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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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Clinton Remarks On Sanders In 2016 And 2020
(The photo of Hillary Clinton, from Wikipedia, is by Gage Skidmore.) In a podcast interview last Friday, Hillary Clinton had the following to say about Bernie... Read more
Posted on 02 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP Senators Vote For Cover-Up Instead Of Fair Trial
Republican Majority Leader said before the Senate trial of Donald Trump that he wanted a short trial with no witnesses and a quick vote to leave Trump in office... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Growth Of Productivity Is Not As Good As Trump Claims
While in Davos a few days ago, Donald Trump claimed: “The United States is in the midst of an economic boom the likes of which the world has never seen... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Three New National Polls On Democratic Race
The chart above reflects the results of the latest Quinnipiac University Poll -- done between January 22nd and 27th of a national sample of 827 Democratic... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Bloomberg Calls for Statehood For Puerto Rico
I am not a supporter of Michael Bloomberg to be the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party. I don't like the way he seems to be trying to buy the... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Biden, Sanders, And Warren Leading In Texas
The image above shows the results of the newest Texas Lyceum Poll -- done between January 10th and 19th of a sample of 431 likely Texas Democratic primary... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Who Would Fare Better Against Biden - Warren Or Sanders?
Some progressives think Joe Biden is too moderate. They want a more progressive candidate to be the Democratic Party nominee. But which progressive (Elizabeth... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Mideast "Peace Plan" Is Dead On Arrival
(Cartoon image is by Gary Huck at huckkonopackicartoons.com.) After assuming office, Donald Trump bragged that he would come up with a plan that would solve... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Sanders Popularity With Older Voters Is Dropping
The Morning Consult Poll questions about 5,000 respondents each day. The chart above shows the favorability of candidate Bernie Sanders from December 30th... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Candidate That Could Not Beat Trump - Bernie Sanders
I consider myself a progressive Democrat, and frankly I like many of the ideas put forward by Senator Bernie Sanders. But I do not support the Sanders... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Biden, Warren, And Sanders Lead In Super Tuesday States
The chart above is from the new CBS News Battleground Tracker / YouGov Poll -- done between January 16th and 23rd of 8,593 Democratic voters in the 14 Super... Read more
Posted on 28 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Views Of Democrats On Who Could Beat Trump
The chart above is from the Morning Consult Poll. The survey was done between January 17th and 19th of a national sample of 752 Democratic voters, with a 4 poin... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Des Moines Register Endorses Warren For President
With only a few days to go before the Iowa Democratic caucus, the state's largest newspaper (the Des Moines Register) has endorsed a candidate in the... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Will Bernie's Supporters Help Re-Elect Trump?
In the 2016 election, too many of Bernie Sanders' supporters were angry that he did not get the nomination -- and a significant portion of them then refused to... Read more
Posted on 25 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Doomsday Clock Moves Close To Midnight Than Ever Before
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has moved the hands on the Doomsday Clock again. It now stands at 100 seconds (1 2/3 minutes) before midnight. That's... Read more
Posted on 25 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Second Poll Shows A Majority Wants Trump's Removal
The charts above reflect the results of a new survey from the Pew Research Center -- done between January 6th and 19th of a national sample of 12,638 adults,... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump To Allow Pollution Of America's Watershed
Trump is still trying to erase all the good things President Obama did for the United States. This time, it's Obama's effort to make sure Americans have clean... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Biden, Warren, And Sanders Lead National Poll
The chart above reflects the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between January 19th and 21st of a national sample of 470 Democrats and... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Workers Pay More & Corporations Pay Less Of U.S. Taxes
The chart above, from Business Insider, shows how Republican economic policy has benefitted corporations while hurting workers. Read more
Posted on 23 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Greta Speaks Truth To The Rich And Powerful At Davos
(This image of Greta Thunberg at Davos is from CNN.) For the last few days, some of the richest and most powerful individuals in the world met in Davis,... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY
