Here We Go Again

 

We're #1

 

Blue Balls

 Donald Trump Is Sucking the Life-Blood Out of America

Largest National Debt Increase In U.S. History Occurred During Donald Trump's First Term

'I Did The Math, Sean': James Carville Hits Hannity With Searing Fact Check On Live TV

The national debt — under Trump’s first term in office — grew by $7.8 trillion, the largest four-year increase in history, The Washington Post found last year.

Yes. You are better off under Biden than Trump.

Another American Revolution Needed

The United States has 13 of the world's top 20 billionaires. 

Let's stop pretending welfare, social programs, minimum wage, retirement plans, etc. are the true American budgetary issues. Living wages, health care, and pension plans are NOT the problem.

It's the fact that we've allowed a privileged few to avoid paying their fair share whilst amassing grotesque fortunes. 

It's time to start taxing these kings and queens and return the United States to a shared prosperity instead of the current plutocracy.

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United States: Guns & Gun-Related Deaths

30 years of mass shootings by country: between 1983 to 2013, 119 mass shootings took place around the world—66% were in the U.S.

Mass shootings: US the worst in the world by far

There’s a new global ranking of gun deaths. Here’s where the U.S. stands

America's gun culture - in charts

On gun violence, the United States is an outlier

Midweek Levity

 

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Poverty

 

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Why Is Life Expectancy In The US Lower Than In Other Rich Countries?

 

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Lies, Lies, Lies

Too Many Cops

The national average is just under 28 per 10,000.

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We must also remember that the current average of 28 per 10,000 population is the average in our current over-policed nation.  It's plausible and probably preferable that the average be closer to 20, 15 or even 10 per 10,000 population.  This further drives home the point that we have too many police.

Coronavirus Is Much, Much Worse Than The Flu

The Daily Mail bluntly described the situation, Coronavirus has killed more Americans in one month than both flu and car accidents do in an entire YEAR.

As John McCormack noted:

Although there is still much we don’t know about the coronavirus, we know enough to say that it is far more dangerous and deadly than the flu. It took twelve months and 61 million infections for the H1N1 swine flu to kill 12,500 Americans in 2009–10. The Centers for Disease Control estimated that the seasonal flu killed 34,200 Americans during the 2018–19 flu season. In 2019, car crashes killed 38,800 Americans.

As for the new coronavirus? On March 20, the death toll in the United States was 225. By April 20, the coronavirus had killed more than 42,000 Americans.

Donald Trump, Republicans and the right-wing media have done such a disservice to this country by muddling this discussion with all their lies, misinformation and nonsense. This is the height of irresponsibility for those with a public platform. Turn off Fox News. Turn off Donald Trump. Listen to the experts.

Stimulus Packages Around The World

Share Of Energy From Renewable Resources

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Income Tax Around The World

The U.S. is not a high-tax country. Our wages are low. We have extreme income inequality. And, our infrastructure is crumbling. Yet, we keep voting dipshits into office whom continue to cut taxes for the wealthy and big corporations. 

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Bernie

A Recovery Squandered

A Recovery Squandered

Despite a decade of steady economic growth since the Great Recession, America has done remarkably little to address underlying structural weaknesses in the country’s economy and society. The nation has squandered the recovery.

Sunday Reading

The US Has A Lot Of Money, But It Does Not Look Like A Developed Country
Young People Bear The Brunt Of A Long-Term Decline In American Job Quality
Milwaukee City Workers Moved Out In Droves After The Residency Rule Ended. It Was A Boom For The Suburbs.
The Link Between Declining Middle-Wage Jobs, Rising Wage Inequality, And Worker Welfare
The Bee Has Been Declared The Most Important Living Being On The Planet
How FedEx Cut Its Tax Bill To $0
Big Borrower And A Giant Corporate Tax Dodge? How To Best Describe The US External Balance Sheet
Why The 2020 Census Should Matter To You
Act 10 Caused Big Decline In Unions
The Great American Labor Paradox: Plentiful Jobs, Most Of Them Bad
Trump Has Spent $115 Million On Golf Trips - Or 287 Years Of Presidential Salary

Medicare For All

Top Economist Robert Pollin Answers Key Questions on the Emerging Divide Between Sanders and Warren on Medicare for All

'Majority of Americans Agree With Me and Bernie': Michael Moore Makes Powerful Case for Medicare for All on Post-Debate MSNBC Panel

Republicans and even some Democrats are out to scare you about Medicare for All