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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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Two-Thirds Of Public Supports Statehood For Puerto Rico
The people of Puerto Rico have been American citizens for many decades now. But they cannot vote in our presidential elections, and do not have a voting... Read more
Posted on 19 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Rand Paul Puts Politics Over The Lives Of First Responders
I truly believe that Rand Paul is one of the biggest hypocrites to ever walk the halls of Congress. He claims to be worried about the deficit and the national... Read more
Posted on 19 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Demographic Change (& Trump) Should Terrify Republicans
Donald Trump has recently made obviously racist remarks (about women of color in the Democratic Party). It was not a mistake. Trump is proud of his racist... Read more
Posted on 19 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Latest YouGov Poll On The Democratic Presidential Race
These charts reflect the results of the latest weekly results of the Economist / YouGov Poll. It was done between July 14th and 16th of a sample of 572... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
4 In The GOP Were Brave/Decent Enough To Oppose Racism
(This photo of the Republicans voting against Trump last Tuesday is from The New York Times.) On Tuesday, the House of Representatives took a stand against... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kamala Harris Has Taken A Slim Lead In California
NOTE -- The zeros just mean that candidate did not get at least 1% support. The chart above reflects the results of a new Quinnipiac University Poll -- done... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Is Counting On Racism To Get Him Re-Elected
(This cartoon image is by Lalo Alcaraz at pocho.com.) Much has been made of Donald Trump's obviously racist attack on four women representatives of color in... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
House Passes Condemnation Of Trump's Racist Remarks
Here is the powerful speech by Rep. John Lewis in favor of the House Resolution: “I rise with a sense of righteous indignation to support this resolution.” “I... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Hampshire Poll Signals Trouble For Sanders Campaign
The charts above Are from the St. Anselm College Poll -- done between July 10th and 12th of 351 registered voters likely to vote in the New Hampshire... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Second Quarter Fundraising For ALL Democratic Candidates
All the Democratic candidates for the party's presidential nomination have finally reported the second quarter fundraising totals (see chart above). Read more
Posted on 17 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
N.C. Newspaper Calls Out Republicans On Trump's Racism
There is no doubt that Donald Trump's latest attacks on four women of color in the House of Representatives is racist. Even the normally milquetoast mainstream... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Republicans Reveal Their Campaign Strategy For 2020
The Republicans have now made it clear how they are going to campaign in 2020. They are going to try to label the Democratic Party as a party of socialists. Read more
Posted on 16 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Disagrees With Trump & GOP On Climate Change
These charts reflect the results of a new Morning Consult Poll -- done between July 13th and 17th of a national sample of 2,200 adults. The margin of error is... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Warren's Message For Those In The Trump Administration
(This caricature of Senator Warren is by DonkeyHotey.) Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) is one of the leading candidates for the Democratic Party... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Is A Racist - And So Are All Of His Supporters
I have heard the meme often that "All Republicans are not racist, but all racists are Republican". I agree with the second part of that statement. The obvious... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
American Voters Are In The Mood To "Dump Trump"
The chart above is from the recent NBC News / Wall Street Journal Poll -- done between July 7th and 9th of 800 registered voters nationwide, with a 3.5 point... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Shows His Racist Side Again In Nasty Tweets
Humorist Will Rogers once said, "I'm not a member of any organized political party. I'm a Democrat." There's a lot of truth in that. We Democrats love to argue... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Underground Culture Classic To Be Revived In Animation
One of the most popular underground comics was the "Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers", first carried in Austin's underground newspaper (The Rag) in 1968. Read more
Posted on 15 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
How I See The Democratic Presidential Race Currently
The chart above is from RealClearPolitics. It includes only the candidates that have averaged at least 1% in the latest six polls. Who will win the Democratic... Read more
Posted on 14 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Study: Atheists Treat Christians Better Than Vice-Versa
A study printed in The Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (by Colleen M. Cowgill, Kimberly Rios, and Ain Simpson) shows that atheists treat christians... Read more
Posted on 14 July 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY
