Jobsanger
A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
MY BLOGS
-
jobsanger
http://jobsanger.blogspot.com/
A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 14541 )
-
Weekly Church Attendance Is Low In The United States
Right-wing fundamentalists want Americans to believe the United States is a religious nation -- specifically a christian nation. Read more
Posted on 22 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Portrait Of The Non-Religious In The United States
The chart above was made using 2012 numbers. Those numbers may be slightly higher in 2015 -- since the trend for decades now has been an increase in the number... Read more
Posted on 22 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Religiosity And Atheism In The World And The U.S.
The information in the graphs and charts above comes from a WINN-Gallup International Poll from 2012 (not connected to the more widely known Gallup Poll). But... Read more
Posted on 22 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Racism Is Still Around And It's As Blatant As Ever
I was angry when I saw this image the other day, because it happened in my home state. It's a picture of some students from Flower Mound (just north of the... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most Say Same-Sex Marriage Bans Are Unconstitutional
There are 37 states now where same-sex couples can legally get married, and another 9 states where the bans on same-sex marriage have been declared... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GP Says Racial Justice Requires New Economic Models
We have made some progress toward racial equality in the United States, but the last few years have made it clear that we still have a long way to go. What can... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Texas Registers Its First Same-Sex Marriage
A San Antonio federal judge ruled that the same-sex marriage ban in Texas was unconstitutional. That happened a couple of months ago, but that judge stayed his... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Wal-Mart Announces It Will Raise Worker Wages
If you had any doubt that a giant corporation could be pressured into changing, then this should satisfy that doubt. After months of worker demonstrations, a... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Majority Of Americans Want Normalcy With Cuba
For more than half a century now, the United States has treated Cuba differently than it treats any other country -- with an embargo on trade, a restriction on... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The President Presents A 5-Point Plan To Defeat Extremism
Yesterday, President Obama gave an excellent speech at the Summit on Countering Violent Extremism. In it, he made it clear that this is not a battle between... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Obamacare Is Still A Growing Nightmare For The GOP
Last year's total sign-ups through Obamacare for private insurance purchases topped all expectations, and finished with more than 8 million people purchasing... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Is The United States Still A "Puritanical" Country ?
There is no doubt that prior to the late 1960's, the United States was a "puritanical" country. Nudity and sex were topics that could not be discussed openly,... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Clinton Vs. GOP Hopefuls IN Colorado, Iowa, And Virginia
The Quinnipiac University Poll recently looked at three states that are considered by many to be "swing states" in the 2016 election -- Colorado, Iowa, and... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
has become my favorite justice on the current United States Supreme Court. She may be small of stature, but she has a huge heart, a giant spirit, and an... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The GOP Is Flirting With Danger On DHS Funding Bill
I posted yesterday about the political game the congressional Republicans are playing with funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Read more
Posted on 18 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Congressional Approval Remains Historically Low
This chart is from surveys taken by the Gallup Poll on the openings of each new Congress for the last 11 times. The latest survey was done between February 8th... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Marijuana Users Do NOT Pose A Safety Risk When Driving
A few years ago, California voted on whether to legalize the recreational use of marijuana -- and the measure failed in a close vote. Read more
Posted on 18 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Jill Is Coming To Texas
For those of you in Texas who don't see the Democratic Party (or its probable candidate for 2016, Hillary Clinton) as progressive enough for your taste, there i... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP Ready To Shut Down Homeland Security Department
When the Republicans won control of both houses of Congress, new Majority Leader Mitch McConnell assured everyone that there would be no shutdowns of government. Read more
Posted on 17 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Once Again See Russia As Their Primary Enemy
Since the break-up of the Soviet Union, the American public has had a much more benign view of Russia. Note in the above chart that as late as 2011 and 2012 ver... Read more
Posted on 17 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY