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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 ( 16752 )
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Mitch Shows (Like Trump) Is NOT A "Stable Genius"
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has come up with a lot of bad ideas, but his latest may be one of his worst. Instead of appropriating money to help state... Read more
Posted on 27 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Unemployment Qualifications/Benefits Vary In The States
The charts above are from the Pew Research Center. They show how unemployment qualifications and benefits vary from state to state. The United States doesn't... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Growth Of Covid-19 In Each State In Last Five Weeks
These numbers are from The COVID Tracking Project. The first number for each state is the number of cases they had on 3/21/20. The second number (in parentheses... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Won't Do His Homework - And It Shows
(The image at right is by Sally Edelstein at envisioningtheamericandream.com.) We know that Donald Trump is not a full-time president. He spends his mornings... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Says Economic Problems Will Last Over 6 Months
The charts above are from the Pew Research Center in a survey they did between April 7th and 12th of a nationwide sample of 4,917 adults, with a 2.1 point margi... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Opinion Of Texas Voters On Coronavirus Pandemic
The charts above are from a recent University of Texas / Texas Tribune Poll -- done between April 10th and 19th of 1,200 registered voters in Texas. There is a... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Shows Again That He Is No "Stable Genius"
Donald Trump has told Americans more than once that he is a "stable genius". He has offered no proof of that (actually threatening schools that could release hi... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Biden Leads By 8 Points In Michigan And Pennsylvania
This chart is from a new Fox News Poll -- done between April 18th and 21st of 801 Michigan voters, with a 3.5 point margin of error. Read more
Posted on 24 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Young Voters Prefer Biden Over Trump By 30 Points
The charts above are from the Harvard Youth Poll -- done between March 11th and March 23rd of a national sample of 2,546 undergraduate students between the... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Over 26 Million Applied For Unemployment In Last 5 Weeks
The Labor Department has released its weekly statistics for unemployment claims. It shows that about 4,427,000 workers filed for unemployment in the week... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
You Can't Just Flip A Switch To Restart The Economy
Donald Trump wants to restart the economy. He's afraid that the economic troubles are hurting his chances of re-election (and damaging the profits of his... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Says Stay-At-Home Order Doesn't Violate Rights
A tiny minority of Americans have violated stay-at-home orders to protest for the reopening of the economy. They claim that the orders violate their... Read more
Posted on 23 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Majorities In Every State Support Legalizing Marijuana
The charts above are from the Civiqs Poll. They questioned 140,013 registered voters between April 24th of 2017 and April 19th of 2020. Read more
Posted on 23 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Study Shows Hannity Has Blood On His Hands
Fox News is now afraid of lawsuits because many of their TV personalities lied to the public -- telling them the pandemic of Coronavirus was a hoax. They... Read more
Posted on 23 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Disagrees With Trump/GOP About Mail-In Voting
The chart above is from the NBC News / Wall Street Journal Poll -- done between April 13th and 15th of a national sample of 900 registered voters, with a 3.27... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Some States Reopening As Virus Cases Still Climbing
Donald Trump wants the economy reopened, and he is urging states to do that. He is hoping that will cause a rebound of the nation's economy (and help his... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Voters Opt For Protecting Lives Over Protecting Economy
The chart above is from the Politico / Morning Consult Poll -- done between April 10th and 12th of a nationwide sample of 1,990 registered voters, with a 2 poin... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Coronavirus Highlights The Need For "Medicare For All"
The chart above is from the Kaiser Family Foundation. It comes from a poll they conducted between March 25th and 30th. It shows that about 54% of the... Read more
Posted on 21 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Blacks Much More Likely To Be Arrested For Marijuana
The chart below is from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). It shows the number of times more likely that Blacks will be arrested over Whites in each... Read more
Posted on 21 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
This Republican Is Not Afraid To Tell The Truth
The Republican base, and most Republican officials, seem happy to let Donald Trump do anything he wants. They don't mind that he has alienated most of our... Read more
Posted on 21 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY
