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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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Do Young Voters Want A Younger Candidate For President?
All I seem to hear on cable news these days is how younger voters won't support an older candidate for president. Is that true? Not if this poll is correct. Read more
Posted on 03 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
It's Time To Get Serious About Gender Equality
Yesterday (April 2nd) was Equal Pay Day for women in the United States. It was the day that the average woman worker would have to work to after working all of... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Want Obamacare Fixed - Not Abolished
The chart above is from a Kaiser Family Foundation survey done last August, but I think little has changed. The American public knows that Obamacare... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Attack On Obamacare Was A Big Mistake
Health care was one of the driving forces in the 2018 election. The concern over health care availability and affordability helped Democrats to take a large... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Presidential Polls In Pennsylvania And Nevada
This Emerson College Poll was done March 26th and 28th of 808 Pennsylvania registered voters, with a margin of error of 3.4 points. It included 359 Democrats,... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Is Trump Crazy Enough To Shut The Border? Maybe!
(Photo of Donald Trump, from Time.com, is by Anthony Behar / Sipa USA/AP.) Is Donald Trump crazy enough to shut down the border between the United States and... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Only 29% Say Mueller Investigation Exonerated Trump
After Attorney General Barr's released his four-page summary of the Mueller Report, Donald Trump was quick to claim he was completely exonerated. And he has... Read more
Posted on 01 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Number Of Democratic Candidates Rises To 16
The field of candidates vying for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination now stands at 16. In a video last Wednesday, Wayne Messam, Mayor of Miramar (a cit... Read more
Posted on 01 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Budget Would Cut Social Security / Medicare
(Cartoon image is by Javier Zarracina at Vox.com.) We should be used to it by now. Trump is showing he has nothing to offer but lies and broken promises. Read more
Posted on 01 April 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Buttigieg Moves Up To Fourth In Latest WaPo Ranking
The Washington Post has a committee that votes each week on the likelihood of each Democratic candidates chances of winning the party's nomination for... Read more
Posted on 31 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The "Nones" Are Larger Than Any U.S. Religious Group
The group of people who claim to have no religion is now larger than any religious group in the United States -- slightly larger than evangelicals and catholics... Read more
Posted on 31 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The GDP Growth From The Tax Cuts Is Going Away Now
The only thing Donald Trump has going for him is a fairly good economy (although while the numbers look good, too many people are not benefitting from it). Read more
Posted on 31 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Who's Winning The "Endorsement Race" Among Democrats
There was a huge brouhaha about endorsements (especially of super-delegates) in the 2016 race for the Democratic nomination. Bernie Sanders supporters thought i... Read more
Posted on 30 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Says Trump Has Not Distanced Himself From Racists
The chart above reflects the results of a survey by the Pew Research Center -- done between March 20th and 25th of a national sample of 1,503 adults, with a 3... Read more
Posted on 30 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Public Says NO To Replacing Obamacare
Donald Trump has instructed his Justice Department to intervene on the side of the GOP-controlled states who are in court trying to abolish Obamacare (the... Read more
Posted on 30 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Says He's Been Exonerated - The Public Disagrees
Robert Mueller has submitted the report of what he found in investigating Trump's collusion with Russia in the 2016 campaign. No one outside of executives in th... Read more
Posted on 29 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Demographic Breakdown Of Support For Dem. Candidates
These charts are from a new Quinnipiac University Poll -- done between March 21st and 25th of 559 Democrats and Democratic-leaning Independents, with a 5.1 poin... Read more
Posted on 29 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Gillibrand's Record On Guns Won't Help Her Presidential Bid
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) is running for the 2020 Democratic Party presidential nomination. But so far, she has been unable to get above 1% or 2%... Read more
Posted on 29 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Polls Agree - The Public Wants The Mueller Report Released
Robert Mueller has completed his investigation, and submitted his report to the Justice Department. But, so far, no one has seen the report except for executive... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Percentages Viewing Democratic Candidates Favorably
The chart above is pretty self-explanatory. It shows the percentages of Democrats and of all registered voters who view each of the possible Democratic... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY
