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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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Public Says Trump Has Done A Bad Job With Coronavirus
These charts are from the new CBS News / YouGov Poll -- done between May 11th and 13th of a national sample of 2,000 U.S. residents, with a 2.7 point margin of... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
COVID-19 Deaths In U.S. May Have Already Topped 100,000
How many people in the United States have lost their lives to the Coronavirus pandemic? As I write this post, the official count has just passed 85,000. But tha... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Sees Biden As More Qualified Than Trump
The chart above is from the newest CNN / SSRS Poll -- done between May 7th and 10th of a national sample of 1,001 registered voters, with a 4 point margin of... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
House Dems Have A New Bill To Help - GOP Says No To It
The things listed above are what's in the new bill proposed by Democrats in the House of Representatives. Note that it's geared toward helping people -- not... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Nearly 27 Million Have Lost Their Health Insurance
One of the biggest obstacles to government-provided insurance in the United States has been employer-provided insurance. About 61% of Americans get their... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Studies Show Trump/GOP Are Wrong About Mail-In Voting
Democrats are pushing the government to allow mail-in voting in every state for the November election. The Coronavirus pandemic will still be around at that tim... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Confidence In U.S. Ability To Control COVID-19 Dropping
The chart above reflects the results of the latest Monmouth University Poll -- done between April 30th and May 4th of a national sample of 808 adults, with a 3.... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Has Lost The Women's Vote - Is He Losing Seniors?
The charts above reflect the results of the newest CNN / SSRS Poll -- done between May 7th and 10th of a national sample of 1,112 adults (including 1,001... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Accuses Obama (But Doesn't Know What He Did)
Donald Trump has been unable to rehabilitate himself in the eyes of the public. His job approval numbers remain upside-down, all the polls show him trailing... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Continues To Lie About COVID-19 Testing
In his Monday press conference, Donald Trump tried to answer critics of his failure to do adequate testing of the Coronavirus in this country. Read more
Posted on 12 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Polls Favor Biden - Bettors Favor Trump
The charts above are from RealClearPolitics.com. The top chart shows the polling of voters. Note that Joe Biden has led Donald Trump in the voters polls for... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Biden Blasts Trump's Mishandling Of COVID-19 Pandemic
For weeks we have been subjected to Donald Trump's mishandling of the Coronavirus pandemic. He has engaged in lying, blaming, and patting himself on the back.... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
COVID-19 Deaths & Cases Rise In Texas As It Reopens
On May 1st, Governor Abbott ended the stay-at-home orders and mask requirement throughout the state. And he also allowed businesses to reopen. Read more
Posted on 11 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Millennials (With Generation Z) Could Control The Election
The Charts above are from the Pew Research Center. They show that the generation with the largest population is now the Millennials. In 2019, they passed the... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Is Cruel - Denies Payments To Millions Of Citizens
If there's one thing that Trump enjoys as much as patting himself on the back, it's being cruel. That cruel streak in his personality showed itself again in... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Growth Of Coronavirus In Each State Last Week
These numbers are from The COVID Tracking Project.The first number for each state is the number of cases they had on 5/2/20. The second number is the number of... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Voters Don't Think The Paycheck Protection Program Is Fair
The chart above is from the Politico / Morning Consult Poll. It was done on May 2nd and 3rd of a national sample of 1,987 registered voters, with a 2 point... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Obama Says Trump/Barr Put The Rule Of Law At Risk
In the last few days, Attorney General Barr has had his Justice Department prosecutors do a shocking thing. Even though Michael Flynn had pled guilty to lying t... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Minorities & Low-Wage Workers Face A Higher Risk
The charts above are from the Kaiser Family Foundation. They show that minorities and low-wage workers are at a higher risk of serious illness (and perhaps... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The U.S. Unemployment Rate Skyrockets To 14.7%
The Labor Department has released its unemployment statistics for the month of April, and it's ugly. The economy lost 20.5 million jobs, and the official... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY
