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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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Public Still Prefers Controlling COVID-19 Over Reopening
The charts above are from the latest ABC News / Washington Post Poll -- done between May 25th and 28th of a national sample of 1,001 adults, with a 3.5 point... Read more
Posted on 02 June 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Two-Thirds Of Americans Now Support Same-Sex Marriage
Just a little over a decade ago, a majority of Americans opposed allowing members of the same sex to marry. But in the last 12 years or so, there's has been a... Read more
Posted on 02 June 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Powerful Statement On Racism
The following powerful and thought-provoking op-ed is by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. It was first printed in the Los Angeles Times. What was your first reaction when... Read more
Posted on 02 June 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Growth Of COVID-19 Cases/Deaths Since Texas Re-Opened
The chart numbers are from The COVID Tracking Project. They cover the month of May (after Texas re-opened on May 1st). Read more
Posted on 01 June 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
ABC/WAPO Poll Shows Biden's Lead Is Growing
The charts above reflect the results of a new ABC News / Washington Post Poll -- done between May 25th and 28th of a national sample of 1,001 adults, with a... Read more
Posted on 01 June 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Message Of Reason And Hope From Rep. John Lewis
While Donald Trump does his best to incite the violence of right-wingers, using the protests of the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, other... Read more
Posted on 01 June 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 5/23/20. The second number is the number... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most Of The Minneapolis Rioting Is From Outside Groups
For several days now, there have been protests in Minneapolis and other cities around the nation. These protesters are demonstrating against the police... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Inequality In The United States Is Growing More Unequal
We already had a nation that was unequal before Donald Trump became president. It was due to the failed Republican "trickle-down" economic policy that has been... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Has The Minneapolis Police Murder Hurt Klobuchar?
The chart above reflects the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between March 23rd and 26th of 1500 adults nationwide, with a 3.2 point margi... Read more
Posted on 30 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Charges Are Finally Filed Against Minneapolis Policeman
The images above are the charging instrument filed against Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Chauvin has been arrested finally. Frankly... Read more
Posted on 30 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Occupant Of The White House Is Mentally Deranged
Is Donald Trump a mentally deranged individual? His actions certainly seem to indicate that. Here's how Kevin Drum describes it in Mother Jones: In the past... Read more
Posted on 29 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Another 2.123 Million Workers Filed For Unemployment
The Labor Department released its statistics for unemployment claims filed in the week ending 5/23/20. The total was 2,123,000 new claims filed. Read more
Posted on 29 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
This Virus Can't Be Tolerated Any Longer In The U.S.
(This cartoon image is by Ed Hall at Artizans.com.) We have learned recently that the Coronavirus pandemic has been hitting minority communities harder than... Read more
Posted on 29 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Poll Shows Most Voters Support Mail-In Voting
The charts above reflect the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between May 23rd and 26th of a national sample of 1,157 registered voters,... Read more
Posted on 28 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Doesn't Have Confidence In Donald Trump
These charts reflect the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between May 23rd and 26th of a national sample of 1,500 adults (including 1,157... Read more
Posted on 28 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Failing To Help State & Local Governments Will Turn This Recession Into An...
Donald Trump is trying to force states to reopen right now, even though the pandemic has yet to be controlled. But congressional Republicans don't seem to... Read more
Posted on 28 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
More Have Favorable Opinion Of Democrats Than GOP
The charts above are from the Civiqs Poll. They questioned over 341,000 registered voters between January 15th and May 25th. They asked them if they had a... Read more
Posted on 27 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Only 40% Of The GOP Say COVID-19 More Lethal Than Flu
The chart above is from a recent Gallup Poll -- done between May 17th and 29th of a national sample of 1,693 adults, with a 3 point margin of error. Read more
Posted on 27 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Inability To Admit Mistakes Has Become Dangerous
Everyone makes mistakes. That is just a fact. And presidents are no different than anyone else. Unfortunately, Donald Trump has a tragic character flaw -- he... Read more
Posted on 27 May 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY
