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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 ( 16965 )
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6 Out Of 10 Democrats Pick Ability To Win Over Issues
These charts reflect the results of the new Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between August 17th and 20th of a national sample of 559 Democrats and... Read more
Posted on 22 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Flip-Flops On Background Checks - Again
Once again, Donald Trump shows us that the only thing he cares about is what he perceives as good for him. After the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton... Read more
Posted on 22 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Some Good News From Arizona
There's some good news for Democrats in Arizona. It looks like former astronaut Mark Kelly (and husband of Gabrielle Giffords) is now leading Martha McSally in... Read more
Posted on 21 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Biden Increases His Lead As Harris Support Drops Sharply
These charts reflect the results of the new CNN / SSRS Poll - done between August 15th and 18th of a national sample of 402 Democrats and Democratic-leaning... Read more
Posted on 21 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Obama Economy Vs. The Trump Economy
These 15 charts are from The Washington Post. They show the Obama. and Trump economies. Read more
Posted on 21 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Is Backing Off Stricter Gun Laws - But The Public Isn't
These charts reflects the results of the newest NBC News / Wall Street Journal Poll -- done between August 10th and 14th of a national sample of 1,000 adults,... Read more
Posted on 20 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Economic Message Is Just A Big Con-Job
(This caricature of Donald Trump is by the inimitable DonkeyHotey.) Donald Trump has been bragging about the economy. He would like you to think the current... Read more
Posted on 20 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
How Democrats View The Electability Of Leading Candidates
This chart reflects the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between August 10th and 13th of a national sample of 1,500 adults, with a margin o... Read more
Posted on 19 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Warren Has A Plan To Fix Voting Security/Accessibility
Our representative democracy depends on free and fair elections. But those elections are in danger. They are endangered by Russian interference on social media... Read more
Posted on 19 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Demographic Breakdown Of Trump's Job Approval
The following charts are from the Civiqs Poll. They questioned 268,132 registered voters between January 20th and August 15th of 2019 about whether they approve... Read more
Posted on 18 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
How Rich Are The Presidential Candidates?
It is just a sad fact that politics in the United States is now a rich man's sport. That is especially true of those running for president. The website of... Read more
Posted on 18 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Corporate CEO Compensation Is Out Of Control
Donald Trump likes to brag about how well the economy is doing, and for rich people (the top 1% or 0.1%) that is very true. They are doing better than ever --... Read more
Posted on 18 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Fox Poll Shows All 4 Leading Democrats Would Beat Trump
This is the poll that has Donald Trump shaken. It shows. the four leading Democratic candidates would all beat Trump if the election was held right now --... Read more
Posted on 17 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Warren Jumps Into The Lead Among Democrats In Iowa
The nomination season for presidential candidates begins with the Iowa caucuses. That makes it important for a candidate to do well in that state, and a win in... Read more
Posted on 17 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Real Choice Now Is Democracy Vs. Oligarchy
(cartoon image is by Jim Morin in the Miami Herald.) The post below is by former Labor Secretary Robert Reich. He posted it on his blog on July 9th. Read more
Posted on 17 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Another Mass Shooting - When Will Congress Act?
There was another mass shooting on Wednesday. This time it was in Philadelphia, and the victims were six police officers. Thankfully, none of them were killed. Read more
Posted on 16 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Hickenlooper Drops Out (And A Dozen More Should Do That)
(Photo of John Hickenlooper, from Wikipedia, is by Gage Skidmore.) On Thursday, former governor of Colorado John Hickenlooper dropped out of the race for the... Read more
Posted on 16 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Carbon Dioxide Is At Its Highest Level in 800,000 Years
(This image is from allamericanenviro.com.) Donald Trump and his Republican cohorts are still denying the reality of global warming (global climate change).... Read more
Posted on 16 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Biden And Warren Are In A Virtual Tie In New YouGov Poll
These charts reflect the results of the newly-released Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between August 10th and 13th of a national sample of 1,500 adults... Read more
Posted on 15 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
U.S. Public Supports Stronger Gun Restrictions
These charts reflect the results of the new Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between August 10th and 13th of a national sample of 1,500 adults (including 1,127... Read more
Posted on 15 August 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY
