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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 16965 )
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Three Of The Latest Electoral Map Predictions
From fivethirtyeight.com. From The University of Virginia Center for Politics. From Moody's Analytics. Read more
Posted on 02 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Can Hillary Clinton End The Second "Gilded Age" ?
The following post is by former Labor Secretary Robert Reich (pictured), and is from his own blog. The parallels are striking. Read more
Posted on 02 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Texas Is Still On Target To Break Early Voting Records
The elections of 2008 and 2012 set early voting records in Texas -- both in raw numbers and as a percentage of registered voters. Read more
Posted on 01 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Poll Shows Little Reaction To FBI's New E-Mail Nonsense
The chart above shows reaction to the recent FBI Director's letter saying the investigation of Clinton would be resumed because new e-mails had been uncovered,... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Death Penalty Support Declining - But Still Supported By 60%
There's good and bad news about the death penalty in the United States. The good news is that support for using the death penalty has been declining since the... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Senator Reid's Explosive Letter To FBI Director Comey
(This photo of FBI Director Comes from The Huffington Post is by Jonathan Ernst / Reuters.) Why has FBI Director Comey tried to smear Hillary Clinton just days... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Latest Polls Average Has Tightened A Bit - Clinton Still Leads
The charts above are from RealClearPolitics. They show the national polls have tightened a bit, and the polls average now has Clinton with a 3.4 point lead. Read more
Posted on 31 October 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Public Supports Democratic Economic Proposals
These charts are from Public Religion Research Institute surveys, and they show that a majority of the general voting public tends to agree with Democratic... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public's View On Voter Fraud Vs. Disenfranchisement
This chart is from the Public Religion Research Institute. It's not really surprising. It shows that while Republicans worry about voter fraud (which is... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Confession Of A Republican Politician About Trump
The following is from the Facebook page of ex-Labor Secretary Robert Reich (pictured): Yesterday I spoke with a former Republican member of Congress whom I’ve... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Religious Vote Breakdown For The 2016 Election
This chart is from the Public Religion Research Institute. It was made from surveys done between September 22nd and October 17th. Read more
Posted on 30 October 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Texas Early Voting Numbers Still Very High After Five Days
After the first five days of early voting, the numbers in Texas are still on a record-setting pace. The numbers and percentages are from the Texas Secretary of... Read more
Posted on 30 October 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Clinton Is Still Winning The 2016 Presidential Money Battle
During the period between October 1st and 19th, Hillary Clinton did significantly better than Donald Trump in the battle for campaign money. She raised $22.3... Read more
Posted on 30 October 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
One In Five Uninsured Children Live In Texas
The chart above shows that Texas has nearly double the national percentage of uninsured children. That is inexcusable, and shows the Republicans leaders in... Read more
Posted on 30 October 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Has Misjudged Public's Attitude Toward Immigrants
The three charts above show results of polls done by the Gallup Poll this year. They clearly show that Donald Trump has made a serious mistake. Read more
Posted on 29 October 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Another New Poll Shows Clinton Is Close In Texas
This chart reflects the results of a new University of Texas / Texas Tribune Poll -- done between October 14th and 23rd of a random sample of 1,200 registered... Read more
Posted on 29 October 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Clinton Viewed Very Favorably By The LGBT Community
These charts were made from information in a recent Gallup Poll -- done between June 1st and October 20th of a random national sample of 69,075 voters (2,220... Read more
Posted on 29 October 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Two New Polls Show Clinton With A Large Electoral Lead
The Suffolk University / USA Today Poll was done between October 20th and 24th of a random national sample of 1,000 voters, and has a margin of error of 3... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Millennials Prefer Clinton Over Trump By A 28 Point Margin
This chart reflects the results of the recent Harvard University Institute of Politics Poll -- done between October 7th and 17th of a random national sample of... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
U.N. Asks U.S. To Lift The Cuban Embargo On A 191-0 Vote
(The cartoon image above is from cuba-embargo.procon.org.) On Wednesday, the United Nations passed a resolution calling on the United States to end the Cuban... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY
