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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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Trump Is Losing Support In Military Communities
This should be especially worrying to Donald Trump -- and to Republicans. Those counties with a lot of military families traditionally vote Republican, and thos... Read more
Posted on 06 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Refusal To Reassure NATO Allies Was Intentional
The two paragraphs above constitute Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) agreement. It basically says that if any NATO country is attacked... Read more
Posted on 06 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Our Tweeter-In-Chief Tried To Demagogue The London Attack
There was a new attack by terrorists in Great Britain -- this time in London. At least seven people were killed and dozens more wounded. Read more
Posted on 05 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Donald Trump Is His Own Worst Enemy
This chart reflects information in a recent Monmouth University Poll -- done between May 13th and 17th of a random national sample of 1,002 adults, with a 3.1... Read more
Posted on 05 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Is A Repeat Of The Failed Harding Presidency
Donald Trump likes to compare himself to Andrew Jackson, but there's a better comparison. He is far more like the xenophobic and corporatist presidency of Warre... Read more
Posted on 05 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Many Still Believe Bible Has Solutions To Modern Problems
An embarrassingly large number of Americans still believe a book written by various authors 2000 years ago provides solutions to the problems of our modern... Read more
Posted on 04 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
YouGov Poll Has Trump With Record Low Job Approval
These charts reflect the results of a new Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between May 27th and 30th of a random national sample of 1,500 adults (including... Read more
Posted on 04 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Public Doesn't Like Trump's Proposed Budget
Donald Trump has sent a budget proposal to Congress for the 2018 budget. It would cut nearly all domestic programs (many of them severely) while giving more... Read more
Posted on 04 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Paris Withdrawal Was Trump Saying "F-U" To The World
(Photo of Trump from Mail Guardian is by Carlo Allegri / Reuters.) Was Donald Trump really trying to protect American businesses when he withdrew the United... Read more
Posted on 04 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Unemployment Rate For May Falls By 0.1% To 4.3%
The Labor Department has released its employment statistics for May. It showed a rather weak growth in jobs -- only 135,000. But the official unemployment rate... Read more
Posted on 03 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Disagrees With Trump About Paris Agreement
On Thursday, Donald Trump announced that he was pulling the United States out of the Paris Agreement to curb global climate change. Read more
Posted on 03 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Corporate Media Failed Americans In 2016 On Climate
How could we have elected a fool that would withdraw this country from the Paris Agreement -- thus making the world a much worse place for ourselves and... Read more
Posted on 03 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
History Will Look Back In Horror On June 1, 2017
(This image is from QS Article.) Personally, I think June 1, 2017 will go down in history as a day of infamy -- alongside December 7, 1941 and September 11,... Read more
Posted on 03 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
It's Official - Trump Doesn't Care About The World's Future
As was expected, on Thursday, Donald Trump announced that he is withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement on fighting global climate change. Read more
Posted on 02 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Rhetoric And Policies Are Hurting Tourism
(This caricature of Trump is by DonkeyHotey.) Donald Trump's bigoted rhetoric and policies are not just hurting sick and poor Americans, posing a danger to the... Read more
Posted on 02 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Growing Number Favor Start Of Impeachment Proceedings
Whether the Trump campaign colluded with the Russians to affect the 2016 campaign or not, it has become pretty obvious that Donald Trump has acted (more than... Read more
Posted on 01 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The American Public Really Doesn't Like Trumpcare
The House of Representatives recently passed their health care plan (the AHCA, or Trumpcare) to repeal and replace the ACA (Obamacare). Read more
Posted on 01 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Leaving Paris Agreement - "Trump's Biggest Blunder To Date"
(This caricature of Donald Trump is by DonkeyHotey.) Donald Trump is an extremely unpopular president. It's not because of the media, or "fake news". Read more
Posted on 01 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Sydney Peace Prize Goes To "Black Lives Matter" Group
The Sydney Peace Foundation has announced the winner of it's 2017 Peace Prize. The winner is the BLACK LIVES MATTER movement. The foundation citation said the... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most People Believe Donald Trump And His Administration Make Claims Without...
Donald Trump, and his administration aides, are quick to disagree with stories reported by the media. But too many times, they make claims of their own that hav... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY