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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.
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Quid Pro Quo? Call It What It Is - Bribery & Extortion!
Quid Pro Quo. It literally means "this for that". If you give me this, then I will give you that. Many people don't know that. It's just some fancy-sounding... Read more
Posted on 12 November 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Top 1% Close To Surpassing Wealth Of The Middle Class
Republican economic policy has been very good for the richest Americans, but not so good for all other Americans. The gap between the richest people and the res... Read more
Posted on 12 November 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The States That Make Voting Hard For Many To Do
There are not as many Republicans in the United States as Democrats. That is just a fact. And it means to win a national election the Republicans would have to... Read more
Posted on 11 November 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
PRRI Survey Shows GOP Out-Of-Step With Most Adults
Here are four interesting charts from the Public Religion Research Institute. They questioned 2,527 adults between August 22nd and September 15th of this year.... Read more
Posted on 11 November 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The GOP Tax Cuts Are Not Delivering On Their Promises
The Republicans made a lot of promises when passing their tax cuts (most of which went to corporations and the rich). The tax cuts were supposed to boost the... Read more
Posted on 11 November 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Religion & Church Attendance Increase With Age
These charts are from the Gallup Poll. The top chart shows the younger generation is much more likely to have no religion than older Americans. Read more
Posted on 10 November 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Job Approval In Each Of The States (And D.C.)
These charts reflect the results of the Morning Consult Poll for October. It shows the job approval rating for Donald Trump in each of the 50 states (and the... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Character & Integrity Are Unimportant To GOP Evangelicals
(Cartoon image is by Bob Englehart at cagle.com.) Will evangelicals ever be able to live down their support of the most immoral and unethical politician of all... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Could Bloomberg Win The Nomination? (The Answer Is NO!)
This chart reflects the results of the November 3-5 Economist/YouGov Poll. Last March, New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg ended speculation that he might ru... Read more
Posted on 09 November 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Unemployment Rate Rose By 0.1% In October
The Labor Department released its statistics for October. It showed that only 128,000 jobs were created -- marking the forth month in a row that job creation wa... Read more
Posted on 09 November 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Warren Is Making The Wall Street Billionaires Nervous
As Elizabeth Warren climbs in the polls, billionaires are starting to get nervous. If she was elected president (and Democrats controlled Congress), the days... Read more
Posted on 09 November 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Poll Has Iowa As A Four-Way Free-For-All For Dems
These charts reflect the results of the latest Quinnipiac University Poll of Iowa voters. It was done between October 30th and November 5th of 698 likely... Read more
Posted on 08 November 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Is Not Doing Well In Four Critical Swing States
These charts reflect the results of the Cook Political Report / Kaiser Family Foundation Poll -- done between September 23rd and October 15th of registered... Read more
Posted on 08 November 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
What Texas Voters Think Of Global Climate Change
These charts are from the University of Texas / Texas Tribune Poll. They questioned 1,200 registered voters in Texas between October 18th and 27th, and the... Read more
Posted on 08 November 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
"Whitewash Willie" Won't Say Trump Didn't Break The Law
(These caricatures of William Barr and Donald Trump are by DonkeyHotey.) If you needed more evidence of the deep trouble that Donald Trump is in, this might be... Read more
Posted on 08 November 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most Americans Still Want Stricter Laws On Gun Sales
These charts are from the Gallup Poll. It was done between October 1st and 13th of a national sample of 1,526 adults, and has a 3 point margin of error. Read more
Posted on 07 November 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Over $130 Million Has Already Been Spent On Prez Race
The chart above is from Axios.com. It shows the spending in the presidential race for the biggest Democratic and Republican candidates. Read more
Posted on 07 November 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New YouGov Poll On Democratic Race (With Demographics)
These charts reflect the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between November 3rd and 5th of a national sample of 579 Democrats and... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Homes Of 150 Million People Will Be Under Water By 2050
The charts above, from The New York Times, show the effects of global climate change that will cause rising sea levels. On the left is the projection we have... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Impeachment Support Versus Nixon's
With the public impeachment hearings about to start regarding Donald Trump, we don't yet know whether he'll be impeached and removed or resign (like Nixon... Read more
Posted on 06 November 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY
