Happy Labor Day!

 

Today, we honor the most important people in our country - the workers. It is the workers that built the country and keep it going every day!

Under Trump It's Better To Be An Enemy Of The U.S. Than A Friend

 

Trump Celebrates While U.S. Reputation Is Far Under Water

Political Cartoon is by Rob Rogers at Tinyview.com.
 

The Unemployment Rate Remains At 4.1% For The Month Of August

The Labor Dapertment's unemployment report for August was released a few days ago. It showed the economy had produced about 162,000 new jobs - a big improvement over last month. There was also 115,000 newly unemployed person, so the unemployment remained at 4.1% (for the second month in a row). 

Here are the relevant statistics for August:

SIZE OF THE CIVILIAN WORK FORCE:

169,777,000

OFFICIAL NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED WORKERS:

7,031,000

OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE:

4.1%

DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN OF OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYMENT:

Adult men...............4.0%

Adult women...............3.5%

Teens (16-19)...............14.!%

Whites...............3.7%

Blacks...............6.0%

Asians...............3.2%

Hispanics................4.8%

No HS diploma...............4.7%

HS graduate...............4.4%

Some college...............3.7%

Bachelor's deg. or more...............2.7%

MARGINALLY-ATTACHED WORKERS (unemployed but not counted):

1,704,000

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

8,735,000

MORE REALISTIC UNEMPLOYMENT RATE:

5.15%

Trump's Plan For Mail-In Votes

Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in The Seattle Times.
 

Trump Is In An Obvious Cognitive Decline And He's Going To Get Worse

 

Why I Haven't Been Posting

I have missed several days of posting because Spectrum had a network outage. The outage did ny modem in, and it was three days before Spectrum showed up to give me a new one. Hopefully, you will see new posting on Monday morning.  -  Ted

Gloria Steinem (Women's Rights Hero) Has Died

 

The United States has lost another hero. Women's rights activist Gloria Steinem has died.

From Reuters:

Gloria Steinem, the American writer, lecturer, activist and organizer who fought for gender equality and women's civil and reproductive rights for more than five decades, has died, her foundation said. She was 92 years old.

The co-founder and consulting editor of Ms. Magazine championed the feminist movement from the late 1960s onwards and inspired generations of women. . . .

Steinem founded the National Women's Political Caucus in 1971 with former U.S. Representatives Bella Abzug and Shirley Chisholm and writer Betty Friedan, whose 1963 book "The Feminine Mystique" ushered in the second wave of feminism.

Among other groups, she also created the Coalition of Labor Union Women, the Women's Media Center, Voters for Choice, and the Ms. Foundation for Women.

In 2013 then-President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest U.S. civilian honor.

Trump's Chaos Monkeys Keep The Shocks Coming

 

Job Approval For Donald Trump (It's Not Good)

The chart above reflects the results of the Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between August 28th and 31st of a nationwide sample of 1,592 adults (including 1,437 registered voters). The margin of error is 3.5 points for adults and 3.3 points for registered voters.

Trump Security Team

Political Cartoon is by Adam Zyglis in The Buffalo News.
 

Most People Say Trump's Tariffs Have Hurt Them - Not Helped

The chart above reflects the results of the Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between August 28th and 31st of a nationwide sample of 1,592 adults (including 1,437 registered voters). The margin of error is 3.5 points for adults and 3.3 points for registered voters.

 

The Attempted Cover-Up Continues

Political Cartoon is by Milt Priggee at miltpriggee.com.
 

Most Voters Would Be Less Likely To Vote For A Trump-Endorsed Candidate

This chart reflects the results of the Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between August 28th and 31st of a nationwide sample of 1,437 registered voters, with a 3.3 point margin of error.