Jobsanger

LATEST ARTICLES ( 16248 )

• Blue State / Red State

  

  It is just a fact of American politics that some states are blue and others are red -- that is that some states are pretty reliably Democratic and others lean... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Right-Wing War On Democracy In The U.S.

  

  (This caricature of economist Paul Krugman is by DonkeyHotey.) Republicans like to mouth concerns about our democracy, but that is just to hoodwink American... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Should Our Top Tax Rate Be About 85%-90% ?

  

  If you are rich, or a right-wing worshipper of the rich (like most Republicans), you may have spewed your coffee all over your keyboard after reading my headlin... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S. Still Aligned With Rogue Nations On Death Penalty

  

  There's some good news and some bad news for those who oppose the death penalty -- and both are illustrated in the charts above. Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Green Party's Alice Slater Discusses Nuclear Weapons

  

  Recently, Green Party Shadow Cabinet member Alice Slater (pictured) was interviewed about the state of nuclear weapons in the world by Rossiya Segodnya of RIA... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Senate Polls In Iowa And Georgia

  

  Monmouth University Poll WXIA / SurveyUSA Poll Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 4 Out Of 10 Have No Confidence In U.S. Banking System

  

  I have repeated often on this blog about how the Republican economic policies (Trickle-Down) tilted the economic playing field to favor the rich over all other... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Richest Members Of Congress

  

  Roll Call publishes an report each year listing the richest members of Congress. The charts above show the 15 richest members of Congress in each party -- and a... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Chomsky On The Failure To Solve Israeli/Palestinian Crisis

  

  The picture at left is of Professor Noam Chomsky (Professor Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology). The photo is by Duncan Rawlinson, and was... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Senate Polls - Colorado, Kentucky, Michigan, Arkansas

  

  Public Policy Polling Bluegrass Poll The Big Red Poll Fox 2 / Mitchell Research Poll TB P / Hendrix College Poll Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Left & Right Trust/Mistrust Different Media Sources

  

  There was a time in this country when national news was given to Americans by only three TV sources -- CBS News, NBC News, and ABC News. Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• These Are The "Good Old Days" In The United States

  

  I am an older American, and believe me, we live in a much different country than the one that existed when I was a child. Some call the time of my childhood... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Every Major Texas Newspaper Has Endorsed Democrat Sam Houston For Attorney...

  

  The following post is from the Lone Star Project (LSP). I repost it here because it is something that every Texan should read before casting a vote for Texas... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Senate - Iowa, North Carolina, Kansas, New Hampshire

  

  Public Policy Polling Public Policy Polling Monmouth University Poll SUPRC / Boston Herald Poll Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is Abbott A Racist, Or Just Pandering To GOP Racists ?

  

  Texas is a backward enough state without having a governor who is wishy-washy on racial matters, but that may be exactly what we are fixing to get. Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Americans Still Say No To Repealing Obamacare

  

  As much fuss as the Republicans are raising over Ebola right now, one might think they would consider it a good thing that millions more people now are covered... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S. Has More Fear Of Ebola Than Is Warranted By Facts

  

  The fear of the Ebola virus here in the United States is reaching ridiculous proportions. About 70% of the general population say they are concerned about an... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Early Voting Starts In Texas And I Will Vote For . . .

  

  I'm actually a day late with this post. Early voting started yesterday (Monday) in the state of Texas. I encourage all of my readers to vote in this election,... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Is Unhappy (And Ignorant) About Unemployment

  

  In a little over two weeks, this nation will go to the polls to elect a new government for the next couple of years. One of the biggest issues this year is the... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Poll On 2016 Party Presidential Preferences

  

  This is the first poll regarding presidential preferences of the parties in more than a month. I think it was done because of all the recent talk about a... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY