The 2020 GOP strategy: a culture war against abortion and Planned Parenthood

Republicans have long used their party’s opposition to abortion as a rallying cry and a way to turn out their base voters. The emerging 2020 GOP strategy is a culture war to make abortion the core issue. Trump and Republicans are trying to paint Democrats as radical on abortion: A key component of the strategy: painting … Read more

‘Doctor Evil’ on the Equal Rights Amendment – and a response

Last Friday was the deadline for bills to get a hearing in committee in the Arizona legislature. The Arizona Capitol Times reported, ERA, criminal justice reform, legislative immunity bills left to die (excerpt): Equal Rights Amendment Perhaps the most high profile legislation that failed to get committee hearings before the deadline carried national implications for … Read more

$7.25/Hr Minimum Wage Vote

#AZ House Republicans Pass $7.25/hour Minimum Wage for Students (video)

The worst vote of the 54th session has to be the Republican passage of the sub-minimum wage on Thursday. Rep. Travis Grantham’s HB2523 would allow employers to pay full time students, who work part time and are under 22, the federal minimum wage of $7.25/hour, instead of the voter-approved minimum wage of $11/hour. Republicans and … Read more

Arizona needs a vaccine against regressive Republicans in the Arizona legislature (Updated)

In the 20th Century, medical science perfected vaccines for polio, smallpox, and MMR: measles, mumps, and rubella (German measles). Governments and health officials around the world adopted eradication programs to vaccinate every human against these deadly diseases. Polio was once a disease feared worldwide, striking suddenly and paralysing mainly children for life. WHO is a … Read more