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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 ( 16781 )
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Has Bernie Sanders' Time Come - And Gone?
(This caricature of Sen. Bernie Sanders is by DonkeyHotey.) While Bernie Sanders didn't win the Democratic nomination in 2016, he got a significant amount of... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Iowa Poll Has Only 4 Candidates In Double Figures
These charts are from the Des Moines Register / CNN / Mediacom Poll -- done between June 2nd and 5th of 600 Democrats expected to participate in the Iowa caucus... Read more
Posted on 10 June 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Don't Believe The Hype - Trump Backed Down (Again)
(The caricature of Donald Trump is by DonkeyHotey.) With only a couple of days to go before his tariffs on all Mexican products were to begin, Trump declared... Read more
Posted on 10 June 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
This Chart Should Worry Trump (And The Republicans)
This chart, found at Mother Jones, shows the public mood index charted by James Stimson. Stimson is a political science professor at the University of North... Read more
Posted on 09 June 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Average Job Approval Drops In May
The chart above shows the average job approval for Donald Trump in May, and compares it with his approval in April. His average monthly job approval dropped 4... Read more
Posted on 09 June 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Portrait Of U.S. Immigration In 10 Charts
These charts, from the Pew Research Center, paint an interesting picture of immigrants coming to the United States. Read more
Posted on 09 June 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
CEO Compensation Needs To Be Controlled In The U.S.
These charts show how corporate CEO compensation has gotten out of control in the United States. The top chart shows that CEO's earn a much higher ratio to the... Read more
Posted on 09 June 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Unemployment Rate Remains Steady As Job Creation Drops
The Labor Department has released its statistics for the month of May. That shows that the creation of new jobs dropped sharply -- from 263,000 in April to... Read more
Posted on 08 June 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Reuters / Ipsos Poll Of Democratic Candidates
This chart reflects the results of the latest Reuters / Ipsos Poll -- done between May 29th and June 5th of a national sample of 2,271 registered Democrats and... Read more
Posted on 08 June 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Why Should Refugees/Migrants Respect Our Borders, Since We Did Not Respect...
(This image of Syrian refugees is from qasioun-news.com.) Donald Trump, and his Republican cohorts, don't think we have any responsibility to accept refugees... Read more
Posted on 08 June 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Public's Opinion On LGBT Rights (1977 Vs. 2019)
The Gallup Poll didn't start polling serious about LGBT issues until 1977. Since then there has been a radical change in the public's opinion. Read more
Posted on 07 June 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Job Approval In Each Of The 50 States & D.C.
The Morning Consult Poll questions 5,000 registered voters each day. The charts below show the average job approval for Donald Trump in each of the 50 states... Read more
Posted on 07 June 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Can't Even Dress Himself Appropriately
We know Trump is basically incompetent when it comes to both business and politics. He has had numerous bankruptcies, and has been unable to cooperate enough... Read more
Posted on 07 June 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Illinois Becomes The 11th State To Legalize Marijuana
Slowly but surely, marijuana is becoming legal in the United States (as it always should have been). Illinois has joined 10 other states and the District of... Read more
Posted on 07 June 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Poll Shows Biden Could Beat Trump In Texas
These charts reflect the results of a new Quinnipiac University Poll in Texas -- done between May 29th and June 4th of a sample of 1,159 Texas voters, with a... Read more
Posted on 06 June 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Latest National Poll Of Democratic 2020 Candidates
The new Economist / YouGov Poll has been released. It was done between June 2nd and 4th of a national sample of 1500 adults (including 1,195 registered... Read more
Posted on 06 June 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Poll Shows Biden Looks Strong In North Carolina
These charts are from a new Emerson College Poll -- done between May 31st and June 3rd of 932 registered voters in North Carolina, with a margin of error of... Read more
Posted on 06 June 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Generals Grant And Lee - The Myth
There are many myths in American history. Too many times we view history the way we want to remember it rather than the way it actually happened -- the truth. Read more
Posted on 06 June 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Latest CNN Poll On The Democratic Candidates
The latest CNN / SSRS Poll was done between May 28th and 31st of a national sample of 1,006 respondents, with a margin of error of 3.8 points. Read more
Posted on 05 June 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Lies About The Thousands Of London Protesters
Yesterday, Trump held a press conference with out-going Prime Minister May. In that press conference, he said he had seen thousands of people cheering him, but... Read more
Posted on 05 June 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY
