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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 ( 16676 )
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Another 412,000 Workers Filed For Unemployment Last Week
The Labor Department released its weekly unemployment statistics on Thursday. It showed that 412,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Dictators Use Racism In U.S. To Justify Their Own Atrocities
Americans of both parties like to believe that this country is in the forefront of the fight for human rights around the world. And to a certain extent, that... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Pessimistic About The Future Of Their Democracy
The charts above reflect the results of the new Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between June 13th and 15th of a national sample of 1,500 adults, with a 3 point... Read more
Posted on 17 June 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Despite GOP Objections, Biden's Plans Are Still Popular
The charts above are from a new Monmouth University Poll -- done between June 9th and 14th of a national sample of 810 adults, with a 3.5 point margin of error. Read more
Posted on 17 June 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP Attacks Democrats Over "Burrito Economics"
The public likes the agenda being pursued by President Biden and the congressional Democrats, and that's worrying Republicans. Read more
Posted on 17 June 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Texas AG: It's OK To Discriminate Against LGBTQ/Disabled
The Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council is the agency that regulates social workers in the state. A few months ago, they changed their policy and allowed... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The "Triple Crown" Of Crazy In The House of Representatives
Who is the craziest person voters have sent to the U.S. House of Representatives? Early on in the current Congress, one might have thought it was clearly... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Majority Of U.S. Public Opposes Overturning Roe Vs. Wade
The chart above is from a Gallup Poll done between May 3rd and 18th of a national sample of 1,016 adults, with a 4 point margin of error.It shows a clear... Read more
Posted on 15 June 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Congress Still Needs To Fix Our Broken Health Care System
The facts in the images above are from a new study of hospitals by Johns Hopkins University. It paints a portrait of a medical care system that is badly broken. Read more
Posted on 15 June 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Nationalism, Racism, And Religious Hatred Are Evil
The following is part of an article written by historian Howard Zinn for The Progressive back in 2005. It's as valid today as it was back then. Read more
Posted on 15 June 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Trusts President Biden To Deal With Foreign Policy
The charts above are from a new ABC News / Ipsos Poll -- done on June 11th and 12th of a national sample of 509 adults, and has a 4.7 point margin of error. Read more
Posted on 14 June 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Pandemic Gave Workers More Power In The Economy
From Axios.com Read more
Posted on 14 June 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
U.S. Is Attacked By White Supremacy & Wealth Supremacy
A lot has been said in recent weeks about how the United States democracy is being attacked by white supremacy. But there is also another force, and possibly a... Read more
Posted on 14 June 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Antarctica Is Warming Faster Than Was Expected
From Axios.com Read more
Posted on 14 June 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The U.S. Has Had 268 Mass Shootings This Year
The nation had its 267th and 268th mass shootings this weekend.In the Sixth Street area of Austin, 14 people were shot on Friday night. So far, there were no... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Supports Worldwide Corporate Minimum Tax Of 15%
The chart above reflects the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between June 6th and 8th of a national sample of 1,500 adults (including 1,24... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Those Not Apalled By Jan. 6th Don't Believe In Democracy
We are coming up on a date that every American remembers -- July 4th, the date our Declaration of Independence was adopted, creating our new and independent... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
U.S. Is The Most Economically Unequal Nation In The G7
The picture above is of the leaders of the G7 nations (and two representatives of the European Union). The G7 nations are the richest liberal democracies in... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Do Voters Understand The Modern Filibuster? Probably Not!
The chart above is from the Politico / Morning Consult Poll -- done between June 4th and 7th of a national sample of 1,990 registered voters, with a 2 point... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Businesses Paying A Livable Wage Are Filling Their Jobs
The media has been full of claims lately that businesses can't find enough workers to fill their available jobs. Republicans say this is because workers are laz... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY
