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• "Essential" Workers Deserve Better Pay And Benefits

  

  In the face of the current pandemic crisis, we hear a lot about "essential" workers. Who are these essential workers? Are they the corporate CEO's? Are they... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• World Survey Shows Most Support Gender Equality

  

  The Pew Research Center conducted a survey in 34 countries on gender inequality. The results of their survey are shown in the charts below. Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Canada Does What U.S. Refuses - Bans Assault Weapons

  

  In spite of many mass shootings in this country where the primary weapon used was a military-style assault weapon, the federal government (primarily Republicans... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Texas Reopens Today (But It is NOT Ready)

  

  (This chart uses figures from The COVID Tracking Project.) Governor Abbott is taking this first steps to reopening the Texas economy today. Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Over 3.8 Million Workers Filed For Unemployment Last Week

  

  The Labor Department has released its statistics for the number of workers who applied for unemployment in the week ending on 4/25/20. It shows another 3,839,00... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Poll Shows Texas Voters Split Between Biden & Trump

  

  The chart above reflects the results of a new Public Policy Polling survey -- done on April 27th and 28th of 1,032 Texas voters. The survey shows Joe Biden... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Pandemic Slides A Half-Billion People Into Poverty Worldwide (But Billionaires...

  

  (This image of rich and poor is by Rogelio Naranjo, and was found at Phawker.com.) It would be a huge understatement to say the billionaires are doing well.... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Only 27% Get Coronavirus Info From Trump's Briefings

  

  The chart above is from the Knight Foundation / Gallup Poll -- done between April 14th and 20th of a national sample of 1,693 adults, with a 3 point margin of... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Poll Shows Public Doesn't Like Trump's Pandemic Plans

  

  The charts above reflect the results of the newest NPR / PBS NewsHour / Marist Poll -- done between April 21st and 26th of a national sample of 1,008 adults... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is The World Laughing At Us? NO - They Pity Us!

  

  What does the rest of the world think about the United States? Right after Trump's election, they were mystified at how we could have elected such a dunce to... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Poll Has Biden With A 6-Point Lead Over Trump

  

  The chart above is from the USA Today / Suffolk University Poll -- done between April 21st and 25th of a national sample of 1,000 registered voters, with a 3... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• There Are A Record Number Of Hate Groups In The U.S.

  

  The chart above is from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). The SPLC keeps track of hate groups in the United States. Their latest count show the number of... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S. Ranks Only 45th In New Report On Press Freedom

  

  Reporters Without Borders has released its 2020 World Press Freedom Index. They looked at 180 different countries, and rated each according to several factors o... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Deficit "Peacocks" And "Vultures"

  

  Republicans are famous for moaning about the deficit of the federal government -- when Democrats are in power. But they don't mind running up trillions in... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Texas Governor To Reopen Businesses On Friday

  

  Texas Governor Abbott is joining other Republican governors and giving Donald Trump what he wants -- an economy open for business. Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Of Public Supports Allowing Mail-In Voting Nationally

  

  The chart above is from the AP / NORC Poll -- done between April 16th and 20th of a national sample of 1,057 adults, with a 4 point margin of error. Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Still Has A 5-Point Lead Over Biden In Texas

  

  The chart above is from the recent University of Texas / Texas Tribune Poll -- done between April 10th and 19th of 1,200 registered voters in Texas, with a... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• One Epidemic Has Pushed Another From The Headlines

  

  (This chart is from The New York Times.) The headlines, on both broadcast and print media, are almost exclusively about the Coronavirus epidemic in this... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Weekly Growth Of Covid-19 Cases In The U.S.

  

  This chart was made using weekly numbers (for each Sunday) from The COVID Tracking Project. Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• How Voters See The Democratic & Republicans Parties

  

  The charts above are from the Civiqs Poll. It shows the registered voters' perceptions of the Republican and Democratic parties. They questioned 335,117... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY