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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 ( 16755 )
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The Public Grades Trump (And The Grades Are Not Good)
The chart above is from the Morning Consult Poll. They questioned 1,996 registered voters between January 10th and 12th, and the poll has a margin of error of... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Overwhelmingly Want Witnesses In Senate Trial
It looks like Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans are going to get what they want -- a cover-up instead of a fair trial that won't call any witnesses to... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Newest Poll Of Iowa Democrats
The chart above reflects the results of the latest Focus on Rural America Iowa Poll -- done between January 15th and 18th of 500 likely Democratic caucus... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Continues To Set Records For Presidential Lying
From The Washington Post: In 2017, Trump made 1,999 false or misleading claims. In 2018, he added 5,689 more, for a total of 7,688. And in 2019, he made 8,155... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New York Times Endorses Warren AND Klobuchar
(These caricatures of Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar are by DonkeyHotey.) The voting to choose a Democratic presidential nominee will begin in Iowa in... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Claims Of Black Support Are Ludicrous
Just before the last election, Donald Trump bragged that he had the support of about 40% of Blacks. And since then, he has intermittently made claims of... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Economy Is NOT As Great As Trump/GOP Claims
Donald Trump loves to brag about how great the United States economy is, and if you are rich (like him and his buddies) then he might be right. Read more
Posted on 20 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
U.S. Wastes Billions Of Healthcare Dollars Every Year
Americans like to think that the money they spend each year for health insurance goes to actually pay for health care. It doesn't. The truth is that the U.S. Read more
Posted on 20 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Explaining My Absence
I expect a few of you more inquisitive readers have noticed my absence from this blog for the last few days, and would like an explanation. I am happy to oblige... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Steyer Moves Up In South Carolina And Nevada Polls
The chart above reflects the results of a new Fox News Poll -- done between January 5th and 8th of a sample of 808 South Carolina Democratic primary voters, wit... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Unemployment Rate Remained Steady At 3.5% For December
The Labor Department released its statistics for the month of December. About 145,000 new jobs were created in the month. That was not quite enough to cover... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Celebrate The Suffragette Heroes In This Centennial Year
(This photo, found at truthout.org, is of a Suffragette Parade In Now York City on May 4, 1912.) When our nation was founded in 1787, only men with property wer... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Biden, Warren, & Sanders Still Leading The Democratic Field
The charts above reflect the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between January 5th and 7th of 578 registered voters nationwide who say they... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Doesn't Believe Soleimani Killing Made U.S. Safer
This chart is from the new USA Today / Ipsos Poll -- done on January 7th and 8th of a national sample of 1,005 adults, with a 3.5 point margin of error. Read more
Posted on 10 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Low Unemployment Doesn't Tell The Whole Story About Jobs
Donald Trump loves to brag about how low the unemployment rate is in the United States. He would have you believe that means the country's economy is in great... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump / Iran Back Away From War - But The Danger Persists
The world is breathing a sigh of relief right now. After coming to the brink of war, both Iran and Donald Trump have backed off. Read more
Posted on 09 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Few In The World Have Confidence In Donald Trump
These charts are from the Pew Research Center. They show the results of their 2019 survey of many nations. Note that most countries in the world have very littl... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Robert Reich On Why Millennials Aren't Doing As Well
I'm a Baby Boomer. I think my generation was a lucky one. We were born and raised at a time when the nation was doing well -- and offered us opportunities that... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Poll Has Sanders And Biden Leading In New Mexico
The chart above is from the Emerson College Poll -- done between January 3rd and 6th of 447 Democratic primary voters in New Mexico, with a 4.6 point margin of... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Latest Democratic Polls From Morning Consult
These charts are from the Morning Consult Poll. The poll was done between December 30th and January 5th. The national poll was done by questioning 17,230... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY
