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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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Sanders Suspends Campaign - Urges The Defeat Of Trump
On Wednesday, Senator Bernie Sanders suspended his presidential campaign. He will remain on the ballot in the states that have yet to vote, so he can get more... Read more
Posted on 09 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Pandemic Has More People Supporting Insurance For All
This chart is from a recent Change Research Poll -- done between March 26th and 28th of a national sample of 1,845 likely general election voters, with a 3.3... Read more
Posted on 08 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Court Overrules Gov. - Wisconsin Holds Dangerous Primary
(This photo of Wisconsin voters lining up to vote is from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.) The primary in Wisconsin looks like a political game of ping-pong. Read more
Posted on 08 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Vs. Biden On The Coronavirus Epidemic
It looks like the choice Americans will have next November will be between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Do they want to give Trump another four years, or do... Read more
Posted on 08 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Wisconsin Governor Delays The Primary Until June
I had thought Wisconsin would be having their primary today, but at the last minute Governor Tony Evers (pictured) delayed the primary until June 9th. Read more
Posted on 07 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Poll Shows Public Doesn't Believe Trump About The Virus
This chart is from the latest NPR / PBS NewsHour / Marist Poll -- done on April 3rd and 4th of a national sample of 835 adults, with a 4.8 point margin of error. Read more
Posted on 07 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Donald Trump Is The Worst President In U.S. History
The United States has had some great presidents and some good presidents (of both political parties). Sadly, it has also had some poor presidents and some bad... Read more
Posted on 07 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Wisconsin Primary Is Today - Will Democrats Show Up?
The chart above reflects the results of the Marquette Law School Poll -- done between March 24th and 29th of about 380 likely Democratic primary voters. Read more
Posted on 06 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Why Does The United States Have Such A Large Percentage Of Coronavirus Cases...
According to the CDC website, about 170 nations now have cases of the Coronavirus within their borders. It truly is a worldwide pandemic. Since the United State... Read more
Posted on 06 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Again Shows He Doesn't Care About U.S. Workers
When Trump (and his Republican friends) passed the huge tax cut of 2017, most of the benefits of that tax cut went to the corporations and the richest Americans. Read more
Posted on 06 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Growth Of Coronavirus In The Last Two Weeks In The States
These numbers are from The COVID Tracking Project. It shows the growth of the number of Coronavirus cases in each state in just the last two weeks. The first... Read more
Posted on 05 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Over Half Of The Public Will Be Hurt By This Recession
The charts above are from the Morning Consult Poll -- done between March 27th and 29th of a national sample of 2,200 adults, with a 2 point margin of error. Read more
Posted on 05 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Robert Reich: "The System Is Rigged. But We Can Fix It"
The post below is by former Labor Secretary Robert Reich (pictured) -- at his excellent blog. I think it's important, and should be read by all Americans who... Read more
Posted on 05 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Coronavirus Approval Numbers Are Dropping Now
The charts above are from the latest Morning Consult Poll -- done on March 31st and April 1st of a national sample of 1,997 registered voters, with a 2 point... Read more
Posted on 04 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Unemployment Climbs By 0.9% (& That's An Undercount)
The Labor Department has released it statistics for the month of March. They say the U.S. economy lost 701,000 jobs during the month, and now has 7,140,000... Read more
Posted on 04 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Texas Is Growing Fast - And It's Turning Purple Politically
Texas is growing fast. It was one of the fastest growing states when the 2010 census was done, and it looks like it will be once the 2020 census is taken. Read more
Posted on 04 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Deaths From Coronavirus Continue To Grow Across Nation
Death from the Coronavirus pandemic continue to grow around the world. But out of over 150 countries where the virus has gone, the United States has about 10% o... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Support For "Medicare for All" Edges Up To 55%
These charts reflect the results of the latest Politico / Morning Consult Poll -- done between March 27th and 29th of a national sample of 1,997 registered... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New U.S. Weekly Unemployment Claims Top 6 Million
Last week, 3,307,000 people filed a new claim for unemployment. That was a record figure. It was expected that the new claims for the week ending 3/28 would be... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
We're In A Recession - Will It Become A Depression?
One recent poll I saw was asking respondents if the United States was going to have a recession. It's a bit late to be asking that. We are already in a... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY
