In His Rebuilding the Middle Class Plan, Senator Ruben Gallego Proposes a $20 an Hour Minimum Wage
June 3, 2026
A day after introducing a bill called the Robin Hood Act, a measure designed to tax “an individual that has either $100 million or more in income or a billion dollars or more in assets, whenever you take out one of these loans, it’s going to be counted as if you cashed in that capital
Representative Adelita Grijalva Reacts to the Trump Regime’s War on the Poor and Sick by Imposing Harsher Medicaid Work Requirements
June 3, 2026
Another example that Trump’s New American Golden Age does not include any of us. The New York Times reported on June 1, 2026, that the Trump Regime has finalized wording to mandate that only people whose “medical conditions must ‘significantly impair’ their ability to meet the work requirement” for Medicaid. According to the reporting, potentially
Putting Loyalty to Him over Serving the Nation, Trump Picks Another Seriously Unqualified Sycophantic-Hack as Director of National Intelligence
June 2, 2026
There must be people in this country who may have wondered how we are still alive and how the nation is still functioning after 18 months of Trump picking sycophantic loyalists over competent public servants to preside over most of the Executive Branch departments, White House Directors, and Civil Service divisions. Personally, I am wondering
Former ADP Communications Director Matt Grodsky Discusses His Book Resolve and How Democrats Should Move Forward in 2026 and Beyond
June 2, 2026
Following the 2024 elections, Vice President of Matters of State Strategies and former Arizona Democratic Party Communications Director Matt Grodsky interviewed with various media outlets, explaining what Democrats did wrong in 2024 compared to their successful strategies and tactics that took Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to the White House in 2020. One of those
Mo Goldman Stands Up in Defense of Rocque Perez in Contentious LD 20 AZ House Race
June 1, 2026
Crossposted by permission of the author from Facebook: “In Defense of Rocque Perez A wise person once stated, “character is defined by choices and the lessons drawn from them. True growth happens when you turn missteps into wisdom and triumphs into humility, continually refining your moral compass.” We learn from our past actions and we
Mendoza Warns Democracy is Under Attack, Calls on Democrats to “Answer the Call”
June 1, 2026
Future Democratic Congresswoman JoAnna Mendoza delivered a forceful defense of democracy, warning that the United States faces one of the most consequential moments in its history and urging supporters to mobilize against growing threats to truth, accountability and democratic institutions. She spoke before 200 enthusiastic Democrats at the annual Udall Dinner on May 30 in
Tales of ICE: Three Brave Women, One Cowardly Congressman
June 1, 2026
71-year-old great-grandmother rejoins her family after nearly a year in ICE custody. (Photo credit, Arizona Republic). Here are the stories of three women who fell into the custody of the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE, as it is now known by everyone), who should have been free. They all have in common imprisonment at
Watch Clean Elections debates for contested Dem races in LD 20 and 21
June 1, 2026
There aren’t many contested Democratic legislative races in Southern Arizona in 2026, only in LD 20 and 21. LD 20 Senate: Alma Hernandez (House Rep.-termed out) vs. Rocque Perez, former Ward 5 Councilman LD 20 House (2 seats), 4 Dems running: Genoveva Diaz, Ben Koehler, Sally Gonzales (State Senator – termed out) and Betty Villegas,
