For many years, author and historian John Nichols has been coming to Tucson for the Festival of Books. In addition to his popular appearances at the Book Festival, Nichols has a tradition of speaking on Saturday evening at a free event hosted by Progressive Democrats of American (PDA Tucson) and the Pima Area Labor Federation … Read more
Seems like 10 years now (actually it’s 11) that the Tucson Festival of Books has been at the University of Arizona Campus mall (west of Campbell Avenue), and it seems to grow bigger each year. Here’s the presenting authors’ schedule for both days, March 2 and 3, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. http://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/?id=58 Check out … Read more
The Putin-loving lobbyists for the merchants of death at the National Rifle Association (NRA) have done it again: they are “targeting” the victim of a mass shooting in Tucson, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords for her gun control advocacy, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. N.R.A. Magazine Draws Criticism for ‘Target Practice’ Headline With Photo of Pelosi … Read more
Tuesday’s vote in the House on the resolution to reverse President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency on the Mexico border is A litmus test ‘to preserve, to protect, and to defend the Constitution of the United States’. But as the headline at Daily Kos says, On Tuesday, Americans can watch Republicans betray the Constitution—and … Read more