* Any statements in this issue of the Watch which are not sourced are mine and identified by “WW”.
22% of registered voters say the country is headed in the right direction. 67% of registered voters say the country is on the wrong track. Continue reading “State of the Nation”
About half of the plastic waste produced globally is expected to end up in a landfill – and less than a fifth is expected to be recycled. [Axios PM 3/3/22] Continue reading “Odds and Ends”
“Great battles, won or lost, change the entire course of events, create new standards of values, new moods, new atmospheres, in armies and in nations, to which all must conform.”
– Duke of Marlborough (thanks to Joel Jankowsky) Continue reading “Quotes”
(The following is based on registered voters unless indicated otherwise.)
President Biden’s job approval ratings Continue reading “President Biden”
The following summarizes the total length of service of the current members of the House and Senate. Continue reading “Congress”
The following people have indicated or been commonly named as someone thinking about or planning to run for president in 2024. These lists are a result of the mining of a variety of other lists published in the last few months. Continue reading “2024 Election”
Liz Shuler is the first woman president of the AFL-CIO. Shuler ran the organization from the time of the death of former president Richard Trumka. Continue reading “Women Will Get It Done”
In this feature of the Washington Watch, WW will primarily recommend books you may find interesting but may also now and then mention a TV program or other things. I welcome your suggestions and your input. What have you been reading or watching that you think WW readers might like? Continue reading “WW Recommends Books & Other Things”