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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 ( 16965 )
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Pandemic Is Getting Worse In Most States
Donald Trump has said he thinks the COVID-19 pandemic is under control in the United States. In fact, he believes it's so controlled that he is demanding that... Read more
Posted on 10 July 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Knows "Defund Police" Doesn't Mean Eliminate Them
The chart above reflects the results of a recent Monmouth University Poll -- done between June 26th and 30th of a national sample of 867 adults, with a 3.3 poin... Read more
Posted on 09 July 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Failure To Continue The Unemployment Insurance Increase Would Seriously Hurt...
There is a very good chance that Congress will refuse to extend the $600 increase in unemployment insurance past the end of this month. Read more
Posted on 09 July 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Two New Polls Have Biden's Lead At 9 And 11 Points
The chart above reflects the results of the new Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between July 5th and 7th of a national sample of 1,165 registered voters, with... Read more
Posted on 09 July 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Sweden Tried To Ignore COVID-19 - & They're Paying For It
While most other European nations, aggressively fought the Coronavirus by requiring social distancing, the wearing of masks, and closing businesses, Sweden... Read more
Posted on 09 July 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Republicans Less Worried About Virus Because Of Trump
Trump has been downplaying the COVID-19 since it came to this country. He said it would spread -- that the first 15 cases would soon be zero. Then he said it wa... Read more
Posted on 08 July 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Losing The War On COVID-19 Is A Failure Of Leadership
For a brief period of time, it looked like the United States might actually be getting a handle on the COVID-19 pandemic -- in spite of the delays and bungling... Read more
Posted on 08 July 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Job Approval Has Dropped Among All Groups
The chart above is from the Gallup Poll. It shows the job approval of Donald Trump -- and compares what it was earlier in the year to what it is now. Note that... Read more
Posted on 07 July 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
COVID-19 Pandemic Is Out-Of-Control In Texas
Donald Trump has badly mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. He waited too late to act, and did far too little when he finally did act. Read more
Posted on 07 July 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Donald Trump's 25-Point Plan To Stay In Office
The following is from the blog of former Labor Secretary Robert Reich: Trump will do anything to be re-elected. His opponents are limited because they believe i... Read more
Posted on 07 July 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Electoral College Map For 2020 Now Favors Joe Biden
This map of how the electoral college is predicted to go is from Taegan Goddard. Here's what he had to say about how he arrived at this map. Read more
Posted on 06 July 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Jimmy Carter Releases A Statement On Racial Justice
Former President Jimmy Carter released the following statement on racial justice on June 3rd. These are the words we need to hear from our current president --... Read more
Posted on 06 July 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Growth Of COVID-19 Cases In Each State In The Last Week
These numbers are from The COVID Tracking Project. The first number for each state is the number of cases they had on 6/27/20. The second number is the number o... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Poll Shows The Public's Views On America
Since we just celebrated the birthday of this country, I thought you might be interested in this poll about Americans views on how the country is doing. Read more
Posted on 05 July 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Majority Of Voters Now Support "Black Lives Matter"
The chart above is from the Civiqs Poll. They have questioned 119,022 registered voters between April 25th (2017) and July 2nd (2020). Read more
Posted on 05 July 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Has A Re-Election Agenda - It's "White Power"
Many news sites have been talking recently about Trump's inability to frame a re-election agenda when asked by Fox News. The general consensus seems to be that... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Texas Governor Issues Order Requiring Masks
On May 1st, Texas Governor Greg Abbott decided to follow the Republican line and reopen the state of Texas. He eliminated requirements in place for social... Read more
Posted on 04 July 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Poll Shows Texas Is A Toss-Up In 2020 Presidential Race
These charts are from a new Public Policy Polling survey -- done on June 24th and 25th of 729 Texas voters. The 2 point lead by Biden over Trump is likely withi... Read more
Posted on 04 July 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Virus Is Spreading And The Economy Is Stalling
There are over 130,000 Americans who have died from the COVID-19 virus, and that is very likely a serious undercount. But you'd never know that to listen to... Read more
Posted on 04 July 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Biden Has Raised More Donations Than Trump For 2 Months
Poll after poll has shown Joe Biden leading Donald Trump in the race for the presidency this year. But it's not just the polls where Biden has an edge. Read more
Posted on 03 July 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY
