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United States Slips To Eighth In The "Best Country List"
The U.S. News World Report has issued it's Best Country List for 2018. Switzerland remained in first place, followed by Canada and Germany. The United States... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Public Doesn't Trust Trump On Nuclear Weapons
Do you trust Donald Trump with his authority to use nuclear weapons? About 60% of the American people say NO. They worry that the thin-skinned narcissist in... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
82% Of Wealth Created In 2017 Went To The Richest 1%
(Cartoon image is by Carlos Latuff.) Is this the kind of world we want to live in? Can such inequality even be sustained? From CNN: More than $8 of every $10... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Senate Dems Give In To GOP And Toss Dreamers Under Bus
(Cartoon image is by Dwayne Booth.) Last Friday, I was proud of Senate Democrats. They demanded that Dreamers be protected, and the Senate include legalizing... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Another Poll Showing The Public's Low Opinion Of Trump
Poll after poll has show the American public has an amazingly low opinion of Donald Trump. These charts are from the new ABC News / Washington Post Poll --... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Demographic Job Approval For Donald Trump
These numbers are from the Gallup Poll. They interviewed 28,947 adults between November 1st and December 30th of 2017, and the margin of error is only 1 point. Read more
Posted on 23 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
White Supremacists Killed Most People In The U.S. In 2017
(This is the booking photo of the white supremacist who drove his car into a crowd in Charlottesville and committed murder.) The following is from nbcnews. Read more
Posted on 23 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Merit-Based Immigration Is A Bad Idea That Hurts Workers
(This image of the Statue of Liberty welcoming an immigrant was found at theglobe post.com.) "Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Instead Of Compromising, GOP Resorts To "Hostage" Politics
(Cartoon image is by Clay Jones at claytoonz.com.) Months ago, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ended. Also months ago, Donald Trump issued an... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
About Half Of The Public Knows That Trump Is Racist
Donald Trump has told the media that he is the least racist person they know. That's no surprise. Most racists will deny their racism (even though their words... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Administration Fails To Protect Worker's Overtime Pay
(This image is from NAHBNow.com.) The following is part of an excellent article at the Economic Policy Institute on Overtime pay: Nationally, millions of low-... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Has Low Opinion Of Trump's Honesty And Judgement
These charts show why Donald Trump continues to have very low approval numbers, and can't seem to improve them. They simply don't trust his honesty or his... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Portrait Of Failing U.S. Leadership Under Donald Trump
A couple of days ago, I posted about the world poll done by the Gallup Poll that showed approval of United States leadership in the world had fallen from 48%... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Poll Has Trump Job Approval At 32%
Donald Trump's approval numbers look bad no matter what poll is looked at. These numbers are from the Los Angeles Times / USC Dornsife Poll, using the... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Amazon Cuts The Bidding War For Its New Facility To 20 Cities
(This cartoon image was found at The Contributor.) Amazon, the mega on-line corporation, wants to build a new headquarters complex. Read more
Posted on 21 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP Refuses To Pass DACA - Shuts Down The Government
The chart above is from a new ABC News / Washington Post Poll -- done between January 15th and 18th of a random national sample of 1,005 adults, with a margin o... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Military/Defense Spending Should NOT Be Increased
While watching the Senate debate on the continuing resolution to keep from shutting down the government, I heard many senators (from both parties) talking... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Has Lowest Approval Of Any President After 1 Year
The chart above shows the average poll job approval of all presidents since World War II after they had been in office for 365 days. Read more
Posted on 20 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Another Survey Shows Dems Hold Advantage In 2018
These charts are from a new Pew Research Center's latest survey. It was done between January 10th and 15th of a random national sample of 1,503 voters, with a... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The "Pain And Suffering Index" Is High For Many In U.S.
(The photo of Dan Rather is from his Facebook page.) Donald Trump likes to brag about how well the Sack Market is doing. That is good for the rich, but has... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY