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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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Bernie
Posted on 12 August 2014
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SOCIETY
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Marching Into A New War (Via Mission Creep)
(The cartoon image above is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press.) We sort of backed into the Vietnam War. Instead of just invading that country... Read more
Posted on 11 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Davis Edges Closer To Abbott In Race For Texas Governor
The Rasmussen Poll has recently conducted a new survey of the Texas race for governor between Republican Greg Abbott and Democrat Wendy Davis. Read more
Posted on 11 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Latest Approval Numbers (And Generic Ballot Numbers)
The charts above are made from information provided by the website of RealClearPolitics. It shows the latest polls taken (in the last month and a half or so)... Read more
Posted on 11 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Latest Presidential Preferences For 2016
These numbers are the RealClearPolitics average of the national polls taken over the last month and a half, and they show the latest voter preferences of each... Read more
Posted on 11 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
IRS Promises To Enforce The Law On Churches & Politics
This country long ago decided that churches (temples, mosques, etc.) were a force for good, and therefore should not be taxed. Read more
Posted on 10 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Overwhelming Public Majority Says Gov. Can't Be Trusted
There was a time in this country when most people trusted the government. Prior to 1970, significant majorities said the government in Washington can be... Read more
Posted on 10 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most Americans Think The Economic System Favors Rich
The chart above is made from information in the new NBC News / Wall Street Journal Poll. That survey was conducted between July 30th and August 3rd of a random... Read more
Posted on 10 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Don't Think Marijuana Is Harmful To Users
This chart was made from information in a new NBC News / Wall Street Journal Poll -- conducted between July 30th and August 3rd of 1,000 randomly chose... Read more
Posted on 10 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Good News For An American Hero
If Edward Snowden hadn't revealed secret NSA files, the American people would still not know that the U.S. government was conducting a massive spying operation... Read more
Posted on 09 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Small Businesses Are Still Struggling In This Economy
The top chart shows the Wells Fargo / Gallup Small Business Index. This index is figured by polling small businesses on how good their present situation is and... Read more
Posted on 09 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Says No To The GOP Lawsuit Against The President
All of the charts in this post were made from information in the new CBS News Poll. That survey was done between July 29th and August 4th of a random national... Read more
Posted on 09 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
More Proof That Legalizing Pot Was The Right Move
(This image is from thedenverchannel.com.) The anti-marijuana legalization forces in Colorado did their best to convince Coloradans that legalizing marijuana... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Supreme Court Is Viewed Favorably By A Majority Of Public
The Pew Research Center recently did a survey on Americans opinions on the United States Supreme Court. The survey was done between July 8th and 14th of a rando... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Still Wants More Background Checks For Gun Buyers
The charts above were made with information from a recent YouGov Poll -- conducted on July 24th and 25th of a random national sample of 1,000 adults, with a... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Obamacare Works When The States Do Their Part
The chart above was made with information from a recent Gallup Poll. A random national sample of 178,068 adults was queried between January 2nd and December 29t... Read more
Posted on 07 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP "Fixes" A Fake Problem While Ignoring A Real One
(The image of the ballot box is from a website called The Moderate Voice, while the image of the guns is from the website City Limits.) These two images show... Read more
Posted on 07 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Teabagger View Of GOP's 2016 Presidential Hopefuls
This chart was made with information from a recent YouGov Poll -- conducted between July 26th and 28th of a random national sample of 1,000 adults, and has a... Read more
Posted on 07 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Bernie
Posted on 06 August 2014
POLITICS,
SOCIETY
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Another Republican Lets His Racism Show
I am constantly amazed at the stupid things that come out of the mouths of Republican officials -- especially those from the South. Read more
Posted on 06 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY
