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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 ( 16761 )
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Will The Exit Of Harris Change The Democratic Race?
Senator Kamala Harris dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination last week. Her support had dwindled and she was having trouble raising... Read more
Posted on 08 December 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Health Care Is An Important Issue For 2020 (Here's Why)
Health care is shaping up to be an important issue in next year's election -- maybe the most important issue. It's not just because millions of Americans are... Read more
Posted on 08 December 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Are We As Hopelessly Divided As The Media Says?
If you listen to the cable news shows these days, as I do, you will come away with the notion that the United States is hopelessly divided -- divided between... Read more
Posted on 07 December 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Official Unemployment Rate For November Is 3.5%
The Labor Department has released it official statistics for the month of November. The economy produced a fairly healthy 266,000 new jobs for the month. Read more
Posted on 07 December 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Is The Economy Better? A Lot Of Voters Say No!
Donald Trump likes to brag about the economy, and take credit for it. is the economy as great as he claims? It is for the rich, but this poll (the Center for... Read more
Posted on 07 December 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Why Does Donald Trump Love Tariffs?
(Cartoon image is by Nate Beeler in The Columbus Dispatch.) The tariffs imposed by Donald Trump have not worked. The U.S. trade deficit is larger than ever,... Read more
Posted on 07 December 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
This Is The Problem That Medicare-For-All Has
All of the charts in this post are from a recent Gallup Poll. That poll was done between November 1st and 14th of a national sample of 1,015 adults, with a 4... Read more
Posted on 06 December 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Thinks Trump Has Made The U.S. Less Respected
Donald Trump got a rude awakening when he attended the NATO conference. The other members are no longer kowtowing to him in the hope that he will more strongly... Read more
Posted on 06 December 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
350 Mental Health Professionals Say Trump's "Deteriorating"
(This caricature of Donald Trump is by DonkeyHotey.) There are signs that Donald Trump is coming unglued over the prospect of his impeachment. Read more
Posted on 06 December 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
U.S. Voters Are Not Buying The GOP Lies About Ukraine
These charts reflect the results of the new Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between December 1st and 3rd of a national sample of 1,200 registered voters, with... Read more
Posted on 05 December 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Biden And Warren Are Still The National Leaders
These charts reflect the results of the new Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between December 1st and 3rd of a national sample of 543 Democrats and... Read more
Posted on 05 December 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Facts Found By The House Intelligence Committee
The House Intelligence Committee has completed its report, and sent it to the House Judiciary Committee for consideration of the impeachment of Donald Trump. Th... Read more
Posted on 05 December 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Tries To Cover For Failure To Reach Deal With China
The Stock Market took a significant tumble on Tuesday after Donald Trump said he liked the idea of waiting until after the next election to reach a trade deal... Read more
Posted on 04 December 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Senator Kamala Harris Drops Out Of The Presidential Race
This chart reflects the results of the Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between November 24th and 26th of a national sample of 550 Democrats/Leaners. Read more
Posted on 04 December 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Republican Defense Of Trump Makes No Sense
(Cartoon image is by Bob Englehart at Cagle.com.) The House Republicans have released their report in defense of Donald Trump. It is nonsense. Read more
Posted on 04 December 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Gallup Poll Shows Healthcare Is A Good Issue For Democrats
The chart above is from a recent Gallup Poll -- done between November 1st and 14th of a national sample of 1,015 adults, with a 4 point margin of error. It show... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
McConnell Is Blocking Over 400 Bills Passed By House
(Cartoon image is by Dave Granlund at davegranlund.com.) Donald Trump has said several times that the impeachment effort by House Democrats is keeping... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Recent Poll Shows Change In Dems Race - But It's Still Fluid
These charts reflect the results of the recent Quinnipiac University Poll -- done between November 21st and 25th of a national sample of 575 Democrats and... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
As 2 Enter And 2 Leave, There's Still A Large Field Of Dems
I had thought the large field of Democratic candidates wanting the party's presidential nomination would have diminished significantly by now. But I was wrong. Read more
Posted on 03 December 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
This Poll Shows How Crazy Modern Republicans Are
This poll reflects the results of a recent Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between November 24th and 26th of a national sample of 411 Republicans. Read more
Posted on 02 December 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY
