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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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The Right-Wing Attempt To Propagandize K-12 Students
In a blatant attempt to play to his right-wing Republican base, Governor Abbott has announced a criminal probe into whether there is pornography in high school... Read more
Posted on 12 November 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
U.S. Public Still Opposes Overturning Roe Vs. Wade
The chart above reflects the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between November 6th and 9th of a national sample of 1,500 adults (including... Read more
Posted on 12 November 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Promises Made & Kept
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Read more
Posted on 12 November 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Real Cause of Current Inflation Is Corporate Power
We are in a period of inflation. The media and politicians are offering all kinds of excuses for why the prices are going up (like supply constraints, rising... Read more
Posted on 12 November 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most People See Racism In U.S. Societal Organizations
The charts above reflect the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between November 6th and 9th of a national sample of 1,500 adults (including... Read more
Posted on 11 November 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
About 267,000 Workers Filed For Unemployment Last Week
The Labor Department released its weekly unemployment statistics on Wednesday (a day early). It showed that about 267,000 workers filed for unemployment benefit... Read more
Posted on 11 November 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Why Won't Republican Leadership Punish Paul Gosar?
Republican House leadership is currently in the process of trying to punish a dozen members of the House Republican caucus. What was their crime? Read more
Posted on 11 November 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
32% In U.S. (45% Of GOP) Believe At Least 4 COVID-19 Lies
The charts above are from the Kaiser Family Foundation Poll -- done between October 14th and 24th of a national sample of 1,519 adults, with a 3 point margin... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
White Evangelicals: White Supremacy "Trumps" Their Religion
It has always been strange that white evangelicals embraced Donald Trump, even after it became common knowledge that he abused women, made fun of disabled... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Texas Voters Unhappy With Recent State Legislative Session
The chart above is from the recent University of Texas / Texas Tribune Poll. It was done between October 22nd and 31st (immediately after the last session of th... Read more
Posted on 09 November 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Economy Should Be Fair To Everyone - Not Just Billionaires
The following article by former Labor Secretary Robert Reich is fairly lengthy, but it should be read by everyone. In it, he explains how our economy became so... Read more
Posted on 09 November 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Progressives Gave Manchin Complete Control Of BBB Bill
Democrats and media talking heads are celebrating the passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill. I understand why. The bill was badly needed by the... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Not Wasting Money On Workers
Political Cartoon is by Paul Step in the Tampa Bay Times. Read more
Posted on 07 November 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most In U.S. Want Religion And Government Kept Separate
The charts above are from a survey done by the Pew Research Center between March 1st and 7th of a national sample of 12,055 adults, with a 1.5 point margin of... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Braver, Tougher, And Smarter
Political Cartoon is by Phil Hands in the Wisconsin State Journal. Read more
Posted on 07 November 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Many Workers Are No Longer Willing To Take Lousy Jobs
Republicans would like you to believe that the current "labor shortage" is because workers would rather get an unemployment check. That's ridiculous! Read more
Posted on 07 November 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Unemployment Rate Dropped BY 0.2 Points In October
The Labor Department released its unemployment statistics for October on Friday. It showed that the economy produced 531,000 jobs in that month -- a very... Read more
Posted on 06 November 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Grown-Ups Should Grow Up
Political Cartoon is by John Darkow in the Columbia Missourian. Read more
Posted on 06 November 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Dems Need To Defeat Covid And Help Working Americans
After last Tuesday's results, there are some who think Democrats must change what they are trying to do -- retreat. That would be a serious mistake. They need t... Read more
Posted on 06 November 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
No Integrity
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in The Seattle Times. Read more
Posted on 06 November 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY
