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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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Minnesota Reduces Amount Of Uninsured To Under 5%
The state of Minnesota just showed the nation how well Obamacare can work when a state complies with all aspects of it. They have reduced the percentage of... Read more
Posted on 26 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Poll For Iowa, New Hampshire, And South Carolina
The CBS News / YouGov Poll has just released their latest survey for three states. The surveys were done between October 15th and 22nd. They queried 1,342... Read more
Posted on 26 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Placate The Creatures At Your Door With Union-Made Candy
(This Halloween cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.) We're only a few days away from that time when you will likely be inundated b... Read more
Posted on 26 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Opinion Of The Candidates On Foreign Policy
I expect the next election to be determined on domestic economic issues -- as most national elections are. But with the continuing mess in both Iraq/Syria and... Read more
Posted on 25 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
CO2 Is At A Record Level And It's Continues To Rise
The Republicans love to deny the global climate change (i.e., global warming) that is happening by saying that there has always been a cycle of warming and... Read more
Posted on 25 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Biggest Myths (Lies) Republicans Tell About Immigrants
Donald Trump has kept his campaign in front of the Republican presidential race by appealing to the bigotry and anti-immigrant feelings of the Republican base.... Read more
Posted on 25 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Poem
(Photo of the Newtown "Angels" memorial is from nbcconnecticut.com.) I bring you another poem by my friend Brian -- this one on an issue that should remain... Read more
Posted on 25 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
October Has Been A Great Month For Hillary Clinton
Last month the most common thing the mainstream media was reporting was how much trouble the campaign of Hillary Clinton was in. Read more
Posted on 24 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Second Poll Verifies Clinton And Carson Leads In Iowa
Yesterday, I showed you the Des Moines Register / Bloomberg News Poll for the Democrats in Iowa, and the Quinnipiac University Poll for the Iowa Republicans. Read more
Posted on 24 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Has Paul Ryan Brought The House Republicans Together ?
It looks like the House of Representatives has a new Speaker. The vote won't come until next Thursday, but after speaking to his fellow Republicans (and... Read more
Posted on 24 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
House Committee Witch-Hunt is A Spectacular Failure
(This cartoon image is by Drew Sheneman from the Tribune Content Agency.) (This chart ifs Think Progress.) Most of the news media yesterday was concerned with... Read more
Posted on 23 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Poll Shows Clinton Got A Nice "Bump" From The Debate
The good news just keeps coming for Hillary Clinton. Yesterday, she learned that Joe Biden will not be entering the race for the Democratic nomination. Read more
Posted on 23 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Clinton And Carson Currently Have Leads In Iowa
Iowa has been a fairly volatile state in the presidential primary campaigns -- for both parties. Hillary Clinton had the original lead there, then for a short... Read more
Posted on 23 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Nearly Six Out Of Ten In U.S. Support Marijuana Legalization
The American people are beginning to wake up, and realize that the government has been lying to them about the dangers of marijuana. Read more
Posted on 23 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Biden Will Not Run For President (And Webb Drops Out)
(This photo of Biden making his announcement is from CNN.com.) For months now, Vice-President Joe Biden has been treated as though he was a candidate for the... Read more
Posted on 22 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Poll Shows New Hampshire Is Definitely Back "In Play"
Sanders supporters had hoped that the Democratic debate would hurt Hillary Clinton and move Bernie Sanders closer to her in the polls -- making him a really... Read more
Posted on 22 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump And Carson Still Lead GOP In Latest National Polls
The chart above reflects the results of the two latest polls on the presidential preference of national Republicans. The Monmouth University Poll was done... Read more
Posted on 22 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Hillary Is Right About The Republicans Being Her Enemy
(This cartoon image is by Jim Morin in The Miami Herald.) One of the last questions asked of the Democratic candidates in their debate was who they considered a... Read more
Posted on 22 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
More GOP Dirty Tricks - This Time On Benghazi Committee
(This photo of Rep. Trey Gowdy was found at Salon.com.) Republicans got all bent out of shape when Rep. Kevin McCarthy said that the House of Representatives... Read more
Posted on 21 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
NBC/WSJ Poll Shows Clinton Has Increased Her Lead
On Tuesday, NBC News and the Wall Street Journal released their poll on how the Democratic race stands after the first debate. Read more
Posted on 21 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY
