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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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Texas Governor Closes All Schools & Restricts Restaurants
Texas has now joined other states in severely restricting the size of crowds. In an executive order, he has closed all the state's schools, banned in-person... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Over 80 Former National Security Officials Endorse Biden
Over 80 former national security officials have signed an open letter endorsing Joe Biden to be our next president. You can go here to see who these officials... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Charts On The Concern Over Coronavirus
The charts above are from the Morning Consult Poll. Each date on the chart reflects the views of about 2,200 registered voters, with a 2 point margin of error.... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Which Party Do Voters Favor On The Important Issues?
The chart above reflects the results of a new Politico / Morning Consult Poll -- done between March 13th and 16th of a national sample of 1,986 registered... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Stock Market Has Wiped Out All Its Gains In Last 3 Years
Donald Trump loves to brag about the stock market. To him, it shows what a good job he has done with the economy. But he's going to have to find something else... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Joe Biden Wins Big In Florida, Illinois, And Arizona
Ohio didn't vote yesterday. It's governor refused to abide by a court decision and used the excuse of the election being a public health hazard. He cancelled th... Read more
Posted on 18 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Jobsanger Is Now 14 Years Old
With the election and all the Coronavirus news, I forgot something. This blog turned 14 a couple of days ago (on March 16th). In those 14 years, I have made ove... Read more
Posted on 18 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Voters Don't Trust Trump's Coronavirus Information
The chart above reflects the results of an NPR / PBS NewsHour / Marist Poll -- done on March 13th and 14th of a national sample of 784 registered voters, with... Read more
Posted on 18 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Texas Dems Ask For Mail Voting (& Prepare For Online Conv.)
The Texas State Democratic Convention is scheduled to be held in San Antonio from June 4th thru June 6th. But the Coronavirus may well throw a kink in that plan. Read more
Posted on 18 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
More States Will Vote Today
Four more states are scheduled to hold their Democratic primaries today, and those states have a combined 577 delegates. The states are Florida (219... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Coronavirus Statistics Are Just A Part Of The Reality
As I write this post, the official figures for Coronavirus in the United States are over 4,300 cases confirmed, with more than 80 deaths. Read more
Posted on 17 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
This Crisis Will Change Us - Hopefully For The Better
(This photo of Dan Rather is from his Facebook page.) The United States is in a crisis situation. It's not the first it has faced, and won't be the last. It wil... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Jails, Prisons, Detention - Sitting Ducks For Coronavirus
(The image on the right is from change.org.) Maybe it's because I spent most of my working life in various aspects of law enforcement, but I have been thinking... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Biden Leads Trump By 9 Points (And Sanders Leads By 4)
The chart above reflects the results of a new NBC News / Wall Street Journal Poll -- done between March 11th and 13th of a national sample of 900 registered... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump/GOP Seriously Weaken The Coronavirus Bill
A couple of days ago, 223 Democrats and 140 Republicans voted to pass the Coronavirus bill in the House of Representatives. The bill now will go to the Senate. Read more
Posted on 16 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The 25 U.S. Cities With The Highest Murder Rates
The chart above uses statistics from the FBI's 2018 Crime Rate in the United States. It was found at cbsnews.com. Read more
Posted on 15 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Nation's Largest Bank Predicts A U.S. Recession By July
The chart above shows U.S. recessions since 1948. The last (and deepest) recession was the 2007-08 recession at the end of the Bush administration. Read more
Posted on 15 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Biden Extends His Lead Over Sanders To 24 Points
The chart above compares national support for Biden and Sanders for before and after the last primaries. The chart is from the Morning Consult Poll. Read more
Posted on 14 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Voters Wanted The System Destroyed & Trump Obliged - Now We All Must Suffe...
The voters who put Donald Trump in office don't trust or believe in our government. They wanted to destroy the system. Sadly, they have gotten what they wanted. Read more
Posted on 14 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Biden And Sanders Trusted More Than Trump In A Crisis
The charts above reflect the results of the recent Quinnipiac University Poll -- done between March 5th and 8th of a national sample of 1,261 registered... Read more
Posted on 13 March 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY
