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• The People's Budget - Parts 7 And 8

  

  In opposition to the mean-spirited budgets proposed by Donald Trump and the congressional Republicans, the Congressional Progressive Caucus has released their... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Public Is Not Sold On Trump's Tax Cut Proposal

  

  Donald Trump's tax cut proposal was pretty clear about the cuts he wants for corporations and for the rich, but it was much more vague about what would happen t... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Polls Agree: Trump's Job Approval Is Still Upside-Down

  

  This chart is from RealClearPolitics. It shows that between April 17th and May 8th 11 major polls have been conducted on Donald Trump's job approval by the... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• More Now Say Gov. Is Responsible For Insuring Health Care

  

  I found this Rasmussen Poll (done on May 7th and 8th of a random national sample of 1,000 likely voters, with a 3 point margin of error) to be interesting. Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The People's Budget - Parts Five And Six

  

  In opposition to the odious and onerous budgets proposed by Donald Trump and the congressional Republicans, the Congressional Progressive Caucus has released it... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Economists Agree: Trump Tax Plan Will NOT Pay For Itself

  

  The charts above are from a recent University of Chicago School of Business survey released on May 2nd. They asked 37 respected economists two questions. A) Do... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Conservative Newspaper Eviscerates Trumpcare

  

  Only the most ignorant and hardcore trumpistas could support the abomination called Trumpcare passed by the Republicans in the House of Representatives. Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Majority Says GOP Congress Is Too Conservative

  

  The Republicans elected to Congress like to think that the United States is a conservative country -- and that they are just doing what the people want done wit... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The People's Budget - Parts 3 And 4

  

  The Congressional Progressive Caucus has countered the Trump and GOP budget proposals with one of their own -- called The People's Budget: A Roadmap For The... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• More Think Trump Will Increase Their Taxes - Not Cut Them

  

  This is interesting. More Americans think Trump will increase their taxes instead of decrease them (38% to 25%) -- a significant gap of 13 points. Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• France Chooses Moderate Change - Rejects Bigotry

  

  Last November, the American people had a choice between a person who offered moderate and sensible change, and a person who who promised a radical and bigoted... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The People's Budget - Parts One And Two

  

  Donald Trump has released a broad outline of the budget he would like to see for 2018. It's a horrifying document that would drastically slash all domestic... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Racism Made The GOP Abandon Their Own Health Plan

  

  Most people have forgotten (or never knew) that the health care plan now known as Obamacare was originally an idea developed by conservative Republicans. Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• States Voting For Trump Hurt The Most By GOP Health Bill

  

  If there was ever an example of a politician shooting himself in the foot, it has to be Donald Trump's support of the GOP's health care bill that narrowly passe... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 8 Charts Giving A Picture Of Immigration To The U.S.

  

  These charts are from the Pew Research Center. They give us an interesting portrait of immigration in the United States. Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• This Republican Won't Meet With Constituents

  

  This is for those of you who live in Texas' U.S. House District 25 -- or just want to show this Republican your displeasure over what the House Republicans are... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Unemployment Rate Falls By 0.1% In April

  

  The Labor Department has released the employment statistics for the month of April. It shows that 211,000 new jobs were created, and the unemployment rate fell... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP "Health" Bill Gives Dems Much Better Chance In 2018

  

  (The House Republicans celebrated the passage of their odious "health care" plan with a "selfie".) There's a lot to dislike in the health care bill passed by... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Presidential Grades After 100 Days In Office

  

  I just thought this was interesting. The Economist / YouGov Poll (done between April 29th and May 2nd of a random national sample of 1,500 adults, with a 3. Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Americans Oppose Cutting Taxes For The Rich

  

  Donald Trump wants to give the richest Americans (and corporations) a huge tax cuts. That flies in the face of what most Americans want to see. Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY