Larry Bodine 
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 … Read more
Enthusiastic Democrats from across Southern Arizona unified in a show of support for candidates Edgar Soto for State Senate and Kevin Volk and Holly Lyon for State House in Legislative District 17 at a May 27 endorsement event at Brother John’s Beer, Bourbon & BBQ. The event brought together dozens of energized Democrats who aim to flip the battleground district to blue. Rep. Kevin … Read more
Donald Trump spent years mocking Jimmy Carter as the embodiment of weakness, inflation, and foreign-policy failure. Now he has become Carter. That’s the devastating conclusion reached by Rolling Stone in its latest analysis, “How Donald Trump Became Jimmy Carter,” in which author Matt Bai argues that Trump’s presidency is being consumed by the same forces … Read more
In a squeak of disruption, the Pima County Republican Party filed a lawsuit to allow it to set up earsplitting propaganda and let disrupters dress up as police to deter, intimidate, and harass voters. The stooge plaintiff offered up by the enfeebled party is two-time loser Pima Republican Chair Kathleen Winn. She lost her primary … Read more
“I was kidnapped,” said Karla Toledo when vicious ICE goons in black masks illegally broke down her front door. ICE had no search warrant, and Karla had no criminal record, yet she was thrown into the deadly Eloy Detention Prison for four days. Why? She was a DACA recipient who grew up in the U.S. … Read more