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Obama Warns Dems Of The Danger Of Purist Ideology
(This photo of President Barack Obama is by Mark Makela / Getty Images at abcnews.go.com.) I am a progressive Democrat, and I have been for about five decades. Read more
Posted on 09 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Still At Odds With The Voters On Most Issues
The chart above reflects the results of the newest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between March 31st and April 2nd of a national sample of 1,227 registered... Read more
Posted on 08 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Netanyahu Will Annex The West Bank (No 2-State Solution)
The map above shows the illegal Jewish settlements in the West Bank (Palestinian land), and more are being built all the time. Read more
Posted on 08 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Do You Want The Meat Industry Regulating Itself?
The photo above (from io9gizmodo.com) shows pork cutting in a slaughter house in 1905 -- the year Upton Sinclair released his expose of the meat industry and... Read more
Posted on 08 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Still Disapproves Of Trump/GOP Tax Cut Law
Republicans love to campaign on cutting taxes. It's their "thing". But they shot themselves in the foot when they passed their last tax cuts. Read more
Posted on 07 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Pundits Are Wrong - Age, Gender, Race Not Factor For Dems
The pundits on cable news want to say what Democrats want in a 2020 candidate, and far too many of them say that could not be an older white man. Read more
Posted on 07 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Health Care Was A Gift To Dems - But Not The Only One
Donald Trump recently joined the red-state effort to abolish Obamacare (Affordable Care Act). He seems to think such a move would appeal to most American voters... Read more
Posted on 06 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Unemployment Rate Remained at 3.8% For 2nd Month
The Labor Department released its unemployment statistics for March. The economy created 196,000 new jobs. The unemployment rate remained steady at 3. Read more
Posted on 06 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Let's Be Honest - Trump Policies Are Killing Americans
(This photo of Donald Trump was found on Pinterest.) You may think the headline above is over-the-top. I don't. The policies and actions of Donald Trump are... Read more
Posted on 06 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Number Of Democratic Candidates Rises To 18
The field of candidates wanting the Democratic nomination for president in 2020 keeps growing. Yesterday, two more candidates entered the race -- Governor... Read more
Posted on 05 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Incredible Hypocrisy Of Congressional Republicans
(This caricature of the Republican elephant is by the inimitable DonkeyHotey.) Just a couple of weeks ago, the House of Representatives voted 420 to 0 to... Read more
Posted on 05 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Economic/Political Power Must Be Restructured In U.S.
(Cartoon image is by Mike Konopacki at huckkonopackicartoons.com.) The combination of a misguided Supreme Court decision on political donations and the... Read more
Posted on 05 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Trusts Democrats More To Fix Health Care System
The charts above reflect the results of the latest Politico / Morning Consult Poll -- done between March 29th and April 1st of a national sample of 1,945... Read more
Posted on 04 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Candidates Democrats & Independents Are Considering
I have not made a decision on who to support for president yet, and I think the same is true of many Democrats and Independents. That's why I liked this poll. Read more
Posted on 04 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Is NOT Going To Like The Results Of This Poll
The charts below are from the latest Public Policy Polling survey. It was done on March 27th and 28th of a national sample of 846 registered voters, with a... Read more
Posted on 04 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
ALL Presidential Candidates Should Release Tax Returns
(This is from the new Public Policy Polling survey -- done on March 27th and 28th of a national sample of 846 registered voters, with a 3.4 point margin of... Read more
Posted on 04 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Do Young Voters Want A Younger Candidate For President?
All I seem to hear on cable news these days is how younger voters won't support an older candidate for president. Is that true? Not if this poll is correct. Read more
Posted on 03 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
It's Time To Get Serious About Gender Equality
Yesterday (April 2nd) was Equal Pay Day for women in the United States. It was the day that the average woman worker would have to work to after working all of... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Want Obamacare Fixed - Not Abolished
The chart above is from a Kaiser Family Foundation survey done last August, but I think little has changed. The American public knows that Obamacare... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Attack On Obamacare Was A Big Mistake
Health care was one of the driving forces in the 2018 election. The concern over health care availability and affordability helped Democrats to take a large... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY