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• An Open Letter To Disgusted (And Silent) Republicans

  

  (The image of the GOP elephant at right was found at New Labor Forum.) For many months now, we have been hearing that many of the Republicans in Congress are... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Bolton's Offer To Testify Puts Pressure On McConnell

  

  (This caricature of John Bolton is by DonkeyHotey.) Former National Security Advisor John Bolton had refused to testify before the House Judiciary Committee.... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Castro Drops Out Of Race And Endorses Warren

  

  About five days ago, Julian Castro dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. His campaign was just unable to get enough support or... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New CBS News Poll For Democrats In Iowa/N. Hampshire

  

  These charts are from a new CBS News / YouGov Poll in the early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire. The polls were done between December 27th and January... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump's Threat Is A Violation Of Law And Common Decency

  

  Before he was elected, Donald Trump claimed to be a great negotiator. He lied. He has only one negotiating tactic -- threats. And he still hasn't learned that... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Effect Of GOP Economic Policy Is Inequality

  

  I have discussed many times on this blog about the failure and unfairness of Republican economic policies. This chart (from The Intellectualist) vividly... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Are Wind Turbines Huge Bird Killers?

  

  Donald Trump doesn't like wind turbines (that produce clean renewable energy). He wants his buddies in the fossil fuel industry to keep making huge profits. Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Forgiving Student Debt Would Be Huge Boost To Economy

  

  Student debt has ballooned in the last decade, and now surpasses both auto loan and credit card debt (see the chart above). This is because college costs have... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Pathetic Portrait Of 2024 GOP Hopefuls

  

  The chart above is from a SurveyMonkey Poll. It was done between December 14th and 17th of a national sample of 1,854 Republican voters, and has a 2.5 point... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Manufacturing In U.S. Is Contracting - Not Expanding

  

  The Trump administration has accomplished only two things economically. They started a trade war with China (and some of our allies), and they gave... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• National Polls On Democratic Race Are Pretty Stable

  

  This chart is from RealClearPolitics. It shows the results of the latest respected polls on the Democratic presidential nomination, and shows the RCP average... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Idea Of Socially Responsible Corporations Is A Myth

  

  (This cartoon image is by Polyp (Paul Fitzgerald) at Polyp.org.uk.) If you listen to the major media outlets, you might think that most large corporations are... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Unhappy With Time Trump Spends At His Properties

  

  These charts are from a YouGov Poll done on January 2nd of a national sample of 1,046 adults. A clear majority of the public (57%) believes it is inappropriate... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Doesn't Believe Trump Claims About Russia/Ukraine

  

  It is clear that Trump is still trying to cover for Russia. In addition, he has now accepted the Russian propaganda that it was Ukraine (not Russia) that... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Has Trump's Latest Blunder Moved Us Closer To War?

  

  Does Donald Trump want a war with Iran? Or is he just too stupid to know that his latest blunder moves the United States much closer to an outright war with... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Five Democrats Lead In 4th Quarter Campaign Donations

  

  The chart above shows the self-reported numbers for fourth quarter campaign donations for Democrats. Bernie Sanders led everyone with $34.5 million -- followed... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Numbers Are Upside-Down With Registered Voters

  

  This chart reflects the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between December 28th and 31st of a national sample of 1,123 registered voters,... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• No Change For Democrats In The Latest National Poll

  

  These charts reflect the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between December 29th and 31st of a national sample of 548 Democrats and... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Today's Republicans Have Abandoned Principles / Values

  

  I have never voted for a Republican, but there have been Republicans in the past that I could respect. They were the loyal opposition, and they provided a... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Opinion Showed A Huge Change In 3 Areas In Last Decade

  

  Traditionally, public opinion has changed slowly on big issues in the United States. But the last decade (2010 - 2019) was different. On three important... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2020 POLITICS, SOCIETY