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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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jobsanger
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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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The GOP Is Weak On Terrorism (Because They Vote Republican)
The Republican Party used to call themselves the party of "law and order". They're going to have to abandon that label, because they are very weak on controllin... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Has An Overwhelmingly Negative Opinion Of QAnon
The chart above reflects the results of a new Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between January 24th and 26th of a national sample of 1,500 U.S. adults, with a 3.... Read more
Posted on 28 January 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Voters Approve Of Biden But Have Low Opinion Of Trump
The charts above reflect the results of a new Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between January 24th and 26th of a national sample of 1,245 registered voters, wit... Read more
Posted on 28 January 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Senator Warren Calls For Forgiving Student Loan Debt
The following is the letter from Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) to her supporters regarding student loan debt. She favors forgiving up to $50,000... Read more
Posted on 28 January 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Senate Keeps The Filibuster - But That Could Change
Minority Leader McConnell has withdrawn his objection to the proposed Senate rules. That means the new rules (which are the same as in 2001 - the last time the... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Health Workers Give Poor Marks To Trump/Congress/Public
The charts above reflect the results of a recent Morning Consult Poll -- done between January 4th and 9th of a national sample of 1,000 health care workers,... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Big Lie Works Only If It Is Built On Many Smaller Lies
If you are like me, you probably wonder how so many people could believe Trump's lie about winning the election (and having it stolen from him by the Democrats)... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Told 30,573 Lies During His Term Of Office
From The Washington Post Fact Checker: When The Washington Post Fact Checker team first started cataloguing President Donald Trump’s false or misleading... Read more
Posted on 26 January 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Blacks Have Made Progress In Government But Gaps Remain
The charts are from the Pew Research Center. Here is some of what they had to say:Twelve years after Barack Obama made history as the first Black U.S. Read more
Posted on 26 January 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The GOP Has Become The Party Of Racists And Fascists
I have never voted for a Republican. In the past, it was because I disagreed with their economic policies (which I believed favored the rich to the detriment... Read more
Posted on 26 January 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Majority Approves Of President Biden's 1st Executive Orders
The charts above are from the ABC News / Ipsos Poll -- done on January 22nd and 23rd of a national sample of 504 adults with a 5 point margin of error. Read more
Posted on 25 January 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Biden Presidency Starts With Majority Job Approval
The chart above reflects the results of the latest Reuters / Ipsos Poll -- done on January 20th and 21st of a national sample of 1,115 adults (including 950... Read more
Posted on 25 January 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
It's Time To Stop The Domestic Terrorism Of The Far Right
There were warning signs of a growing and dangerous domestic terrorism of the radical tight-wing. Sadly, it was ignored by our federal government. Read more
Posted on 25 January 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Senate Trial Starts Feb. 9th - GOP Is Pressured To Convict
The Articles of Impeachment passed by the House of Representatives will be delivered to the Senate on Monday, January 25th. But by agreement between Majority... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
50% Say BLM Was Treated More Harshly Than Capitol Rioters
The chart above is from a YouGov Poll -- done between January 10th and 12th of a national sample of 1,500 adults, with a 3.6 point margin of error. Read more
Posted on 24 January 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Tried To Use Justice Department To Overturn Election
We know that Trump tried to use the courts to overturn election results, and failed in more than 60 lawsuits. We know he tried to pressure legislatures and stat... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
French-German-U.K. Opinion Of U.S. Rises Sharply With Biden
The charts above are from the Pew Research Center. They did a survey in the last months of 2020 among the people of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom. It... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Unity Is Needed But Don't Expect The GOP To Cooperate
In his inauguration speech, President Biden called for unity. That is exactly what this country needs in this time when the nation faces a crisis with many face... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Says No To Trump Running Again - Happy With Biden
The charts above reflect the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between January 16th and 19th of a national sample of 1,500 adults, with a 3.... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
900,000 Workers Filed For Unemployment Last Week
The Labor Department released its weekly statistics on Thursday. It showed that another 900,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending on... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2021 POLITICS, SOCIETY
