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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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14 Female Revolutionaries You Should Know About
I think most people consider the job of revolution to be men's work. That is, at best, a misogynistic view of history. The truth is that no revolution ever... Read more
Posted on 09 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Hillary Clinton Currently Has A Commanding Delegate Lead
(This caricature of Hillary Clinton is by the inimitable DonkeyHotey.) Here is the current delegate count in the Democratic race (by Bloomberg Politics):... Read more
Posted on 08 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
LGBT Community Wins A Big Supreme Court Victory
After guaranteeing the right of same-sex couples to marry, the U.S. Supreme Court has given same-sex couples another victory. This time the case was about... Read more
Posted on 08 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Hillary Clinton Has A 21 Point Lead Among New York Dems
It won't be until April 19th that New York Democrats will vote on how to apportion 245 of their 291 delegates, but it looks like that state will give the bulk o... Read more
Posted on 08 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Hillary Clinton's Plan To Improve The Nation's Infrastructure
(This photo of Hillary Clinton, from her web site, is by John Buysse.) From hillaryclinton.com: “I want to use every tool we can to invest in infrastructure... Read more
Posted on 08 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Bernie Sanders Wins The Maine Caucuses
Maine Democrats caucused on Sunday -- and the result was a 28 point victory for Bernie Sanders. This is no big surprise. Maine is close to Sanders' home state o... Read more
Posted on 07 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Clinton Should Do Very Well In March 8th Primaries
Democrats in two states will make their presidential choice know tomorrow (March 8th). Michigan has 147 delegates, and 130 of them are up for grabs Tuesday. Read more
Posted on 07 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Clinton Tops Trump In New Rasmussen Poll
This is the recent Rasmussen Poll pitting Hillary Clinton against Donald Trump -- who both seem very likely to win their respective party nominations. Read more
Posted on 07 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Hillary Clinton's Stand On Immigration Reform
(This photo of Hillary Clinton is from her web site.) From hillaryclinton.com: “We have to finally and once and for all fix our immigration system – this is a... Read more
Posted on 07 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Kansas, Nebraska, Louisiana Democrats Make Their Choice
Democratic voters made their preferences for president known on Saturday in Kansas (caucus), Nebraska (caucus), and Louisiana (primary). Kansas has 37 delegates... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Are The Cable News Networks Telling You The Truth ?
Are the cable news networks telling you the truth. That's a valid question, because they are supposed to be doing exactly that. Unfortunately, none of them do i... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Obamacare Has Insured 20 Million More Americans
The chart above was made from information provided by the Department of Health And Human Services. It shows that, while Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act) has... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Hillary Clinton's Stand On Health Care
(The photo of Hillary Clinton, from her web site, is by Elizabeth Chan.) From hillaryclinton.com: Hillary has never given up on the fight for universal... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
February U.S. Unemployment Rate Is Unchanged at 4.9%
The Labor Department has released its official unemployment figures for the month of February -- and it remains unchanged at 4.9%. This marks the fifth month... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Hillary Clinton Leads Bernie Sanders In Ohio And Florida
Ohio and Florida Democrats will go to the polls in another 10 days -- on March 15th. They are both big states, with lots of delegates. Florida has 246 delegates... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Supreme Court Obstruction Could Cost GOP 8 Senate Seats
There are 34 Senate seats to be decided in the 2016 election, and 24 of them are currently held by Republicans. With the unhappiness of the public toward... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Hillary Clinton's Stand On Early Childhood Education
(This photo of Hillary Clinton from her web site is by Kat Kane.) From hillaryclinton.com: “I believe getting off to a good start should be our children's... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Dem Polls For Louisiana, Michigan, And Mississippi
It looks like Hillary Clinton is in pretty good shape in these three state, who will all be voting in the next few days. Louisiana - Magellan Strategies (March... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Could "The Donald" Actually Win The Presidency ?
It's looking more and more like Donald Trump may really be the Republican nominee for president. If he wins either Florida or Ohio, it will be very hard to... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Non-White Voters Are Hurting The Sanders Campaign
These charts were made from NBC's exit polling results in twelve states that have now voted (no exit polling was available for Vermont, Colorado, or Minnesota). Read more
Posted on 04 March 2016 POLITICS, SOCIETY
