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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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Hillary Currently Leads All The Leading GOP Candidates
This is exactly why I think Hillary Clinton should be the Democratic nominee for president in 2016. The most important thing is to keep an extremist GOP... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
SOTU Speech A "Game-Changer" For Those Who Watched
I thought President Obama's State of the Union speech was excellent -- maybe his best one yet. But it's not important what I thought, since I already supported... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Like These Two Obama Executive Actions
Since it has become more than obvious that nothing of any importance is going to come out of the Republican-controlled Congress, President Obama has decided to... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Missives From America's Two Best Senators
America's two best senators, Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts), have both sent their supporters a new message. I think both are... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Public's View On The Two Major Political Parties
These two charts show what the American public thinks of the two major political parties in the United States. The top chart shows the positive views of the... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Polls Agree That Obama's Job Approval Is Rebounding
I have posted recently about the rebound in President Obama's job approval ratings. To show this is not a figment of my imagination, I bring you these charts... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Details Of President Obama's New Tax Proposal
(The above image was found at Misfit Politics.) The image above represents what the tax burden looks like to working and middle class Americans. Read more
Posted on 21 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
MLK Was Only One Of The Civil Rights Heroes
Yesterday was the holiday marking the life and accomplishments of Martin Luther King, Jr. I consider Dr. King to be an American hero, and to honor his holiday... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Oppose GOP's 40-Hour Limit For Insurance
The Republicans have changed their tactic in opposing Obamacare. After trying some 50 times in the last Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act, they have... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Know Corporations Don't Pay Enough Taxes
The Republicans in Congress are still wanting to lower the "tax burden" on corporations. They claim it is too high, and lowering it will create jobs. That is a... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Support For And Against Presidential Ambitions Of Candidates
I found this survey interesting because it doesn't ask the members of each party who they would vote for in a primary. Instead, it asks which candidates they... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
It Is Now Obvious That Racism Is Still A Problem In U.S.
The top chart shows the views of the American public on race relations in the United States over the last decade. It comes from the recent NBC News / Wall Stree... Read more
Posted on 19 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Latest National Poll On Presidential Preferences
These charts come from a new Economist / YouGov Poll done between January 10th and 12th with a random national sample of 1,000 adults. Read more
Posted on 19 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
No One Willingly Accepts The Terrible Burden Of Poverty
The congressional Republicans and their teabaggers friends want us to believe that the poor are in poverty because that's what they want -- because they are... Read more
Posted on 19 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Plurality Of Americans Ready To Condemn Islam
This chart was made from a recent Rasmussen Poll -- done on January 11th and 12th of a random national sample of 800 likely voters, with a margin of error of 3.... Read more
Posted on 18 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Small, But Significant, Victory For Religious Freedom
There are two ways to fight religious bigotry and exclusivity in this country -- go to court to try and stop government involvement in religious activities, or... Read more
Posted on 18 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Israel No Longer Inhabits The Moral High Ground
After World War II, most nations were shocked at what had happened to the jewish people in Europe (and embarrassed by their failure to act on that earlier). Read more
Posted on 18 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Number Of Poor Children In School Is Still Growing
The rich have more money than ever before, the corporations are making bigger profits than ever before, and the stock market continues to grow and set record... Read more
Posted on 18 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Supreme Court Says It Will Decide Same-Sex Marriage Issue
The movement for marriage equality has made a lot of progress in the last few years. Currently 36 states (with 70% of the nation's population) allow same-sex... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
About 46% Of Americans Are Still Struggling In This Economy
I found this Gallup Poll interesting. It's a slightly different way of looking at how Americans are doing in this economy. Every year since 2008 (the first... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY