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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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jobsanger
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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 16248 )
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No One Is Born Believing Racism Is Right
I love the picture above (found at imgur.com), because it illustrates a reality about human existence -- the fact that no human is born a racist. Read more
Posted on 01 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Is Juvenile Justice Better In Texas (Or Just An Illusion) ?
(The image above is from the website of adeca.alabama.gov.) The following is from a new article on juvenile justice in Texas in The Texas Observer: Since a... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Job Approval Ratings - President Obama And Congress
This chart was made from the continuing polls done by Fox News on presidential and congressional job approval. The last one was done between January 25th and... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Romney Is Out - GOP Field Still Has No Real Leader
(The caricature of Mitt Romney above is by DonkeyHotey.) Mitt Romney has been dipping his toes in the presidential waters for the last couple of weeks, and it... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The U.S. Is Getting More Liberal With Each Generation
It seems to be the general consensus of many political pundits that the United States is a conservative country. I don't really believe that, and I posted the... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Is Starting To Understand "Trickle-Down" Is Nonsense
Since the Reagan administration the Republicans have instituted and protected an economic theory they have long believed in -- a theory that led to the vast... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Republicans Are Pushing The Idea Of A Warren Candidacy
(The caricature of Senator Elizabeth Warren above is by DonkeyHotey.) “Elizabeth Warren says, ‘I’m not running; I don’t want to be president. Translation: ‘I... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Obamacare Is Growing And Most People Support Subsidies
The bad news just keeps growing for the Republican teabaggers that hate the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). As the chart above shows, the number of people... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Congressional Job Approval Is Still Extremely Low
I have been posting recently about the rebounding job approval numbers for President Obama. Several polls show this, and most put his new numbers at around 50%... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
25% Of Public Relies On The Network Telling The Most Lies
Politifact.com has updated their information regarding how truthful the pundits featured on the cable news networks were. Their latest figures are for the... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Green Party Says DOJ Is Complicit In Police-Murder Coverup
It now looks like the Department of Justice is not going to take any action in the police murder of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. I'm not really... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Rick Perry Is Right About Unemployment Numbers (& Wrong)
Rick Perry, who embarrassed himself and all Texans in his last run for president, is now trying to rehabilitate his image and make a second try for the... Read more
Posted on 28 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Hillary Clinton Still Has The Nomination If She Wants It
Last week, the folks over at Rasmussen looked at the candidates running for the Republican presidential nomination. This week, the Rasmussen Poll did the same... Read more
Posted on 28 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Palin Tops Herself With Her Newest "Word Salad"
Sarah Palin is once again making noises like she wants to run for the Republican nomination for president, and to further that ambition, she spoke to the... Read more
Posted on 28 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Bernie Says The U.S. Has Seven Deficits To Overcome
(This caricature of Senator Bernie Sanders is by DonkeyHotey.) The Republicans like to talk about the budget deficit, so they can continue cutting programs... Read more
Posted on 28 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Baby Boomers Are Starting To Retire & Collect Social Security
Immediately after the end of World War II, there was a huge increase in the number of babies being born in this country -- and that got that generation their... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Presidential Job Approval Is Still Rising
The Gallup Poll publishes daily a three-day average of the job approval for the president -- and the latest job approval number was 50%. Read more
Posted on 27 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
"Compassionate Conservatism" Rears Its Ugly Head Again
Evidently, some Republicans have been reading the writing on the wall, and they're starting to understand that a majority of Americans think the economy is... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Are More Liberal Than Many Think
We are constantly being told by the media and political pundits that the United States is a conservative country. And I have no doubt that if you took a poll... Read more
Posted on 26 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Greens & Libertarians To File Suit To Be Included In Debates
Green Party and Libertarian Party beliefs and policies are miles apart -- but they both share one thing. They are ignored by the powers that be when an... Read more
Posted on 26 January 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY
