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• In No State Can Min. Wage Worker Afford A 2-Bedroom Apt.

  

  Shouldn't any person willing to work hard at a full-time job make a livable wage? Most Americans would say yes, but that is just not the case for millions of... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Majority Still Thinks Trump Will Get Us Into A War

  

  Poll after poll has shown that the public doesn't approve of the job Donald Trump is doing -- and that they don't trust him. But there is another aspect of his... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Are U.S. Corporations Preparing To "Cut And Run" ?

  

  (Cartoon image is by Hajo de Reijger at cagle.com.) Here is a thought-provoking and pretty scary article from Gordon Later and Greg LeRoy at the Economic... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Whatever Happened To The "Hippies" ?

  

  (I took this picture of a "Hippie" Drum Circle in Woodstock, New York just a few years ago.) The society in the United States in the 1950's and 1960's was a ver... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• There's Still Wide Job Disapproval For Donald Trump

  

  YouGov has just released its latest poll, and it shows Donald Trump is not winning the public over. He still has only 39% job approval to 52% disapproval -- a... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Case For Obstruction Of Justice By Trump

  

  (Cartoon image is by Jeff Darcy in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.) The following is an editorial in the New York Times by Daniel Hemel and Eric Posner (law... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Reversal Of Obama Cuban Policy Mostly Bluster & BS

  

  (Caricature of Donald Trump is by DonkeyHotey.) "I am canceling the last administration's completely one-sided deal with Cuba." Those were the words of Donald... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Has Seriously Damaged U.S. Reputation Globally

  

  If you have any doubt that Donald Trump has damaged the reputation of this country around the world, then please take a look at this chart. This poll was done b... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Business Leaders Have Poor View Of Trump

  

  Donald Trump has always bragged about his business acumen, and told voters he would apply that to the presidency. But CEO's and other business leaders aren't to... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Is Also Doing Poorly In Bright Red Texas

  

  Texas is a red state. It hasn't elected a Democrat to statewide office in about a quarter of a century, and it voted solidly for Donald Trump in the 2016... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Says Trump Doesn't Respect Democratic Institutions

  

  This poll shows how little respect the public has for Donald Trump. Americans are proud of their democracy, and the institutions created by the Constitution to... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• YES! The Virginia Shooter Is A Terrorist!

  

  There's a lot of truth in the graphic above. if a muslim had done the shooting in Virginia (in which Republicans had been targeted), everyone would be talking... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump's Infrastructure Plan Will Cut Taxes For Corporations And Increase Taxes...

  

  Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich looks at Donald Trump's infrastructure plan, and concludes it's a scam. He says: At a roundtable discussion with state... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• We Are NOT Enemies - Of The Country Or Each Other

  

  This picture (from ABC News) is of a home-grown American terrorist. He took a rifle and shot five people in Virginia on Wednesday -- including House Majority... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Majority Of The Public Disagrees With Trump On Issues

  

  Donald Trump doesn't just have a problem with the public disapproving of the job he is doing. A majority of the public also disagrees with the stands he has... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Has Record Low Job Approval In Weekly Gallup Poll

  

  The chart above reflects the weekly job approval of Donald Trump since he has assumed office. Note that the most recent weekly job approval average is only 37%... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Should Trump Be Excused Because He Is "New" Politically ?

  

  The other day, Speaker Ryan tried to defend Donald Trump by saying he is a political newcomer, and is still learning how politics is done in Washington. Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Renewable Energy Production Exceeding All Expectations

  

  [The large Barren Ridge solar panel array near Mojave, California. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)] Here's a bit of good news from ARS Technica: The Energy... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Assaulting Reporters Is OK With 41% Of Republicans

  

  I don't know about you, but I find this chart very troubling. A democracy cannot exist without a free press, and yet more than four out of ten Republicans... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Congressional Job Approval Remains Extremely Low

  

  Donald Trump has some very poor job approval numbers, but his numbers look good when compared to the numbers of the Republican-dominated Congress. Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY