Larry Bodine 
Top strategist Eric Chalmers warns of a ruthless GOP machine, a looming voter-suppression blitz, and the fight for Arizona’s political soul. Arizona is heading into one of the most consequential midterm election cycles in its modern history — and Democrats who underestimate what’s coming do so at their peril. That was the unmistakable message delivered … Read more
The right-wing Heritage Foundation is cracking up after two more trustees resigned from its governing board. They joined a growing exodus of donors, scholars, and conservative leaders alarmed by the organization’s embrace of antisemitism and white nationalism. The resignations expose that one of the most powerful institutions on the American right is losing its credibility, … Read more
Arizona voters rarely think about the Corporation Commission — until their utility bill explodes. That obscure office tucked down the ballot controls electricity, water, railroads, pipelines and utility rates. And according to two Democratic candidates running this year, it has become the most powerful and least accountable board in state government. “We’re supposed to have … Read more
Trump has announced that the U.S. is at war with the South American country of Venezuela so that the U.S. can steal its oil. When did Congress authorize that? It didn’t. Trump has usurped the power of Congress to declare war, and last night labeled the independent nation, founded in 1811, a “foreign terrorist organization.” … Read more
Democrats can’t ignore Arizona’s youth vote anymore. Francesca Martin, deputy director of the Keep Arizona Blue Student Coalition, laid out how targeted youth organizing is already reshaping Arizona elections — and how much more is at stake in 2026. “We were told young voters don’t turn out,” Martin said. “What we proved is that when … Read more