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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 16965 )
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Most People Don't Trust Trump With Nuclear Weapons
This would be a moot question in most presidential elections. While Democrats and Republicans disagree on many issues, sometimes substantially, there is no doub... Read more
Posted on 01 September 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
It May Be A Good Congressional Election For Democrats
The closer it gets to election day, the better it is looking for Democrats. Nearly every pundit is now predicting that Democrats will again seize the Senate, an... Read more
Posted on 01 September 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Issues That Are Important In The Presidential Election
These charts are made from a recent Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between August 19th and 23rd of a random national sample of 1,300 voters, with a margin of... Read more
Posted on 01 September 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Wisconsin Is Trending Democratic This Year
Two news polls have been taken recently of voters in Wisconsin. And they both show Hillary Clinton is leading Donald Trump in that state -- by 3 points in one... Read more
Posted on 01 September 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The U.S. Has Met Its Quota Of 10,000 Syrian Refugees
(This photo of Syrian refugees is from Forward.com.) Last September, President Obama promised that the United States would accept 10,000 Syrian refugees. Read more
Posted on 31 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Case For A Guaranteed National Income In The U.S.
The following is an article by Paul Buchheit (pictured) at Common Dreams: We'll have to do something drastically different to employ people in the future. Our... Read more
Posted on 31 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Newest National Poll Has Clinton With A Seven Point Lead
These are the results of the new Monmouth University Poll -- done between August 25th and 28th of a random national sample of 802 registered voters, with a... Read more
Posted on 30 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Obamacare Has Reduced The % Of Uninsured To 10.8%
The Republicans, and their current presidential candidate (Donald Trump), continue to claim that the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) has been a failure. As the... Read more
Posted on 30 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Another Poll Shows Arizona Is In Play This Year
Arizona is normally a safe state for Republican presidential candidates, but this year is different. A couple of polls recently have indicated that the... Read more
Posted on 30 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Clinton And Trump Supporters Are Angry At Different Entities
Supporters of both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are equally angry with the U.S. Congress (82%). That's no surprise, since poll after poll has shown that... Read more
Posted on 30 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Clinton Releases A Comprehensive Plan For Mental Health
(This caricature of Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine is by DonkeyHotey.) While Donald Trump still campaigns on his plan to divide Americans, Hillary Clinton (and... Read more
Posted on 30 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Presidential Support Among Religious Groups In The U.S.
The chart was made from results of a new Public Religion Research Institute Survey. The survey was done between August 10th and 16th of a random national... Read more
Posted on 29 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Republicans Are Still Telling Lies About Social Security
The Republican Party officials have never liked Social Security. They voted against it when it was first proposed and passed, and they have been trying to... Read more
Posted on 29 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Opposition To Same-Sex Marriage Falls Among Religious
It seems that the U.S. really is becoming more receptive to equal rights for all. These charts were made from a new Public Religion Research Institute Survey... Read more
Posted on 29 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The "Orange Menace" Is Misusing His Campaign Donations
(The image above is by DonkeyHotey.) From the Daily News Bin: August 24, 2016 This week’s new Federal Election Commission disclosures have revealed that Donald... Read more
Posted on 29 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Poll Shows What A Strange Election We're Having
All of the charts in this post represent the results of the newest Economist / YouGov Poll. It was done between August 19th and 23rd of a random national... Read more
Posted on 28 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Libertarian And Green Parties Are Not On All 50 State Ballots
There a sizable chunk of Republicans that don't like Donald Trump, and some Sanders supporters that don't want to support Hillary Clinton. Read more
Posted on 28 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Rich Man's Warning To The 1% - "The Pitchforks Are Coming"
Nick Hanauer is in the 1% of the wealthiest Americans. But he understands that the Republican "trickle-down" economic policy, designed to benefit the wealthy an... Read more
Posted on 28 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most Don't Share Trump's View Of Undocumented Immigrants
Donald Trump has a very negative opinion of undocumented immigrants (especially those from South of the Border). He says they are lazy and dishonest, prone to... Read more
Posted on 27 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Global Climate Change Is Affecting Public Health
Global Climate Change (also known as Global Warming) is caused by human misuse and overuse of fossil fuels. That is a fact known by about 95% of all scientists... Read more
Posted on 27 August 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY
