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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 ( 16791 )
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Public Trusts Dems More To Protect Social Security/Medicare
This chart reflects the results of a recent Politico / Morning Consult Poll -- done between February 15th and 19th of a national sample of 1,914 registered... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Open Letter From Former GOP Congressmen To Current Ones
It isn't just Democrats that oppose Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency to build his border wall (using money that Congress appropriated for... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Views Democrats More Favorably Than Republicans
What does the general public think of the two political parties? The charts above (from the Civiqs Poll) show that the public is not enamored of either politica... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Would "Medicare For All" Really Be Too Expensive?
It's beyond debate that our current health care system is broken. At least a tenth of our population has no health insurance, and that's is not expected to get... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
What The Next President Should Do To Restore That Office
Donald Trump has followed many policies, both domestic and foreign, which have seriously damaged the United States and its reputation. But that is not all he ha... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Christians Are Overrepresented In The 116th Congress
The charts above are from the Pew Research Center. They show the religious make-up of the United States 116th Congress. Many christians, especially evangelicals... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Public Still Sees Trump As Dishonest And Untrustworthy
The chart above reflects the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between February 17th and 19th of a national sample of 1,500 adults (includin... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
2016 Bernie Supporter Explains Why She Can't Do It In 2020
(Caricature of Bernie Sanders is by DonkeyHotey.) I was not a supporter of Bernie Sanders in 2016, and I will not be supporting him in 2020. Read more
Posted on 24 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
There Are Now More Democratic Than Republican States
The charts reflect the results of a Gallup Poll survey in all 50 states during 2018. They questioned 73,700 adults, and the overall margin of error was 1 points. Read more
Posted on 23 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
33 States Disapprove Of Job Trump Is Doing - 17 Approve
The charts above are from the Gallup Poll. They questioned 73,700 people in the 50 states during 2018, and the poll has a 1 point margin of error. It shows... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Adam Schiff's Open Letter To His Republican Colleagues
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-California) is the current chairman of the House Intelligence Committee -- one of the most important House committees that will be... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Plurality Of Democrats Now Identify As Liberals
At the turn of this century, a plurality of Democrats identified as moderates (42%), while 32% said they were liberals, and 23% claimed to be conservatives. Tha... Read more
Posted on 22 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Biden Currently Leads Among New Hampshire Democrats
The charts above are from a University Of Massachusetts Amherst Poll -- done between February 7th and 15th of 600 registered voters in New Hampshire. The... Read more
Posted on 22 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Growing Hispanic Population Could Define U.S. Future
The following is a guest post by Arnaldo Brito of Diversityjobs.com: How U.S. Hispanic population could define the nation’s future. The huge growth of the U.S. Read more
Posted on 22 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Must Improve These Numbers Or Lose In 2020
These charts reflect the results of the newest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between February 17th and 19th of a national sample of 1,500 adults (including... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most See Racism As Big Problem (& Growing Under Trump)
The chart above is from the YouGov Poll. They questioned 3,005 adults nationwide between February 6th and 11th. It shows that 71% of U.S. Read more
Posted on 21 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
What Is "Medicare for All"?
(Image is from pro.fm.) There is no doubt that our current heal care system is broken. Millions of citizens have no health insurance (and therefore cannot... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
And The Lawsuits Have Started Over Trump's "Emergency"
The chart above is from a new NPR / PBS NewsHour / Marist Poll -- done between February 15th and 17th of a national sample of 807 adults, with a 4.6 point margi... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Sanders Running (But He Will Have A Tougher Time In 2020)
Well, the waiting is over. Bernie Sanders has announced that he is running for the Democratic presidential nomination. He joins 11 other candidates in a field... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Historians Rate Trump As One Of The Worst Presidents Ever
Siena College has questioned 157 presidential scholars, historians, and political scientists. They asked them to rate each of the U.S. presidents from 1 (poor)... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY
