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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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Party Division Among Republicans And Democrats
The charts above were made from information in a recent Rasmussen Poll -- done on April 17th and 18th of a random national sample of 1,000 likely voters, with... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Majority of AmericansThink Big Bank Bail-Out A Bad Idea
During the waning time of the Bush administration, the big banks and financial institutions that were in trouble were bailed out by the federal government. Read more
Posted on 24 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
18 Of 19 G20 Countries Want Clinton As Next President
The YouGov Poll recently surveyed citizens in the G20 countries about who they preferred to see become the next president of the United States -- Donald Trump o... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
We Are Living In A Second "Robber Baron" Era
It is obvious that the U.S. economy continues to struggle, and has done so since the latter part of 2007. The rich (and the corporations) have fully recovered... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Bernie Trails In Connecticut, Maryland, And Pennsylvania
Quinnipiac University Poll (April 12-18) 1037 likely voters Emerson College Poll (April 10-11) 356 likely voters Monmouth University Poll (April 18-20) 300... Read more
Posted on 23 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
How Will Sanders End His Now Quixotic Quest ?
(Caricature of Bernie and his "bird" is from DonkeyHotey.) I'm not calling for Bernie to terminate his campaign. If he wants to go through all of the primaries... Read more
Posted on 23 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Statue In My Mind Is Being Destroyed
Jim pinch-hits for me while I'm down. (The image of the crumbling statue is fro mymodernmet.com.) I really wanted to write one of the background type articles... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Feeling Better
Sorry I didn't get any posting done yesterday, but it was a day with a lot of pain. It seemed like everything I did hurt. Today was much better. It still... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Harriet Tubman Is A Great Choice For The $20 Bill
The Treasury Secretary has announced that the new face for the $20 bill will be Harriet Tubman. I think that's a great choice. Read more
Posted on 22 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New York Democrats Vote In Primary - Choose Clinton
New York Democrats did as expected in their site primary. They gave Hillary Clinton a huge victory. As I write this, 94% of the vote is in, and Clinton leads... Read more
Posted on 20 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A New Method For Finding Gerrymandered Districts ?
(These images of gerrymandered districts ate from the National Journal.) We have a serious problem with political parties gerrymandering congressional (and stat... Read more
Posted on 20 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Obama Is Trusted More Than Congress On Economy
Who does the American public trust the most to fix the economy? That would be President Obama. About 50% say they have confidence in President Obama regarding... Read more
Posted on 19 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Nine Out Of Ten Democrats Say Clinton Will Be Nominee
The Hillary meter keeps climbing. Now over nine out of 10 Democrats (91%) say their presidential nominee will be Hillary Clinton. And the general public... Read more
Posted on 19 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Another Poll Highlights The GOP's Electoral Dilemma
There is little doubt that Donald Trump will have the most delegates when the GOP convention kicks off in Cleveland this summer, and that has a lot of... Read more
Posted on 19 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Posting May Be Light For A Couple Of Days, And Here's Why
Posting may (or may not) be rather light for a couple of days. It all depends on the healing powers of my rather aged body. Back in September of 2005, I was sho... Read more
Posted on 19 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Latest Polls Show Sanders Not Closing The Gap In New York
The latest polls show that Hillary Clinton is maintaining a double-digit lead (between 10 and 17 points) in the state of New York. Read more
Posted on 18 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Democrats Should Be Proud To Claim Liberalism
A second post from my friend Jim: Thanks for the kind words, and I’ll try and deserve them, this time. (My style will always wander down odd bypaths and hop... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Bernie Sanders Agenda Is Not Realistic
(The cartoon image above is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star.) The following was written by Zachary Leven at medium.com. Read more
Posted on 18 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Bernie-Bros Are Wrong - Clinton IS A Liberal (Progressive)
It is a common meme on social media these days by Bernie Sanders supporters to say that Hillary Clinton is not a progressive (liberal), and some have even gone... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Sanders Continues To Lie About Clinton's Fundraising
Hillary Clinton was in California this last weekend to do some fundraising. George Clooney and his wife hosted two fundraisers -- one in San Francisco and the... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY
