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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 16965 )
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Sanders Has Spent More Money Campaigning Than Others
Ask any Bernie Sanders supporter and they'll tell you that Bernie has received the most money in small donations directly to his campaign than Hillary Clinton... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Views Democrats More Favorably Than Republicans
This chart should make Democrats smile a bit. It shows that the voting public looks more favorably on Democrats than Republicans by a 12 point margin (45% to... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Skeptic Shock
Political Cartoon is by Ruben Bolling at Daily Kos. Read more
Posted on 30 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump Is Wrong About Immigration
From Bloomberg Politics: Donald Trump says a record number of undocumented immigrants are “pouring” over the U.S. border. The latest data from U.S. Customs and... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Cowboys Use #4 Pick To Select Running Back Ezekiel Elliott
The Dallas Cowboys used their number 4 pick in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft to select Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott. Read more
Posted on 29 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Will Young Voters Abandon Clinton In November ?
It is no secret that a significant majority of young people (voters 18 to 29) have jumped on the Bernie Sanders bandwagon -- and their support of Sanders is... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
More Republican Voters Dislike Donald Trump Than Democratic Voters Who Dislike...
It's looking very likely that the Republicans will nominate Donald Trump, and the Democrats will nominate Hillary Clinton. What happens if those are the... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Ted Cruz - "Lucifer In The Flesh"
(Image is from Down With Tyranny.) Ted Cruz has a small following among the most fundamentalist and bigoted evangelicals, but he is almost universally despised... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Looking At The Delegate Math For Democrats
(These caricatures of Sanders and Clinton are by DonkeyHotey.) Bernie Sanders has run a passionate (and many times negative) campaign, and he has done better... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Clinton Smashes The Odious Sanders "Red State" Myth
A couple of weeks ago, Bernie Sanders said the Democratic nominating process was unfair because the primaries had a bunch of "red states" scheduled early, and... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Ted Cruz Exhibits His Desperation
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, one of the most disliked politicians in America, has chosen a vice-presidential running mate -- Carly Fiorina. I mus... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
April 26th States Make Their Presidential Preference Known
Yesterday's five-state primary turned out to be a big night for Hillary Clinton, as she won four out of the five states. She won big in Delaware, Maryland, and... Read more
Posted on 27 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Should Democrats Worry About Non-Support From Sanders ?
The chart above is from The Washington Post concerning a new USA Today / Suffolk University Poll. It shows that currently only about 6 in 10 Sanders supporters... Read more
Posted on 27 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Troubles Facing The Republican Party
(This caricature of the Republican elephant is by DonkeyHotey.) The Republican Party faces a bigger crisis than just having to choose between two bad candidates. Read more
Posted on 27 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Don't Like Extremists From The Left Or The Right
Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz are extremists. Their supporters don't like that label, but that doesn't mean it's not true. Sanders is an extremist of the left,... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
PPP Survey - Connecticut, Maryland, Pennsylvania, R. Island
Public Policy Polling has released its final surveys of four of the states voting today in Democratic primaries -- Maryland, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Rhod... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Job Approval - President Obama And Congress
This chart is from a Gallup Poll just released. It shows the job approval of the president versus that of Congress. Note that the presidential approval is... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Bernie Is Wrong About Why He Is Losing
(This photo of Bernie Sanders is from nbcnews.com.) From nbcnews.com: Sen. Bernie Sanders has built his campaign on a message of combating income inequality, bu... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Shattered Statue
(This cartoon image is by Dave Granlund at davegranlund.com.) More from Jim: Again a hat tip to my wife for being my editor, copyeditor, proofreader, and... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Finally - A Poll Of Rhode Island Democrats Is Released
Five states will choose their Democratic presidential preference on April 26th. Three of those states have had several polls released -- Pennsylvania,... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY
