‘Brown v. Board of Education at 65: A Promise Unfulfilled’

The landmark civil rights U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954), was handed down on May 17, 1954, 65 years ago this week. The Court’s unanimous opinion holding that “separate educational facilities are inherently unequal” and therefore violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment … Read more

Tucson is winner in 2019 Wyland Foundation’s National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation

“Residents across the U.S. make over 740,000 pledges to cut water use by 3 billion gallons as part of 8th Annual Wyland National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation, Presented by Toyota Congratulations Winning Cities! Rexburg, Idaho (Population Category 5,000-29,999) Palm Coast, Florida  (Population Category 30,000-99,999) Athens, Georgia (Population Category 100,000-299,999) Tucson, Arizona (Population Category 300,000-599,999) Columbus, Ohio (Population Category … Read more

GOP co-conspirators are aiding and abetting Trump’s ‘total obstruction’ of Congress

Protecting Donald Trump’s crime family has now become the primary – if not only – mission of the Republican Party. The Trump administration is engaging in a policy of “total obstruction” of Congress. Trump’s Republican co-conspirators in Congress are aiding and abetting his obstruction of Congress. They are all complicit and equally culpable in his crime. … Read more

Democratic Takeover of the State House and Senate appears within reach

Admittedly, the online periodical Daily Kos is justifiably regarded as a very liberal online blog and journal. That does not mean they do not have credible journalists who offer objective observations, insights and reporting. Recently they published an analysis of the Legislative districts Democrat Krysten Sinema won in her 2018 bid for Jeff Flake’s Senate … Read more