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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 16248 )
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Public Overwhelmingly Supports Required Vaccinations
Diseases that we had nearly eliminated here in this country are now raging back. The reason for this is that parents have been granted the "right" to refuse to... Read more
Posted on 03 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Could Roberts Be The Swing Vote That Saves Obamacare ?
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of the government subsidies that help many people buy health insurance on Wednesday (King vs.... Read more
Posted on 03 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Says The Rich Don't Pay Enough In Taxes
Recently President Obama introduced a new tax reform proposal. He wants to lower taxes on the middle class, and pay for that with a small raise in taxes on the... Read more
Posted on 02 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Rand Paul Wins The CPAC Presidential Straw Poll
A few thousand of the most extreme right-wingers in this country met last weekend for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Read more
Posted on 02 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Right-Wing Is Lying To Us About Poverty
(The cartoon image above is by Natalie Dee at marriedtothesea.com.) I like this cartoon because it sums up perfectly what the right-wing in this country seems t... Read more
Posted on 02 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
What A Fine Mess The GOP Is Creating For Itself
When the GOP seized both houses of Congress in the last election, they were jubilant. They thought they would now be able to do whatever they wanted, and... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Number Of Non-Religious Young People Is Still Growing
These charts were all made from surveys done by the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute. Since 1971, they have been surveying incoming college freshmen on ... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Domestic Violence Is Best Handled By Police & Courts
Domestic violence is a huge problem in the United States -- a problem that affects far too many families, and takes far too many lives each year. Read more
Posted on 01 March 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
35% Of The Public Says Our President Doesn't Love America
Last week the former mayor of New York City and wannabe teabagger, Rudy Giuliani, publicly stated that he didn't believe President Obama loved America. Read more
Posted on 28 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
History - Europe Colonized Nearly The Entire World
The map above is from Vox.com. Most people understand that in centuries past the nations of Europe colonized many other countries -- but when it is put on a... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Bill O'Reilly Is Being Called Out For His Lies (Finally)
(This caricature of Fox News analyst Bill O'Reilly is by DonkeyHotey.) It has been interesting to see the mainstream media going crazy over a mistruth by NBC's... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Democrats & Republicans Don't Trust The Same Media
In light of the Brian Williams mini-scandal, Public Policy Polling did a survey on the media. They found the public split on what should happen with Mr. Read more
Posted on 28 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Democrats Need To Formulate A Unified Plan For 2016
(The image above of the Democratic donkey is by DonkeyHotey.) The Democratic Party did very poorly in the 2014 mid-term elections. Read more
Posted on 27 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Clinton, Cruz, And Walker Top New Texas Poll
A new University of Texas / Texas Tribune Poll has been released. The survey was done between February 6th and 15th, and has a margin of error of 2.83 points... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Senator Warren Challenges The GOP To "Put Up Or Shut Up"
(This caricature of Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) is by DonkeyHotey.) Recently, some of the GOP hopefuls considering a run for the presidency have... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Clinton Still Dominant (For Primary And General Elections)
It shouldn't come as any surprise, but Hillary Clinton still holds a dominant position in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. Read more
Posted on 26 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Walker Is Gaining Support Among Iowa Republicans
It is now about 11 months until the Iowa voters meet in their caucuses to determine who should represent them as their party's presidential nominee. Read more
Posted on 26 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Colorado Citizens Still Support Marijuana Legalization
In the 2012 election, the voters in Colorado legalized the recreational use (and taxation) of marijuana by adults. The measure won by a pretty significant margi... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
All States Have A Decline In Uninsured Due To Obamacare
We learned last week that now 11.4 million Americans have private insurance due to Obamacare -- mostly people who couldn't afford health insurance before the... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Some Good News For Democrats
The National Journal is reporting that people close to Russ Feingold (pictured) are saying he's going to run for the Senate again in Wisconsin. Read more
Posted on 25 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY
