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• The Unemployment Rate Rises By 0.2% In June

  

  The Labor Department has released its statistics for the month of June, and it shows the downward trend of the unemployment rate has stopped. The rate actually... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democrats - This Is NOT The Time For Civility

  

  Recently, some Trump officials have been bothered while eating out in a restaurant. One (Sarah Sanders) was even asked to leave by the owners. Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Scott Pruitt "Resigns" (Was Fired) As EPA Administrator

  

  (Cartoon image is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.) On Thursday, Trump sent the tweet above, announcing that he had accepted the resignation of... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Who Is The Most Popular Supreme Court Justice ?

  

  With the announced retirement of Justice Kennedy, I thought it would be interesting to see what the public thought of each of the Supreme Court justices -- and... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Is Not Winning Any Friends Over Immigration Policy

  

  In an effort to appease his base, Donald Trump has followed through on his campaign promises on immigration. But while that pleases his racist and xenophobic... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Republican Party Must Be Destroyed (For Its Own Good)

  

  (Cartoon image is by Gary Varvel in The Indianapolis Star.) Regular readers of this blog will know I am a progressive Democrat. I have never voted for a... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Still Has A Very Low Opinion Of Donald Trump

  

  Trump's job approval has been upside-down since he was sworn in. This is not only because he's done a poor job in leading the country, but people just don't hav... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Poll Supports The Idea Of A Blue Wave

  

  These charts reflect the results of a new Quinnipiac University Poll -- done between June 27th and July 1st of a national sample of 1,020 voters, with a 3.7... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Only A Tiny Minority Want Roe Vs. Wade Overturned

  

  Donald Trump has expressed his desire to overturn the Supreme Court decision in Roe vs. Wade (which guaranteed the right of women to control their own bodies... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Great Negotiator Has Yet To Do A Single Deal For U.S.

  

  (This image of Trump is a painting by Jim Carrey.) During his campaign, Donald Trump claimed to be a great negotiator. He promised Americans that he would... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Half Of Americans Think Donald Trump Is A Racist

  

  Is Donald Trump a racist? About half of Americans think so. About 49% say they believe he is a racist, while 47% say he is not. Men say he's not by a 16 point... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Percentage Extremely Proud To Be American Below 50%

  

  Today is the Fourth of July -- the day we celebrate the birth of our country. It's probably the most patriotic holiday that we have. That makes it particularly... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Evidence Emerges That Trump Got Played By Kim

  

  That's the tweet Trump published after his meeting with Kim Jong-Un in Singapore. He claimed that there is no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea, because... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Nothing Can Stop U.S. From Becoming More Diverse

  

  The current anti-immigration efforts by Trump and his Republican cohorts are a futile effort to stave off the demographic changes happening to the population... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is The 2018 Election A Referendum On Trump? YES!

  

  (Cartoon image is by Adam Zyglis in The Buffalo News.) Is the 2018 election a referendum on Donald Trump, or is it to be decided on local issues (or some messag... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Top 10% Controls 78% Of All Wealth In The U.S.

  

  The chart above is from The Atlantic magazine (using figures compiled by UC Berkley economists Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman). It shows the wealth... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump's "Charity" Was Just A Slush Fund To Avoid Taxes

  

  (Cartoon image is by Robert Ariail in The State.) The federal government doesn't make charities pay taxes. That's because the funds donated to those charities... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Doesn't Believe Trump's Lies About Immigrant Crime

  

  Donald Trump based his campaign on trying to scare the public about immigration. He called undocumented immigrants rapists, murderers, and gang members, and... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S. Public Doesn't Like Trump Immigration Policies

  

  Does the United States set a good moral example for the rest of the world these days? A significant majority of 58% of the American public says no, while only... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Confidence In Religion Has Fallen Dramatically

  

  The chart above is from a recent Gallup Poll -- done between June 1st and 13th of a national sample of 1,520 adults, with a 3 point margin of error. Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY