President Obama has, in my opinion, been a good president -- and has accomplished a remarkable amount of good, in spite of a concerted effort by congressional Republicans to obstruct everyth… Read More
Today we get a new president, and as poll after poll has shown, the new president is replacing one that is much more popular with the public than he is. Only 40% of the general public has a… Read More
I thought you might be interested in this survey by the Pew Research Center (compiled from surveys they did between November 29th and December 12 of 4,183 adults, with a margin of error of 2… Read More
The pictures above show landmarks in American history. The top one shows President Roosevelt signing the bill to create Social Security, and the bottom one shows President Johnson signing th… Read More
The charts above are from a recent Gallup Poll -- done between January 4th and 8th of a random national sample of 1,032 adults, with a margin of error of 4 points.They show that public satis… Read More
The chart above is from a new NBC News / Wall Street Journal Poll -- done between January 12th and 15th of a random national sample of 1,000 adults, and has a margin of error of 3.1 points.T… Read More
(Cartoon image is by Matt Boss at thenib.com.)The Republicans are still trying to claim that the repeal of Obamacare will be good for Americans, and will reduce the cost of health insurance… Read More
While Donald Trump is struggling with the lowest approval ratings for any president-elect since the question has been polled, President Obama is finishing his tern on a high note. He is curr… Read More
(Cartoon image is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune.)Donald Trump is incapable of keeping his mouth shut. And his latest bout of bragging has placed a knife squarely in the back of cong… Read More
(Cartoon image is by Joel Pett in the Lexington Herald-Leader.)From John Dean (Nixon administration White House counsel):“I don’t think Richard Nixon even comes to close to the l… Read More
Just more evidence that Donald Trump has no mandate. A new Gallup Poll shows that he is, by far, the most unpopular president elected just before the inauguration. Barack Obama, George W. Bu… Read More
Donald Trump seems to have a favorable opinion of Russia, and it strongman -- Vladimir Putin. But a majority of the American public disagrees with his assessment. About 54% of Americans view… Read More
(The cartoon image is from polyp.org.uk.)The charity Oxfam has released its very disturbing 2017 report of poverty and inequality in the world. A summary of the report is below, along… Read More
(Cartoon image is by Adam Zyglis in The Buffalo News.)Congressional Republicans are getting nervous about their plan to dismantle Obamacare. Many of them are now afraid that their repeated l… Read More
The Republicans in Congress are quickly acting to repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), or at least defund it (which would effectively kill it). They have been lying about the program… Read More
For years now, the Republicans have been trying to claim that "right to work" laws are good for American workers. To put it mildly, that is a ridiculous lie. Those laws are good only for cor… Read More
The public didn't like the 114th Congress, giving them low ratings throughout the two-year term. If Republicans, who control both houses of Congress, were hoping the 115th Congress would be… Read More
How will President Obama go down in history -- as a good or bad president. A new poll shows that 47% think he will be remembered as an outstanding or above average president, and 18% think h… Read More
(This illustration of Noam Chomsky is from blacksignpanslash.deviantart.com.)The following is part of an interview Noam Chomsky gave to Sam Fragoso in Pacific Standard a few days ago:Earlier… Read More
If Donald Trump thought he could win over the population with how he's going to govern, then he is off to a bad start. Three separate polls show a majority of the population doesn't like how… Read More
(Photo is by Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images in The Washington Post.)On Thursday, President Obama gave Vice-President Joe Biden a huge surprise. Biden went to the White House believing he was… Read More
(Cartoon image is by Bill Day at cagle.com.)The following post is by Hamilton Nolan at The Concourse:Ethical guidelines exist for a reason. Norms exist for a reason. The reason is not … Read More
It has started. In the dead of the night (1:05am on Thursday January 12th), the United States Senate voted to approve a budget reconciliation bill that would defund the Affordable Care Act (… Read More
"All hat -- No cattle". That's a term we use in Texas to describe someone who is a fraud. It refers to someone who wears a big cowboy hat, but doesn't work or own any livestock. He's just po… Read More
There has been much talk recently about the U.S. being a divided country, and that seems to be what the American people think. According to the Gallup Poll, a record 77% of the public says t… Read More
The charts above are from the IGM Forum, and represent the views of this nation's economic experts. Note that only 5% of the economists believe that Trump plan will help the middle class, an… Read More
From whitehouse.gov:My fellow Americans -- (applause) -- Michelle and I have been so touched by all the well wishes that we’ve received over the past few weeks. But tonight, it&r&hell…Read More
Even though a few Republicans in Congress are having doubts about repealing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), it looks like there will be enough to defund Obamacare through a budget recon… Read More
From The Commonwealth Fund survey:Repeal of key parts of the Affordable Care Act would lead to major cuts in federal assistance for health care, thereby triggering major losses in employment… Read More
This chart was made from information in a recent Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between December 24th and 27th of a random national sample of 1,662 adults (including 1,419 registered voters… Read More
From the Pew Research Center:About two-thirds of Republicans and Republican-leaning registered voters (68%) say free trade has been a bad thing for the U.S., while only 24% say it has been g… Read More
This chart was made from information in a recent Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between December 17th and 20th of a random national sample of 1,662 adults (including 1,419 registered voters… Read More
The following warning signs of an impending tyranny are from the blog of former Labor Secretary Robert Reich:As tyrants take control of democracies, they typically:1. Exaggerate their… Read More