Saturday, October 03, 2026

Trump's Malicious Assault On The Arts


 

Nearly Three Quarters Oppose How Trump Is Handling The Economy

 


The chart above is from the Associated Press / NORC Poll -- done between September 24th and 28th of a nationwide sample of 2,140 adults, with a 2.9 point margin of error.

A Message To Unite The Party

Political Cartoon is by Jimmy Margulies at jimmymargulies.com.
 

The Voters Strongly Support Ethics Reforms


 





The charts above are from the Change Research Poll -- done between August 8th and 13th of a nationwide sample of 2,045 registered voters, with a 2.3 point margin of error.

Deep Underwater


 Political Cartoon is by Paul Karasik at The Borowitz Report.

Unemployment Rate Rises Slightly In September To 4.2%


The Labor Department released it September unemployment report on Friday. It showed the economy only produced about 29,000 new jobs in September - far below what is considered a healthy number for a good economy. That helped push the unemployment rate up to 4.2%.

Here are the relevant statistics for September.

SIZE OF THE CIVILIAN WORK FORCE:

170,262,000

OFFICIAL NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED WORKERS:

7,109,000

OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE:

4.2%

DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN OF OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT:

Adult men...............3.9%
Adult women...............3.6%
Teens (16-19)...............14.5%
Whites...............3.6%
Blacks...............7.0%
Asians...............2.9%
Hispanics...............4.7%
No HS diploma...............4.3%
HS graduate...............4.4%
Some college...............3.6%
Bachelor's deg or more...............2.5%

MARGINALLY-ATTACHED WORKERS (unemployed but not counted):

1,468,000

MORE REALISTIC NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED (marginally-attached + official):

8,577,000

MORE REALISTIC UNEMPLOYMENT RATE:

5.03%

He Cares About Himself - Not A Free Press

Political Cartoon is by John Cole in The Scranton Times-Tribune.
 

Why Kushner Is Not A Good Mediator In Gaza