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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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This Could Be A Disastrous Supreme Court Term
Much has been said about the Supreme Court possibly overturning Roe vs Wade as they consider a Mississippi abortion law. That is a worry. But it's not the only... Read more
Posted on 02 October 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Vaccine Mandates Improve Public Health & The Economy
Right-wingers are howling that President Biden's vaccine mandates are a violation of personal rights. As usual, they are wrong! The mandates are necessary to en... Read more
Posted on 02 October 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Arizona Democrats Are Very Unhappy With Senator Sinema
The chart above is from a new Civiqs Poll. It shows that 65% of Arizona Democrats have an unfavorable opinion of their Democratic senator -- Krysten Sinema. Onl... Read more
Posted on 01 October 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
About 362,000 Workers Filed For Unemployment Last Week
The Labor Department released its weekly unemployment statistics on Thursday. It showed that another 362,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits in the... Read more
Posted on 01 October 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Unvaccinated Nurses/Police Pose A Danger To The Public
It has been mandated that public service workers, especially medical workers and police officers, should be vaccinated to protect the members of the public... Read more
Posted on 01 October 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Rich Nation Denying Refugees Help Is Inhumane
Recently, there has been a lot of media coverage about Haitian refugees at our Southern border. Sadly, it seems that the majority view is that these refugees... Read more
Posted on 30 September 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
U.S. Public Doesn't Like The New Abortion Law In Texas
The chart above reflects the results of the new Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between September 26th and 28th of a national sample of 1,500 adults (including... Read more
Posted on 30 September 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Majority Of Texans Say Abbott Doesn't Deserve Re-Election
The chart above reflects the result of a new Quinnipiac University Poll -- done between September 24th and 27th of a sample of 863 registered Texas voters,... Read more
Posted on 30 September 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Supports Biden's Plan (But Corporations Don't)
As the chart above (and many other polls) show, the public supports President Biden's "Build Back Better" plan. So, why is the plan having so much trouble... Read more
Posted on 30 September 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Only 55% Would Get Under-12 Child Vaccinated If Allowed
The chart above is from the Gallup Poll -- done between September 13th and 19th of a national sample of 4,034 adults, with a 2 point margin of error.I found thi... Read more
Posted on 29 September 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP's Texas Redistricting Map Would Help Republicans
The map above is what is being proposed by the Republican legislature in Texas (click on it to see a larger version). Texas currently has 36 House Districts --... Read more
Posted on 29 September 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Progressive Case For Linking The Infrastructure Bills
House moderates and progressives in the Democratic Party are still squabbling over the infrastructure bills. The moderates want to go ahead and vote on the... Read more
Posted on 29 September 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Democrats Outnumber Republicans In United States
The chart above is from the Pew Research Center. It is from a survey they did between May 29th and August 25th of this year. The survey questioned 1,550... Read more
Posted on 28 September 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Republicans Are A Minority Party - And They Don't Care
The Republican Party currently appeals only to a minority of voters. That's because the agenda they have is not supported by a majority of voters. Read more
Posted on 28 September 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
U.S. Public Supports President Biden's Vaccine Mandates
The chart above is from a recent Gallup Poll -- done between September 13th and 19th of a national sample of 4,034 adults, with a 2 point margin of error.It... Read more
Posted on 27 September 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The GOP's Political Games Could Wreck The U.S. Economy
The debt limit for the U.S. government will reach its limit about the middle of October. Unless it is raised, the government will not be able to pay its bills,... Read more
Posted on 27 September 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Moderates Need To Say What They WOULD Support!
Democratic moderates support the bipartisan infrastructure plan. But they have registered disappointment with Biden's soft infrastructure plan (the Build Back... Read more
Posted on 26 September 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
8% Say Violence Justified To Put Trump Back In Office
The charts above are from the University of Chicago / NORC Poll. The survey was done in June of this year of a representative sample of 1,070 adults nationwide. Read more
Posted on 26 September 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Girls Must Be Taught Early That They Can Be In Politics
It's just a fact that most of the people in politics are men. More women are now entering politics, but they still don't make up as big a percentage as they hav... Read more
Posted on 26 September 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Mass Shootings Still On A Record Pace In U.S. This Year
The national news media is reporting another mass shooting. This time it was in a supermarket in Tennessee, where a shooter killed one person and injured at... Read more
Posted on 25 September 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY
