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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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Trump Budget Will Kill More People Than All Terrorist Attacks
(Photo is by Jim Lo Scalzo at Getty Images.) The following post is from Hunter at Daily Kos: Meals on Wheels. How far do you have to get down the scale of... Read more
Posted on 18 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Budget Throws Many Americans Under The Bus
(The graphic above is from Bloomberg News.) Donald Trump has released his proposed budget for 2018. It is ludicrous and horrifying at the same time -- and... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most Americans Want To Keep Obamacare (And Fix It)
Obamacare has not been an overwhelmingly popular program with the general public -- that is, until they saw what the Republicans wanted to replace it with. Read more
Posted on 17 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Donald Trump's Job Approval By Population Group
The chart above is from the Gallup Poll. It shows the average job approval of Donald Trump between January 20th and March 8th, using a random national sample... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Budget Would Stop Funding For "Meals On Wheels"
Donald Trump's budget shows just how little he cares for Americans that aren't rich. The elderly supported Trump in larger numbers than any other group in the... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
One 12-Year-Old Trump Tax Return Has Been Leaked
On her Tuesday night show, Rachel Maddow revealed that one of Donald Trump tax returns had been leaked to her -- and she revealed it to her viewing audience. Read more
Posted on 16 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Is NOT Enamored With The GOP's Health Plan
The charts above are from two new polls, and reflect how the public feels about the Republican plan to replace Obamacare (and what they feel should be done... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Still Disapproves Of Trump (& Would Prefer Obama)
Donald Trump has still failed to win over a majority of the American public. By a 7 point margin, they still disapprove of the job he is doing (43% to 50%). Read more
Posted on 16 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP's Health Plan Is Class Warfare (By The Rich)
(Cartoon image is by Adam Zyglis in The Buffalo News.) The following is part of an excellent article by Dylan Matthews at Vox.com: The Republican plan would... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public's View Of Global Warming At Odds With GOP View
The American people are starting to accept the truth about Global Climate Change (i.e., global warming). About 68% currently believe that global warming is... Read more
Posted on 15 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Charts Shows How Bad The GOP "Plan" Really Is
Paul Ryan and Donald Trump continue to lie to Americans about how good their health care "plan" for all citizens. That would be laughable if it did not hurt so... Read more
Posted on 15 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Republicans Want To Destroy Your Genetic Privacy
(This illustration is from the website geneplanet.com.) Privacy is an important concept to most Americans, and it has been placed in danger by the enormous... Read more
Posted on 15 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's Immigration Policy May Actually Hurt Job Creation
Donald Trump has promised to create millions of new jobs in this country. But the policies he's pushing will not do that. His plan to create jobs by slashing... Read more
Posted on 15 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
CBO Estimates 26 Million Will Lose Health Insurance
It looks like the Republican's replacement plan for Obamacare is even worse than expected. The Brooking Institute had estimated that a minimum of 15 million... Read more
Posted on 14 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most Want A Special Prosecutor To Investigate Russian Ties
Donald Trump has done everything he can think of to divert the public's attention away from the growing realization that many of his aides had ties to Russian... Read more
Posted on 14 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's 10 Step Process For Turning Lies Into Half-Truths
(Cartoon image is by Bill Day at cagle.com.) The following post is by Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich: Earlier this year the Wall Street Journal’s... Read more
Posted on 14 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Don't Trust Sessions And Want Him To Resign
When Jeff Sessions testified under oath before Congress in his nomination hearings, he denied having any contact with Russian officials during the presidential... Read more
Posted on 13 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Ryan Blames Poor/Working People For Losing Insurance
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) was on Face the Nation: QUESTION: How many will lose coverage under GOP health plan? PAUL RYAN: “I can’t answer that question. It’s up... Read more
Posted on 13 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Doesn't Believe Trump's Wiretapping Allegation
Donald Trump (and his administration flunkies) have told well over 100 verifiable lies in the less than two months he has been in office. Read more
Posted on 13 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Helping Working Women Would Be Huge Boost For Economy
The following post was written by Elise Gould and Jessica Schieder for the Economic Policy Institute: Women hold 49.5 percent of payroll jobs. Read more
Posted on 13 March 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY
