Jobsanger
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.
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Compromise Is NOT A Dirty Word
(This image was found at the University of Michigan's Center for Political Studies Blog.) I am a progressive (liberal, leftist, etc. Read more
Posted on 15 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Are Becoming More Liberal On Moral Issues
The Gallup Poll has released their latest poll on moral issues facing Americans. They have been polling the public on these issues since 2001, and since then,... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Narcissism Won't Let Him Move Past The Election
(This image of the Narcissist-In-Chief is from a caricature done by the inimitable DonkeyHotey.) If there is anything that is clear about Donald Trump, it's tha... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Portrait Of The White Working Class In 11 Charts
These charts are from a survey done near the end of 2016 by the Public Religion Research Institute. They questioned 3,043 adults nationwide, and the survey has ... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Large Partisan Divide In Perception Of The Media
These charts are from a survey done by the Pew Research Center between March 13th and 27th of a random national sample of 4,151 adults, with a 2.7 point margin... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Billions Stolen From Workers Each Year By Employers
(The cartoon image of a greedy boss was drawn by Arthur Young in 1911.) It's bad enough that the wages of most American workers have been stagnant for decades... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Was Comey Fired For Not Pledging Loyalty To Trump ?
Trump evidently thought he could get away with firing FBI director James Comey, because Democrats weren't happy with him either. He was wrong though. Read more
Posted on 13 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Overwhelmingly Rejects House GOP Health Plan
Many polls showed that the original health care plan put forward in the House of Representatives was very unpopular with the public. Read more
Posted on 13 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Voters Say NO To Trump's Proposed Tax Cut Plan
Polls have shown that voters would support a plan to cut taxes. But they want those tax cuts targeted at middle class and low income people. And they don't... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kennedy: Raise Your Voice Against Trump's Russia Scandal
Last Wednesday, Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-Massachusetts) made a short 3 minute appeal to Americans regarding the scandal of Trump's ties to Russia (and the... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Is Spicer Being Replaced As White House Press Secretary ?
Sean Spicer has not been doing the daily press briefings for the White House this week. The official reason for this is that he is fulfilling his obligation as ... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Another Example Of The Ignorance Of The American Public
One of the top issues in the past election was jobs. It seems that many Rust Belt workers bought into Donald Trump's claim that he would create a massive... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Newest Polls On Donald Trump's Job Approval
Donald Trump continues to have most people disapproving of the job he is doing -- as has been true since he was sworn in last January. Read more
Posted on 12 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The People's Budget - Parts 9, 10, 11, And 12
In opposition to the terrible budgets being proposed by Donald Trump and the congressional Republicans, the Congressional Progressive Caucus has proposed a... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Congressional Job Approval Is Still Very Low
The job approval of Congress is still at a monthly low of 20%. It seems that the 115th Congress is not any more popular than the last three or four. Shortly... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Is Trump Trying To Stop The Investigation Into His Russia Ties By Firing FBI...
(This caricature of James Comes is by the inimitable DonkeyHotey.) I am not a defender of James Comey, who has just been fired from his position as FBI... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The People's Budget - Parts 7 And 8
In opposition to the mean-spirited budgets proposed by Donald Trump and the congressional Republicans, the Congressional Progressive Caucus has released their... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Public Is Not Sold On Trump's Tax Cut Proposal
Donald Trump's tax cut proposal was pretty clear about the cuts he wants for corporations and for the rich, but it was much more vague about what would happen t... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Polls Agree: Trump's Job Approval Is Still Upside-Down
This chart is from RealClearPolitics. It shows that between April 17th and May 8th 11 major polls have been conducted on Donald Trump's job approval by the... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
More Now Say Gov. Is Responsible For Insuring Health Care
I found this Rasmussen Poll (done on May 7th and 8th of a random national sample of 1,000 likely voters, with a 3 point margin of error) to be interesting. Read more
Posted on 10 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY