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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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Everyone In America Pays Taxes - Even The Poor
(The image above is from quotations.about.com.) Elected Republican officials love to tell anyone who will listen that too many people don't pay taxes in the... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
President Obama's Job Approval Rebounds, But the Job Approval Of Congress...
The congressional Republicans have been telling anyone who would listen that President Obama's job approval is dismally low, while the American people have give... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP Puts Homeland Security In Danger To Defy President
After waiting for years for Congress to act on immigration reform, President Obama finally took some action on his own. In 2012, he issued an executive order... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Obama Challenges Congress To Guarantee Paid Sick Time
The charts above should shame all Americans. The top chart shows that the United States is the only developed country that doesn't provide at least some paid... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
55% Of Discretionary Budget Is Bloated Military Spending
The charts above, from the National Priorities Project, show the 2015 discretionary budget for the United States. The discretionary budget is that portion of th... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Overwhelmingly Rejects Teaching "Abstinence-Only"
George W. Bush bowed to the religious right during his presidency, and reversed government policy on sex education in public schools. Read more
Posted on 15 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Republican Presidential Preferences Of Iowa GOP Voters
It's looking like Mitt Romney wants to make another run at the presidency. He's met with all his campaign aides from 2012, and has been making the rounds of... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Thinks Media Should Be Able To Satirize Religion
It's been kind of disappointing since the murder of the Charlie Hebdo satirical cartoonists. One poll shows that 75% of the American public thinks muslim... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
114th Congress Opens With Abysmal Approval Ratings
The 114th Congress has opened, but the public is not ready to believe they will be any better than the last couple of Congresses. Read more
Posted on 14 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Senator Warren Says NO To Presidential Run (Again)
We progressives are a hard-headed lot, and most of the time that's a good trait. It allows us to continue the good fight even when the odds are against us and... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Same-Sex Marriage Ban Overturned In South Dakota
There are only 14 states left where same-sex couples cannot legally get married -- the states shown in white on the map above. Read more
Posted on 13 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Dems Fight Back With Tax Cut For Ordinary Americans
The Republicans have tried to position themselves as the "tax cut" party -- and they have been fairly successful in doing that. Read more
Posted on 13 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
42% Of Public Thinks WMDs Were Found In Iraq
These charts were made from information contained in a Fairleigh Dickinson University Survey -- conducted between December 8th and 15th of a random national... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Senator Elizabeth Warren Should NOT Run For President
(This caricature of Sen. Elizabeth Warren is by DonkeyHotey.) A fairly sizable portion of progressives want Senator Elizabeth Warren to run for president, and... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Obamacare Grows In Popularity As Uninsured % Declines
Here's a bit of good news for Democrats. Support for the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) continues to grow. About 46% of Americans now say they approve of the... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Fox News Is Still Dumbing Down It's Daily Viewers
I have posted before about surveys that showed Fox News viewers had less knowledge of current events than the viewers of other news sources. Now there is a new... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Liberals Up By 5 Points In 10 Years & Are Plurality Of Dems
The charts above show a small bit of good news. In the last ten years, the percentage of liberals in the general population has grown by 5% (from 19% in 2004... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Have A Double Standard About Religion
After the latest violent attack (in Paris) perpetrated by an extremist segment of the muslim religion, many muslims (including many imams) have registered... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Brzezinski Is Wrong - Satire Is Vital For A Democracy
I have often disagreed with Zbigniew Brzezinski (pictured), even though he served in a Democratic administration. But I have to say, his latest remarks (made... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Look At Financial Security/Insecurity In The United States
We often talk about the rich and the poor in the United States -- but we don't often define exactly what groups make up the rich and poor (or those in the... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY