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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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Clinton And Trump Still Leading In Iowa
These charts reflect the results from the newest Gravis Marketing / One America Poll. The survey was released on October 3rd. It queried 454 Republicans and... Read more
Posted on 04 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Hillary Clinton's Response To Her NEA Endorsement
The National Education Association (NEA) has joined the American Federation of Teachers (and other unions) in endorsing the candidacy of Hillary Clinton for... Read more
Posted on 04 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Unemployment Remains Steady At 5.1% For September
The Labor Department released its unemployment figures for the month of September yesterday. It showed that 142,000 new jobs were created, but the unemployment... Read more
Posted on 03 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Rubio Rises While Fiorina Falls In New National Poll
It looks like there is still a lot of volatility in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. This new poll shows that while Trump still has a good... Read more
Posted on 03 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Second Poll Shows Clinton And Trump Leading In Texas
These charts show the results of a new poll in Texas. It is the Texas Lyceum Poll. It was done between September 8th and 21st of a random sample of 1,000 Texas... Read more
Posted on 03 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP Rep. Admits Benghazi Comm. Is Just To Smear Hillary
(This caricature of Rep. Kevin McCarthy is by DonkeyHotey.) The House Committee supposedly investigating the tragedy at Benghazi has droned on for over 72 month... Read more
Posted on 03 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
It's Time To Stop This E-Mail "Scandal" Nonsense
For months now, the media (and others) have been harping about the e-mail "scandal" of Hillary Clinton. And they continue to do it in spite of the fact that... Read more
Posted on 02 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Will More Candidates Be Excluded From Next GOP Debate ?
There is a definite possibility that even more candidates will be excluded from the next GOP presidential debate. That's because CNBC, the sponsor of the next... Read more
Posted on 02 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Another Shooting Adds To The Epidemic Of Gun Violence
(This image of the college shooting in Oregon is from CNN News.) We've had another tragic shooting in the United States. This time it was at a community... Read more
Posted on 02 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Could Donald Trump Really Win The GOP Nomination ?
For quite a while now, Donald Trump (image at left by DonkeyHotey) has led all the polls done on the Republican race for the presidential nomination. Read more
Posted on 02 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Congress Puts Government Shutdown Off Until Dec. 11th
(This image of Congress is from mashable.com.) I guess you could say that the country has dodged a bullet. There will be no government shutdown today. Read more
Posted on 01 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
60% Of Americans Have Little Or No Trust In The Media
The chart above represents the results of a recent Gallup Poll -- done between September 9th and 13th of a national sample of 1,025 adults, with a 4 point margi... Read more
Posted on 01 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
We Already Have A Third (And Fourth) Political Party
Every so often, the Gallup Poll does a survey in which they ask the public whether a third political party is needed. They have just released the latest poll... Read more
Posted on 01 October 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Russia And United States Should Both Get Out Of Mid-East
(Photo is from the website of ABC News.) The United States is not the only super-power involved in the ongoing war in the Middle East now. Read more
Posted on 30 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Another North Carolina Presidential Poll
A few days ago, I brought you a poll of North Carolina voters on their presidential preferences done by Elon University. Now another poll has been released abou... Read more
Posted on 30 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Wealth Is Being Re-Distributed (To The Rich)
(Image was found at Canadian Investor Magazine.) We hear a lot from the Republicans about how bad the re-distrubition of wealth is. Read more
Posted on 30 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Trump's "Pie-In-Sky" Tax Plan Would Be A Disaster For U.S.
Donald Trump made the news yesterday by releasing his tax plan. On the surface, this plan may sound good to a lot of people, because it purports to reduce... Read more
Posted on 29 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
93% Of All Americans Want Background Check Law Fixed
These results are from the new Quinnipiac University Poll -- done between September 17th and 21st of a random national sample of 1,574 registered voters, with... Read more
Posted on 29 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Nearly 7 Out Of 10 People Say NO To Another Shutdown
The far-right Republicans in Congress are poised to shutdown the government again. And the issue they chose to force this shutdown over is the defunding of... Read more
Posted on 29 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Do We Really Have An "Immigrant Problem" In The U.S. ?
(This image is from the website Modern American History.) The Republicans would like for you to believe that we have a serious problem of immigrants in this... Read more
Posted on 29 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY
