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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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Unemployment Claims Are Over 3 Million For Last Week
The days of 3.5% unemployment are over -- at least for quite a while. As expected, millions of people have lost their jobs thanks to efforts to control the... Read more
Posted on 27 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
There Was A Plan - But Trump Chose Not To Follow It
Donald Trump has said no one could have predicted that the vial pandemic would happen. He has said that our public health system was broken, and that he fixed... Read more
Posted on 27 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Biden Currently Leads Trump By Four Points
The chart above reflects the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between March 22nd and 24th of a national sample of 1170 registered voters,... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Number Of Coronavirus Cases Is Growing In Every State
Donald Trump has said he wants to open America for business again and send people back to work by April 12th (Easter). He thinks the economy going into recessio... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Says Coronavirus Is An Emergency & Won't End Soon
The charts above reflect the results of the newest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between March 22nd and 24th of a national sample of 1500 adults, with a 3.2... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Wants To Send People Back To Work (But He Can't)
Donald Trump told Americans in his daily briefing on Monday, "We cannot let the cure be worse than the problem. Then he tweeted that again on Monday night. Read more
Posted on 25 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans More Accepting Of Social Distancing
The charts above are from the Gallup Poll. They show that Americans are becoming more comfortable with, and complying with measures to socially distance the... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The 2020 Olympic Games Are Postponed Until 2021
There has been much discussion in the last month or so about whether to have the Olympic Games this year in Japan. With the Coronavirus still spreading around... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Latest HUGE Lie Is That He Couldn't Have Known
Donald Trump knows he has badly mishandled the Coronavirus epidemic in this country. To cover up for it, and to try and make himself look better, he is... Read more
Posted on 24 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Interview With Dr. Anthony Fauci
(This photo is by Jabin Botsford of The Washington Post.) The following is part of an interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci done by Jon Cohen of Science Magazine:... Read more
Posted on 24 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Every State Now Has Cases of Coronavirus
The Coronavirus has spread across this nation. For those of you who want to keep abreast of both the nation and individual states, you can go to The COVID... Read more
Posted on 23 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Lack Of Leadership Has Failed The Nation
It's bad enough that Trump delayed taking any action to curb the Coronavirus epidemic for nearly two months. He was warned about the coming epidemic near the en... Read more
Posted on 23 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Republicans Say Trump Is Self-Centered - Dislike His Conduct
The charts above are from the Pew Research Center. They conducted a survey between February 4th and 15th of 6,395 adults (2,599 Republicans and 3,588 Democrats)... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Sanders Campaign Raises Money For Coronavirus Victims
Regular readers of this blog will know I did not support Senator Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination. I support his progressive views,... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP Stimulus Bill Threatens Funding Of Social Security
Thanks to the Coronavirus epidemic, and the chaotic and incompetent leadership offered by the Trump administration, the United States is heading into a recessio... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Unsung Heroes Of The Coronavirus Crisis
(The cartoon above is by John Darkow in the Columbia Missourian.) It is not unusual to hear our media (including social media) praising nurses, doctors, and... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Republicans Are Least Likely To Socially Distance
The two charts above are from the Gallup Poll. The surveys were done of 3,078 adults between March 13th and 15th, and of 4,342 adults between March 16th and... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Donald Trump Is A Menace To Public Health
Donald Trump continues to brag about his handling of the Coronavirus crisis in this country. He says his administration should get a "10" on their handling of... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Sen. Ron Johnson - Portrait Of An Uncaring Republican
“Getting coronavirus is not a death sentence except for maybe no more than 3.4 percent of our population… probably far less. We don’t shut down our economy... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Poll Has Biden With A 21 Point Lead Nationally
The chart above reflects the results of the new Economist / YouGov Poll of Democratic voters. It was done between March 15th and 17th of 551 registered voters... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY
