Today/Suffolk University poll: More than half of respondents (51%) believed the US was in a recession or depression. This comes as GDP grew by 5.7% last year, more than 6mln jobs were added and unemployment is only at 4%. … [Read more...]

White male voters without a college degree overwhelmingly supported Trump in 2020, with polls showing the Republicans taking that voter group by a 70% to 28% margin. But YouGov's poll found that half of that group see Trump in a favorable … [Read more...]

I was laid off from my office job in 2016 at the age of 61.  Needing to bridge the gap before retirement, I took a job at a supermarket at one third the wages of my previous employer.  This was pre-pandemic.  I saw how hard my co-workers … [Read more...]

Has anyone noticed the victim status that the right has laid claim to in order to defend themselves from any criticism or accusations of wrong doing? Again, when I watch Fox News, their is a daily headline about crime, a border crisis, and … [Read more...]

A few things crossed my mind while I rode out the Blizzard of 22 on Cape Cod. Since the arrival of Covid-19 a little more than two years ago, neither I nor anyone I know has been restricted to a Lockdown.  I worked, shopped, saw my … [Read more...]

The CPI goods index showed a rise in price of 5.5 percent over the last year. The price of imported manufactured goods rose by 6.3 percent. The implication is that if we look at the inflation in a roughly comparable set of goods, in similar … [Read more...]

I often hear many on the right speak critically against teacher's salaries, noting that they are part time jobs with months of vacation, and little more than babysitters. On that last note, I agree with them enthusiastically.  Yes, they … [Read more...]

..another unforced error by a prominent Democrat. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday said lawmakers should not be barred from trading stock.... “We are a free-market economy. They should be able to participate in that,” Pelosi, … [Read more...]

I read this today and it explains, to me, the  cognitive dissonance of the pro-life evangelical bigots on the right.   “The unborn” are a convenient group of people to advocate for. They never make demands of you; they are … [Read more...]

When they say, "It's the damn teacher's unions!  That's what's ruining  our schools!" Do not argue with them.  Nod your head up and down while holding your chin. Look a bit puzzled and ask them: "You know, I've looked at twenty or so … [Read more...]