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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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U.S. Sanctions Against Venezuela Are Wrong
Yesterday, the Trump administration announced sanctions against Venezuela. The sanctions would freeze any assets that Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro has in th... Read more
Posted on 01 August 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Still Opposes A Wall On Our Southern Border
Before they went on a month-long vacation, the House approved $1.6 billion for a wall between the United States and Mexico. It's only a tiny fraction of the... Read more
Posted on 01 August 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Baby Boomers Were The Largest Voting Generation In 2016
The Baby Boomer generation was once again the largest voting generation in the presidential election. About 48.1 million Baby Boomers voted in 2016, making up... Read more
Posted on 01 August 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Abandoning The GOP & Becoming "A Party of One" ?
(Caricature of Donald Trump is by DonkeyHotey.) Donald Trump was elected as a Republican. But since his election, he has been very critical of many Republicans... Read more
Posted on 01 August 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Prefers The Rich To Be In Charge Of The Economy
(This image is from The Irish Times.) Donald Trump promised to "drain the swamp" during the presidential campaign. Once elected, he has people his cabinet with... Read more
Posted on 31 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Today Is "Black Women's Equal Pay Day" In The U.S.
Today is "Black Women's Equal Pay Day". What does that mean? It means that for a Black woman in this country to equal the pay of a White man in 2016, they... Read more
Posted on 31 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Assessment Of Trump Administration After 6 Months
The Trump administration has been in charge for over 6 months now. Has Trump kept his promises? Is he getting things done? Has he made this country "great"... Read more
Posted on 31 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Purchasing Power Of Minimum Wage Is Still Eroding
From David Cooper at the Economic Policy Institute: This week marks the eighth anniversary of the last time the federal minimum wage was raised, from $6.55 to... Read more
Posted on 31 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Would Not Support The Firing Of Robert Mueller
Attorney General Sessions has recused himself from the investigation being done by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. That means he could not properly fire Mueller. Read more
Posted on 30 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Are Becoming More Socially Liberal
This chart shows the results of the latest Gallup Poll on the percentage of Americans who now define themselves as being socially liberal (being liberal on... Read more
Posted on 30 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Plan To Fix Obamacare That Many Democrats Could Support
(Cartoon image is by Jimmy Margulies at jimmymargulies.com.) In their effort to repeal Obamacare and replace it with a plan of their own, the Senate... Read more
Posted on 30 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Fires Priebus As Chief of Staff At White House
(Caricature of Donald Trump is by DonkeyHotey.) The turnover in the Trump administration continues. Last week it was Spicer out and Scaramucci in. Read more
Posted on 29 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Real Heroes Of The Moment - Murkowski & Collins
I watched the final Senate vote on repealing Obamacare Thursday night. And the moment that John McCain looked Mitch McConnell right in the eye and turned his... Read more
Posted on 29 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Jr's Meeting With Russians "Business As Usual" ?
The chart above reflects the views of the public on Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with Russians (who he believed represented the Russian government). Read more
Posted on 29 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Jekyll And Hyde
Political Cartoon is by Rob Rogers in the Pittsburg Post-Gazette. Read more
Posted on 29 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump (& Supporters) Would Take The U.S. Back To 1950's
Trump has said he wants to "Make America Great Again". Some wonder what he means by that. But his followers know. They (and their hero) want an America like... Read more
Posted on 29 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Repeal Of Obamacare Dies In The Senate At 1:30am EST
(This photo image is from C-SPAN.) At about 1:30 in the morning (EST), the effort to repeal Obamacare (at least part of it) died in the U.S. Senate. Read more
Posted on 28 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
2018 Democratic House Candidates Has Risen Sharply
Most polls show that Americans would prefer Democrats over Republicans in a generic poll. But that preference means nothing if Democrats don't field candidates... Read more
Posted on 28 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Senate Dems Refuse To Be Tricked By Fake GOP Vote
(This photo of the U.S. Senate is from C-SPAN.) The Republicans are in trouble when it comes to doing something about health care. Read more
Posted on 28 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
More People Are Paying Attention To Politics This Year
This chart was made using information in a recent survey by the Pew Research Center. It was done between June 27th and July 9th of a random national sample of... Read more
Posted on 28 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY