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• Voters Support Using Reconciliation To Pass Biden's Plans

  President Biden has introduced two plans to make life better for most Americans -- the American Jobs Plan and the American Families Plan. Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 45 States In This Country Still Allow Children To Marry

  Most states in the U.S. still allow children to get married, and sometimes they are very young. This needs to stop. No one under the age of 18 should be... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trust In Putin Is Very Low Across 17 Advanced Nations

  The charts above are from the Pew Research Center. They surveyed the citizens of 17 advanced countries, and found that trust (confidence) in Vladimir Putin... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Elizabeth Warren On Juneteenth (& The Work Still To Do)

  The following statement was sent by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) to her followers after passage of the new holiday -- Juneteenth Independence Day. Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• McConnell's Use Of The Filibuster Is The Real Story

  The story that is getting all of the coverage on cable news is that of Joe Manchin. Manchin seems to believe that bipartisanship is still a possibility in the... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Voters Like Putin More Than Biden

  This statistic, from the Economist/YouGov Poll, is shocking. About 19% of Trump voters said they had a favorable opinion of Vladimir Putin, while only 9% said... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan Raises Taxes On Wrong People

  There is a lot of talk on cable news lately about a "bipartisan" infrastructure plan. The plan would spend about $1 trillion over the next eight years. Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Case For A Federal Prosecution Of Donald Trump

  There has been much in the news about the state of New York and the Manhattan District Attorney investigating Donald Trump. It looks like they are close to... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Majority Of Republicans Think Trump Could Be Reinstated

  

  The chart above reflects the results of the Politico / Morning Consult Poll -- done between June 11th and 13th of a national sample of 1,994 registered voters,... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 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