Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Progressives, labor, faith communities and social justice organizations will come together in solidarity in defense of worker's rights and to "Defend The American Dream" in a national day of action on April 4. You can learn more about your local activities and RSVP here. We Are One April 4 (http://www.we-r-1.org/): On April … Read more
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings BfA readers probably won't care about the Maricopa-centric stuff at the end. Feel free to skip that section. 🙂 The non-legislatiion highlights of the week: – Senate President Russell Pearce announced that his "hold" on his anti-immigrant legislation was off. Last week, he had announced that those bills … Read more
by David Safier The news about the continuing efforts to contain the damage at Japan's nuclear reactors hit by the tsunami is troublesome. One reactor has been filled with seawater since the cooling system failed. At best, that will prevent a meltdown, but it means the reactor will most likely be permanently disabled. Scratch all … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Kadie's Journal at Democratic Underground has photos of the Wisconsin Farmers Union and Family Farm Defenders' tractorcade on Saturday in Madison, Wisconsin (pics from daylife.com). Kadie's Journal – 'Tractorcade' in Wisconsin – lots of pics. Here are some photos: MADISON, WI – MARCH 12: "For a fourth straight Saturday, tens of thousands of … Read more
by David Safier Tedski caught this one at R-cubed. Joe Arpaio joined with Maricopa Board of Supes Chair Andy Kunasek and county attorney Bill Montgomery to write a letter to the state legislature telling them not to balance the state budget on the back of Maricopa County. Something tells me, though, if the state lege … Read more