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• Warren Tosses Her Hat In The Ring For 2020

  

  The race for the 2020 presidential nomination of the Democratic Party has begun. There haven't been any "official" declarations, but three candidates have now... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 10 Charts That Paint A Picture Of The U.S. In 2018

  

  These charts are from The New York Times: Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 2018 Was A Year Of "Unprecedented Deception" For Trump

  

  (Cartoon image is by Paul Szep at Creators Syndicate.) For Donald Trump, 2018 was a year of unprecedented lying -- breaking even his own record set in 2017. Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2019 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Likes Authoritarians - But U.S. Public Does Not

  

  Trump has shown a frightening affinity for some tyrants. He has bragged about how he is friends with them and how that is good for this country -- especially... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Majority Says NO To Trump Run For Re-Election In 2020

  

  The top chart is from the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between December 23rd and 25th of a national sample of 1,500 adults (including 1,298... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The GOP Prefers Charlatans When It Comes To Economics

  

  In his column in The New York Times, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman gives us an interesting and thought-provoking op-ed on economists -- liberal... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Says U.S. Lost More Respect In World In 2018

  

  In his first year in office, Donald Trump trashed the reputation of the United States in the world by coddling enemies and arrogantly disparaging allies. Did... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Of The Detained Immigrant Children Are In Texas

  

  Nationwide, there are at least 14,300 immigrant children being held in detention centers by the Trump administration. About 59.8% of them (8,549 children as of... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Dems The GOP Would Most And Least Like To Face In 2020

  

  (These caricatures of the Democratic donkey and Republican elephant are by DonkeyHotey.) There's been a lot of talk on cable news about who the Democrats might... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Goes Full Insane - Threatens To Close Mexican Border

  

  The government shutdown is entering its second week, and it looks like Trump is starting to realize what a weak position he is in. Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Is Not Happy With Trump As Commander-In-Chief

  

  Donald Trump surprised his generals (and everyone else) by abruptly announcing he would be withdrawing U.S. troops from Syria immediately. Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• WaPo Offers Its Solution For Government Shutdown

  

  The government shutdown is entering its second week, and so far, their doesn't seem to be any solution in sight. Trump insists he wants money for his wall --... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Admired Of 2018 Are Barack And Michelle Obama

  

  Gallup has released its annual poll on the most admired man and woman of the year. For 2018, Barack Obama remains the most admired man, and Michelle Obama is th... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Which Candidates Excite Democrats (& Independents)?

  

  It's more than a year away from the first primaries/caucuses to pick a Democrat to oppose Trump in the 2020 election. What will determine who the Democrats... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Approval Drops As He Is Blamed For Shutdown

  

  If Trump was hoping that he could increase his approval by shutting down the government (and trying to blame Democrats), then he was spectacularly wrong. Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump/GOP Obamacare Sabotage Has Raised Premiums

  

  Trump promised less expensive health insurance that would cover all Americans during his campaign. Instead, he and the GOP sabotaged Obamacare without... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Job Approval Of Post-WWII Presidents After 705 Days

  

  The chart above is from fivethirtyeight.com. It shows the average job approval of each president since World War II. Trump approval is only 41.9%. Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• From EPI: 12 Important Charts On U.S. Economy In 2018

  

  These charts are from the Economic Policy Institute: Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Guts The IRS To Help The Rich Get Even More

  

  (Cartoon image is by Arend van Dam at cagle.com.) If there's one thing the Republicans want to do, it's make rich people even richer. Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Majority Believes Trump Will Not Be Re-Elected In 2020

  

  It's still a couple of years before the next presidential election and things could change, but a clear majority of registered voters don't believe Trump will b... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY