Michael Bryan 
Seldom to do pen a post just to quote and recommend the work of another – unless it’s just too good to miss and exactly what I was about to say myself (but probably with more unnecessary words!). Today, political scientist and practitioner Rachel Bitecofer did just that: When the government reopened, cable pundits called … Read more
In today’s official Congressional November 4th email newletter from Rep. #CiscoMAGA, Juan continues to lie about the cause of the shutdown, the Democrats’ role, and the reason why Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (i.e. SNAP) beneficiaries are getting shafted (parentheses added): On November 1st, funding for SNAP benefits lapsed (that’s a very passive way to put … Read more
Some helpful Arizona musicians did us all the favor of creating a Spotify playlist of significant songs by Arizona bands from 2000-2025. I found it inspiring and illuminating, and thought some of you might as well! Enjoy!
Trump and the MAGA Congress have shut down the government to ensure that their wretched oligarchic vision for our economy is enacted. In the simplest terms, it’s a disaster for Arizona’s people and economy. OBBB will shatter our state budget, push the fastest growing sectors of our State’s economy into recession or depression, directly kill … Read more
You can help fight this attack on our voting rights, by odious toad person, Stephen Miller. Thanks to AZ List for raising this issue to my attention. I’m a proud sustaining member of AZ List, and I encourage all my readers to consider doing so, too! Today we have a concrete and critical action we … Read more