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• Minnesota Voters Did Not Want Sen. Franken To Resign

  

  Senator Al Franken has said he will resign his senate seat in a few days (January 2nd). I am sorry to see him go. He was a reliable voice and vote for... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Has Abdicated U.S. Leadership In The World

  

  (Cartoon image of Trump is by Ben Jennings at i-news.) Since World War II ended, the United States has been a leader in the world -- encouraging freedom,... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Says Trump Has NOT Made U.S. Safer From Terrorism

  

  One of Donald Trump's campaign promises was to make the United States safe from terrorism. That has turned out to be just another of his many lies. Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• More Refugees Now Than At The End Of World War II

  

  The number of refugees worldwide is at an all-time high. Currently there are 65.3 million refugees -- about one out of every 113 people on the planet, and more... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 2017 Job Creation Was Not As Great As Trump Claims

  

  Trump has bragged several times about what a great job of growing jobs his administration has done -- even though he did nothing to spur growth or job creation. Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Donald Trump - The Laziest And Most Corrupt President

  

  Donald Trump has not only taken more vacation days than any president in recent history, but he has spent all that vacation time at businesses that he owns --... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obama And Clinton Still Top Gallup's Most Admired List

  

  This has to make the narcissist in the White House very unhappy. The Gallup Poll has released their annual survey of the men and women who are most admired by... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• More Evidence Of The Public's Dislike Of Trump

  

  These charts reflect the results of the newest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between December 24th and 26th of a random national sample of 1,500 adults... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Do Endorsements Matter In A Political Race? (Not Much)

  

  In the last presidential election, Hollywood turned out big for Hillary Clinton -- she still lost. In Alabama, Trump and other Republicans got behind the GOP... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Research Shows Raising Minimum Wage Does NOT Kill Jobs

  

  (This photo of Nick Hanauer is from the Business Insider.) Venture Capitalist Nick Hanauer explodes the old myth that raising the minimum wage kills jobs in thi... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why Are Republicans Going To Hurt Their Own Voters ?

  

  The Republicans just passed a tax reform bill that gives the rich and corporations massive tax cuts. Their new tax law also increases the deficit by $1... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Still Has A Very Low Opinion Of Donald Trump

  

  Trump's job approval numbers remain very low. Part of that is because he has accomplished very little except to overturn some Obama policies by executive order... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Nursing Is The Most Respected Profession In The U.S.

  

  The Gallup Poll has done its annual poll on which are the most and least respected professions in the United States. They did their survey between December 4th... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The "Horror" Of Living In A Socialist Country

  

  We are told by our corporate-owned politicians that it is terrible for people living in a socialist country. American ex-pat Alison Gerber shows us that the... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Wants Congresspersons Who Will Compromise

  

  The Republican Congress is proud of itself for passing tax reform and avoiding a government shutdown (at least for now). But while they may be proud of their... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Thinks Trump Is Meaner Than Scrooge Or The Grinch

  

  The Public Policy Polling survey done of 862 registered voters (moe 3.3 points) on December 11th and 12th asked a couple of humorous questions in light of the... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Is Far From Selling The Public On It's Tax Plan

  

  The Republicans in Congress have passed their new "tax reform", and Donald Trump has signed it into law. But neither has been able to convince the American... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democrats Are Energized & Running Candidates Everywhere

  

  In the past few elections, Democrats have not run candidates in many very red areas -- because those candidates usually finished very badly. Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Happy Winter Solstice Holiday

  

  ((Image is from mnn.com.) I wish all my readers a very happy winter solstice holiday -- no matter how you celebrate it. I hope you have a wonderful and safe... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Only 55% Say They Celebrate Xmas As Religious Holiday

  

  On this holiday, celebrated by 88% of all Americans, I thought you might find this survey by the Pew Research Center interesting. Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY