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How Tucson Repelled a Koch Invasion
October 12, 2026
On Labor Day, Worker Power sounded the alarm: the Koch-sponsored Libre Initiative was planning a Hispanic Heritage Celebration at Tucson’s Embassy Suites Hilton on October 10th! We concluded that Libre was hoping to recruit Latino Tucsonans to vote for Ciscomani. Kochs Off Campus! readied the ammunition to ward off this threat: flyers to recruit protesters … Read more
Mayes for AG Campaign Unveils Three New Ads Ripping Opponent Petersen’s Record and Showing Bipartisan Support for Her
October 12, 2026
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The Kris Mayes for Attorney General Re-Election Campaign has unveiled three new ads over the last week, showing bipartisan support for her campaign and ripping the record of her opponent, Warren Petersen. In the “Pay to Play Petersen” ad, the Mayes Campaign showcased the Republican nominee’s ties (allegiance) to plutocratic corporate interests like landlords and … Read more
Jo Mendoza Rips Incumbent Ciscomani for Rising Costs, Benefit Cuts and ICE Prisons
October 12, 2026
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Congressional candidate Jo Mendoza (D-CD6) promised to fight rising living costs and corporate price gouging, protect access to food assistance and health care, and demand closer scrutiny of immigration detention facilities during an October 9 town hall in Marana. Speaking at the Democrats of Oro Valley event with Attorney General Kris Mayes, the Arizona 6th … Read more
The Man Who Sawed Up Your Government is Lavishing Campaign Cash on Juan Ciscomani
October 12, 2026
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Elon and Juan LOVED Cutting up the Government! (Photo credits: Musk, Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR.net); Ciscomani, Channel 12 news (12news.com) They say politics makes strange bedfellows, but sometimes campaigning brings people together who really seem to like to snuggle (politically, that is). That’s Juan Ciscomani and Elon Musk right now. Almost two … Read more
30 Practical Tips to Be Happy from UA Professor Celestino Fernández
October 11, 2026
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Can happiness be taught and learned? YES, says Dr. Celestino Fernández, who has served as Professor of Sociology at the University of Arizona since 1976. Although now retired, he teaches occasionally, including an innovative lecture on “The Art of Happiness: What the Research Tells Us.” He recently spoke in a class at OLLI, the University … Read more
Another Week in Trump’s America: Star Chamber Courts, ICE Running Amok, Public Executions, Making Deals with Putin, and the Mad King Being Nuts
October 10, 2026
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There is a reason Democrats see electoral victory prospects improving in states like Mississippi with days to go until the Midterm Elections. Because the American People have to suffer through weeks like the last one constantly in Trump’s America. The week started out with America’s leading traitor, Mad King Trump, telling a crowd of approving … Read more
Trump Accounts: Perks for Babies and Billionaires
October 9, 2026
Apparently, the Trump administration has discovered a solution to childhood poverty. Give certain newborns $1,000, invest it in the stock market, and wait 18 years. What could possibly go wrong? Meanwhile, we’re still waiting for those promised lower grocery and gasoline prices. Families are struggling to put food on the table, keep a roof over … Read more
Mayes, Kelly, and Gallego Go After Trump/Kennedy Jr. Gutting of Head Start Standards
October 9, 2026
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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and Grand Canyon State Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego have taken steps this week to stop Donald ‘I love the uneducated’ Trump and Robert ‘Vaccinations are bad’ Kennedy Jr’s proposed cuts and standards “gutting” to the popular federal pre-school program, Head Start, that were announced last August. In a … Read more
