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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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A Federal Minimum Wage Increase Is Needed
States with minimum wage increases effective January 1, 2018 (revised) StateShare of workforce directly benefitingType of increaseNew minimum wage as of Jan. Read more
Posted on 15 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
10 Ways That Trump And The GOP Hurt Workers In 2017
(Cartoon image is by Mike Konopacki at huckkonopackicartoons.com.) 2017 was not a good year for American workers -- thanks to Donald Trump and the... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Donald Trump's Job Approval Varies By Religious Group
The chart above shows the job approval of Donald Trump by religious group. It is from the Gallup Poll -- done throughout 2017 of a random national sample of... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Percentage Of Liberals Continues To Grow In The U.S.
These charts are from the latest Gallup Poll taken on the political ideology of Americans. It was done in 2017 of a random nation sample of 12,766 adults, and... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Says Trump's Mental Fitness Needs Questioning
There's been a lot of discussion in the media recently about Donald Trump's mental fitness to be president. Some are saying he's not mentally fit, and that is... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Is Trump Trying To Make Florida A Blue State ?
(Caricature of Donald Trump is by DonkeyHotey.) Florida is a purple state, and has been for a while. That means that both Republicans and Democrats have a good... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The World Now Knows A RACIST Lives In Our White House
(Image was found on Facebook.) Donald Trump is a racist, and he has always been one. This doesn't surprise a majority of Americans (see chart below). Trump has ... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Still Don't Like The New Trump/GOP Tax Plan
Republicans remain convinced that they did a good thing in passing the new tax law (which gives massive tax cuts to the rich and to corporations). Read more
Posted on 13 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Want Democrats To Control The Next Congress
At least 31 Republicans have said they will retire instead of running for re-election in 2018. Are they afraid a wave election will sweep them out of office, an... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Says NO To Enforcing Federal Law In Legal Pot States
The Attorney General has sent permission to officials working for the Justice Department, giving them permission to enforce federal marijuana laws in states tha... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Want The DACA Policy To Be Reinstated
Congress is currently arguing about whether to protect "Dreamers" by reinstating the DACA policy that protected them from being deported. These are individuals... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Poll Numbers Are Bad (And Not Improving)
The charts above and below are from a new Quinnipiac University Poll -- done between January 5th and 9th of a random national sample of 1,106 voters, with a... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Dissatisfaction Is Growing With Position Of Women In U.S.
This year could be shaping up as the year of the woman. Women are beginning to speak out on sexual harassment and abuse. And there are a record number of women... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Low-Wage Walmart Is The Largest Employer In 22 States
The map above (and the list below) is from didyouknowfacts.com. They show the largest employer in each of the states. Sadly, Walmart (noted for paying very low... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Oprah Winfrey Vs. Donald Trump - Who Would Win ?
(These photos are from the Wikipedia pages of Winfrey and Trump.) Do not construe this post as an endorsement for Oprah Winfrey to be the Democratic nominee... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Poll Shows Arpaio Could Win Arizona GOP Senate Primary
The racist convicted criminal (and Trump pardoned) Joe Arpaio has announced that he will run for the Senate seat in Arizona being vacated by Republican Jeff... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Has Told Over 2,000 Lies In His First Year
(This caricature of Trump as a liar is by DonkeyHotey.) This is from The Washington Post: “With just 10 days before he finishes his first year as president,... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump/GOP's Holding "Dreamers" Hostage Is Just WRONG
(This image is by Lalo Alcaraz at pocho.com.) Donald Trump has rescinded the protection President Obama gave to "Dreamers", and if Congress doesn't act soon,... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
55 Minute News Conference Exposes Trump Incompetence
(Photo of Trump is from The Telegraph.) Trump invited a couple of dozen Congress members to the White House for "negotiations" on immigration. Then he invited... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Democrats Get Lucky - Joe Arpaio Is Running For Senate
(Photo of Joe Arpaio from Wikipedia is by Gage Skidmore.) Former Sheriff and convicted criminal Joe Arpaio has announced that he is running for the U.S. Senate... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY