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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 16965 )
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Trump Wins - America Loses
(Caricature of Donald Trump is by DonkeyHotey.) Donald Trump has won the presidency. That is not a good thing. It means: Xenophobia has won. Racism has won.... Read more
Posted on 09 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
All Of The Final Major Presidential Election Polls
Here, in one place, are the final polls of 16 major polling organizations on the 2016 presidential race, and the RealClearPolitics average. Read more
Posted on 08 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Clinton Wins The Nationwide Mock High School Election
Northfield Mount Hermon has once again conducted its nationwide mock presidential election. Over 74,000 high school students participated in the election, and... Read more
Posted on 08 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Lastest Polls Shows Hillary Clinton With 3 To 4 Point Edge
This is the last NBC News / Wall Street Journal Poll to be released before election day. It was done between November 3rd and 5th of a random national sample... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Survey Shows Trump Lying About Undocumented Immigrants
In his presidential campaign, Donald Trump has tried to scare American voters about undocumented immigrants. He has said there is an explosion of new... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Only 8.9% Of Americans Are Currently Uninsured
These charts are from a new survey by the National Center for Health Statistics. As the top chart shows, only 12.4% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 64... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
No! Texas Will Not (And Can Not) Secede From The U.S.
(This image is from The Daily Beast.) Once again, the idea of Texas seceding from the United States is going around social media sites. Read more
Posted on 07 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Latest Polls And Polls' Average Of The Presidential Race
These charts are from RealClearPolitics. The top chart shows the latest 9 polls in the presidential race, and the average of those polls. The average is 45%... Read more
Posted on 06 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Texas Sets A New Record In Early Voting In 2016
Early voting is now over in Texas, but even in this red state (which most believe is sure to go for Trump) there is a lot of interest -- enough to set a new... Read more
Posted on 06 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
There Are Social Security Solutions The Public Supports
(This cartoon image is by Barry Deutsch at leftycartoons.com.) We haven't heard much from the Republicans about Social Security in this campaign. There's a... Read more
Posted on 06 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Unemployment For October Is 4.9%
The Labor Department has released the unemployment figures for October. The official unemployment percentage is 4.9%. That's a 0.1% drop from September, But... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Hypocrite Trump Destroyed E-Mails Requested By Courts
Donald Trump has to be the king of all hypocrites. He has incessantly accused Hillary Clinton of destroying e-mails, and suggested that she broke the law by... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
YouGov Poll Says 2016 Election Will Resemble 2012 Election
The YouGov Poll has questioned over 72,000 respondents in the last couple of weeks. The results are represented in the charts and map above. Read more
Posted on 04 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
69% Of Public Is Unhappy With Trump's Negative Campaign
This chart reflects the results of a new Gallup Poll -- done on October 27th and 28th of a random national sample of 945 registered voters, with a 4 point margi... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Congressional Republican Caucus Of Incompetence
(This cartoon image is by Adam Zyglis in The Buffalo News.) I'm not normally a fan of the columns of David Brooks, but I think his column on the GOP's House... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Texas Early Voting Totals After The First Nine Days
After the first 9 days (Of 12 days) of early voting in Texas, the state is still on target to break its early voting record by a significant margin. Read more
Posted on 03 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
KKK Newspaper Backs Trump's Hate-Filled Campaign
The picture above of the KKK newspaper (The Crusade), from the Washington Post, parrots Donald Trump's campaign slogan -- Make America Great Again. Read more
Posted on 03 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
What's Behind The "Hillary Hatred"? (Hint: Misogyny)
(This photo of Hillary Clinton is from hillaryclinton.com.) This article is by Todd Gitlin, professor of journalism and sociology at Columbia University, and wa... Read more
Posted on 03 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
NBC Poll Shows Clinton Maintaining A 6-Point Lead
This chart reflects the results of a new NBC News / SurveyMonkey Poll done between October 24th and 30th of a random national sample of 40,816 likely voters,... Read more
Posted on 02 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Donald Trump Is The Only Recent Candidate Without The Presidential Qualities Of...
This chart reflects the findings of the Gallup Poll. It asked respondents in 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2016 if the presidential candidates had the personality and... Read more
Posted on 02 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY
