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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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Americans Are Warmer To All Religious Groups But One
The charts above are from a survey by the Pew Research Center between January 9th and 23rd. They questioned 4,248 adults, and the survey has a margin of error o... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
4 Out Of 5 Americans Want NATO Alliance Maintained
Donald Trump has said that NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is no longer relevant, and he has intimated that the United States may not honor its NATO... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Rather Says Russian Scandal Could Be As Big As Watergate
The following post from Dan Rather is well worth reading and thinking about: Watergate is the biggest political scandal of my lifetime, until maybe now. Read more
Posted on 19 February 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
More Bad News For An Incredibly Unpopular President
It just keeps getting worse for Donald Trump. He wants the public to believe that he's a popular president, but nothing could be farther from the truth. Read more
Posted on 18 February 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Open Letter From Mental Health Professionals On Trump
(Cartoon image is by Arend Van Dam at cagle.com.) The following open letter, sent to the New York Times, is from 35 mental health professionals -- warning... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Donald Trump Should Stop Telling This Easily Exposed Lie
Donald Trump's recent press conference was full of lies. That's no surprise. Lies are his first line of defense when questioned. But there is one lie that he ha... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Elizabeth Warren's Comment On The Defeat Of Puzder
The following is the e-mail Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) sent to her supporters regarding the defeat of Trump's choice for Labor Secretary... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Survey Shows Trump's Numbers Are NOT Improving
These charts are from a new survey done by the Pew Research Center between February 7th and 12th of a random national sample of 1,503 adults, with a margin of... Read more
Posted on 17 February 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Irish Bookmaker Sets Trump Impeachment Odds At 2/1
It seems that Europeans want to bet on Donald Trump, and the Irish bookmaker PADDYPOWER has over 100 bets you can make about Trump. Read more
Posted on 17 February 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Lifelong GOP Judge Calls For Trump To Be Impeached
The following article was written by Mark P. Painter (pictured), a lifelong Republican and a judge for 30 years in Ohio. It was written for cincinnati.com. As... Read more
Posted on 17 February 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Majority Of Americans Think Trump Will Start A War
It seems that Americans not only think Donald Trump is dishonest (48% to 35%), unqualified (50% to 38%), and not level-headed enough (52% to 34%) to be... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Biggest Joke In The Administration (Outside Of Trump)
(This caricature of Kellyanne Conway is by DonkeyHotey.) Kellyanne Conway is not the worst person or the most dangerous person in the Trump administration. Read more
Posted on 16 February 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Real Question Is "Who Told Flynn To Call Russia?"
The media is full of questions about Michael Flynn and his negotiations with Russian officials during the presidential campaign (when it was illegal for him to... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Flynn Was Just The Tip Of A Nasty Orange Iceberg
Michael Flynn is out as the National Security Advisor for the Trump administration. He lasted less than a month -- a record short term for aides of a modern... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Still Want To See Trump's Tax Returns
I think Trump and his aides thought the tax return issue would go away once he became president. It hasn't. In fact, it has not diminished at all. Read more
Posted on 15 February 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
There's A Reason For Texas' High Teen Pregnancy Rate
Texas ranks third in the nation for having a high teen pregnancy rate (73 out of every 1000), behind New Mexico (80) and Mississippi (76). And it leads the... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Admin. - "Malevolence Tempered By Incompetence"
The following is from the New York Times column of Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman. When I travel to Asia, I’m fairly often met at the airport by... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Plurality Of Americans Say Valentine's Day Is Overrated
My celebration of this mini-holiday (Valentine's Day) is to bring you the results of this recent YouGov Poll -- done between January 27th and 30th of a random... Read more
Posted on 14 February 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most Religious People Now Accepting Of LGBT Community
A significant majority of Americans have accepted that the LGBT community should have the same rights as all other Americans. That has been true for a couple... Read more
Posted on 14 February 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Why Americans Have Such A Low Opinion Of Congress
Donald Trump is not liked by a majority of Americans, and a majority also view him as not doing a good job. But his numbers look great when compared to those... Read more
Posted on 14 February 2017 POLITICS, SOCIETY
