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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 ( 16775 )
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It's No Longer Viable For Anyone To Defend Donald Trump
(Cartoon image is by Ed Hall at artizans.com.) Donald Trump said on Monday that "Hate has no place in America". He had to say that, because his own racism and... Read more
Posted on 06 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Sad Poetic View Of America
I found this poem on Facebook, and sadly, I think it is too true. We have become defined by our politicians, whose love of guns (and the money provided by the... Read more
Posted on 05 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Democrats Place Blame Where It Belongs
Donald Trump is now trying to distance himself from the mass killings that are becoming too common in this country. After numerous instances of hate speech, in... Read more
Posted on 05 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Exploding The Myth That Guns Protect A Home
The United States has experienced 250 mass shootings in the first 215 days of this year. It saw about 40,000 gun deaths in 2018. Neither of these statistics is... Read more
Posted on 05 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The GOP Continues To Tell Lies About Social Security
I have written about this several times before, and I will continue to do so. That's because the elected officials of the Republican Party continue to lie... Read more
Posted on 04 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
El Paso Mass Shooting Is The 249th Of The Year In U.S.
(Photo regarding the mass shooting in El Paso is from CNN.com.) On the 215th day of 2019, the United States saw its 249th mass shooting of the year (this time a... Read more
Posted on 04 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Has Convinced Republicans That Russia Is Our Friend
The breakup of the Soviet Union caused Americans to have a much better view of Russia. Since it was no longer communist, many Americans no longer viewed it as a... Read more
Posted on 04 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Warren Is Running An Impressive Campaign & It's Working
To be honest, I have not made up my mind who I will vote for on March 3rd. But I have to admit that Senator Elizabeth Warren has impressed me, and if I had to... Read more
Posted on 04 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
1st Post-Debate Poll Shows No Movement Of Support
The cable news pundits have been giving their opinions on who won the second Democratic debate. Of course, their opinions are not worth much (if anything at... Read more
Posted on 03 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Unemployment Remains Steady at 3.7% for Second Month
The Labor Department has released its statistics for July. It shows that job creation was only a rather tepid 164,000. That was not even enough to take care of... Read more
Posted on 03 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Orange Racist Says He's Done More For Blacks Than Any Other U.S. President -...
The Orange Racist currently occupying the White House is trying to fool the public again. Recently, he has been exposed again as a racist, and he doesn't want... Read more
Posted on 03 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Attacking The Obama Administration Is A Bad Mistake
Some of the Democratic presidential candidates did a very stupid thing during the Wednesday night debate. They tried to get at Joe Biden by attacking the Obama... Read more
Posted on 02 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Job Approval Numbers (Still Not Good)
These are Donald Trump's job approval numbers. They are from the Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between July 27th and 30th of a national sample of 1,500 adults... Read more
Posted on 02 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Second Debates Are Over - It's Time For Some To Go
The first two Democratic candidate debates are finally over. Thank goodness! Now it's time to winnow down the field to the real candidates, and get rid of the... Read more
Posted on 02 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Public Is Not Buying Trump's Claim Of Exoneration
These charts show the results of the new Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between July 27th and 30th of a national sample of 1,500 adults (including 1,101... Read more
Posted on 01 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Candidate Debate Over "Medicare-For-All" Is A Moot Point
(Photo of MFA supporters Sanders and Warren is by Lucas Jackson / Reuters at NBCNews.com.) On Tuesday night in the first of the two debates, a lot of time was... Read more
Posted on 01 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Generic Vote Favors Democrats (For President & Congress)
The charts reflect the results of the new Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between July 27th and 30th of a national sample of 1,500 adults (including 1,101... Read more
Posted on 01 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Discretionary Budget: How Congress Spends Your Money
The Republicans are once again wanting to cut Social Security and Medicare, claiming they must to get the budget deficit under control. Don't fall for that LIE! Read more
Posted on 01 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
About 51% of Voters Say Donald Trump Is A Racist
This chart reflects the results of the new Quinnipiac University Poll -- done between July 25th and 28th of a national sample of 1,306 voters, with a margin of... Read more
Posted on 31 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Is The Most Unpopular Of The Modern Presidents
The popularity of American presidents goes up and down with what happens during their term (and how they deal with it). For instance, Jimmy Carter started as a... Read more
Posted on 31 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY
