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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 16965 )
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Message From Bill Maher To His Fellow Bernie Supporters
(Photo of Bill Maher is from hbo.com.) One of Bernie Sanders earliest and strongest supporters was comedian Bill Maher. But he is not one of the "Bernie or Bust... Read more
Posted on 08 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Unemployment Rate Remains Steady At 5.0% In U.S.
The United States economy produced 160,000 new jobs in April. But that was not enough to lower the unemployment rate, and it remained at 5.0% for April. Read more
Posted on 07 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Rolling Stones Tell Trump To Stop Using Their Music
(Photo of the Rolling Stones is by Luke MacGregor / Reuters, and is from The Guardian.) From The Guardian: The Rolling Stones have asked presumptive Republican... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Current Delegate Count In The Democratic Presidential Race
(This caricature of Sanders and Clinton is by DonkeyHotey.) Here is the delegate count in the Democratic race (according to Bloomberg Politics). PRIMARY/CAUCUS... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Trails Clinton Badly Among Hispanic Voters
In his speech after winning the Indiana primary (and it turns out, the GOP presidential nomination), Donald Trump bragged about how he would win among both Blac... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Green Energy Revolution Is Already Happening
(Graphic is by Dylan Petrohilos at Think Progress.) With their control of Congress, the Republicans have done their best to keep this nation from going to... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
It's Official - The Teabaggers Control The Republican Party
The Republican Party started this presidential nominating campaign with 17 candidates. On Tuesday night, Ted Cruz became the 15th candidate to drop out of the... Read more
Posted on 05 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
22 Scary Possibilities Of Trump's Veep Running Mate
(This caricature of Donald Trump is by DonkeyHotey.) The Republicans have done it. They have nominated one of the two scariest candidates they had running for... Read more
Posted on 05 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Elizabeth Warren's Reaction To Trump's Nomination
The following post is from Senator Elizabeth Warren, and was found on her Facebook page. It is her reaction to the news that Donald Trump is the GOP's... Read more
Posted on 05 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Sanders Wins Indiana - Clinton Moves Closer To Nomination
The biggest news that came out of Indiana last night was the smashing victory of Donald Trump in the state's Republican Primary -- a victory so profound that... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Is Trending Toward Electing A Democrat As President
This chart was made from results of two Rand Presidential Election Panel Surveys -- the first taken in January, and the second done in March of this year. Note... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Bernie Departs From Reality With Excuses For Losing
The following post is by Michael A. Cohen in The Boston Globe:(NOTE Instead of coming to grips with the overwhelming evidence that Democratic primary voters... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Last Poll Before Indiana Democrats Vote In Their Primary
One final poll has been released on the presidential race among Democrats in Indiana. Those Democrats are voting today to see how the candidates will divide... Read more
Posted on 03 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Clinton Rated Better Than Trump On Leadership Qualities
The chart above is from the Gallup Poll. It shows how the public rates both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump (the most likely presidential nominees) on 12... Read more
Posted on 03 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Are Sanders Supporters Starting To Realize He Has Lost ?
The chart above shows the funds raised by Bernie Sanders in the last three months. Note that there was a huge drop in fundraising in April. Read more
Posted on 03 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Inequality Created By GOP's "Trickle-Down" Economics
I have posted charts similar to this before, but it cannot be repeated too much. It shows the consequences of the failed Republican "Trickle-Down" economic... Read more
Posted on 02 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
This Is Why Sanders Is Not Winning The Nomination
Bernie Sanders supporters would like for people to think that their candidate is the choice of the American people -- and the only reason he is not winning the... Read more
Posted on 02 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Dallas Cowboys Draft Picks In 2016 NFL Draft
As regular readers of this blog will probably know, I am a die-hard Dallas Cowboys fan. I have only missed seeing or hearing one Cowboys game since their... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Indiana Democrats Seem To Prefer Clinton Over Sanders
The next state to vote in the Democratic race for the presidential nomination is Indiana. It has 83 delegates that will be allocated next Tuesday (May 3rd). Read more
Posted on 01 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
It's Time For Sanders To Admit He Lost Fair And Square
(Caricature of Bernie Sanders is by the inimitable DonkeyHotey.) The race for the Democratic presidential nomination is as good as over -- and it's time for... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY
