.S. Hold Trump Responsible For Jan. 6th
The chart above is from a recent University of Massachusetts Amherst Poll -- done between December 14th and 20th of a national sample of 1,000 respondents,... Read more
Posted on 04 January 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New CBS Poll As January 6th Approaches
The charts above are from a new CBS News / YouGov Poll -- done between December 27th and 30th of a nationwide sample of 2,063 adults, with a 2.6 point margin... Read more
Posted on 04 January 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Congressional Stock Trading Violates Ethical Rules
I have heard some saying Congress should be paid the minimum wage, and then they might be concerned more about working people. Read more
Posted on 04 January 2022 POLITICS, SOCIETY
