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• 115th Congress Has Very Low Approval From The Public

  

  These two charts show that the American public still has a very low opinion of the job being done by the 115th Congress -- and that low opinion crosses all... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hawking Blasts Trump Withdrawal From Paris Agreement

  

  The photo image of Professor Stephen Hawking and the article segment below are from the BBC. The leaders of other countries were shocked when Donald Trump... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Mueller's "Collusion" Investigation Widens To Include Pro-Trump Websites And...

  

  (Trump photo is from Blasting News.) Here is part of an article on the collusion investigation of Donald Trump. It was written by Julian Borger for The Guardian. Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• People Still Believe Trump Is Likely To Get Us In War

  

  This chart was made from information in a recent Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between June 25th and 27th of a random national sample of 1,500 adults... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Still Trusts The Media More Than Trump

  

  It's no secret that Donald Trump is waging a war with the mainstream media. He is upset that they report on his lies and half-truths, instead of just parroting... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Majority Of States Balking At Providing Voter Info To Trump

  

  It is tearing up Donald Trump's narcissistic personality that he got 3 million less votes than Hillary Clinton did in the 2016 election -- causing many American... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Happy Fourth Of July

  

  I wish all of my readers a very happy Fourth of July -- the holiday that celebrates the birth of our nation. I would also like to remind you that resistance to ... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Trusts Parts Of Government - But Not Others

  

  As we celebrate the birth of our nation, the trust in its government is not great. While significant majorities trust the FBI/CIA (60%) and the courts (59%), an... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Six Out Of Ten People Believe Our Congress Is Corrupt

  

  Congress is the branch of our federal government that is closest to the American people, but many Americans have lost faith in that institution. They believe... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Few Facts Most Conservatives Would Rather Ignore

  

  At Daily Kos, Richard Riis has listed 13 facts about this country that most conservatives would rather ignore. Here are my favorites from his list: *... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump's Attacks On The Media Endangers Our Democracy

  

  (Image of the First Amendment is from the website of Michael Owens.) Our Founding Fathers understood the value of a free and independent press. Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Will (Can) Trump Stand Up To Putin At G20 Summit ?

  

  The chart above was made from info in a new Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between June 25th and 27th of a random national sample of 1,500 adults (including... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S. Should Guarantee Paid Sick Leave For All Workers

  

  The United States is the only developed nation that does not guarantee all workers at least some paid sick leave (and one of the very few in the entire world). Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Does Trump Even Care About Healthcare For Americans ?

  

  (Caricature of Donald Trump is by the inimitable DonkeyHotey.) During his campaign for the presidency, Donald Trump promised his followers that he would... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Nevada Becomes The 5th State For Legal Marijuana

  

  (This map on legal marijuana is from governing.com.) Yesterday (July 1st), Nevada became the fifth state where the sale and possession of small amounts of... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The (Really Bad) Numbers For Senate's "Health" Plan

  

  Senate Majority Leader McConnell is still trying to convince enough of his fellow Republicans to vote for the Senate's version of Trumpcare (BCRA). Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• More Trust Democrats On Healthcare Than GOP Or Trump

  

  The pie chart above was made with information in a new USA Today / Suffolk University Poll -- done between June 24th and 27th of a random national sample of... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Tries To Blackmail MSNBC's "Morning Joe" Show

  

  (This image of Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough on "Morning Joe" is from msnbc.com.) The mainstream media (and social media) have been full of news about... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• BCRA Will Cause 208,500 Unnecessary Deaths By 2026

  

  The charts above are from an article at Vox.com written by Ann Crawford-Roberts, Nichole Roxas, and Ichiro Kawachi. It concerns a study they have done on the... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Revised Estimate Shows Senate Bill Worse Than Thought

  

  The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) predicted that the Senate bill (BCRA) would cost about 22 million Americans their health insurance. Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY