The budget deal does not avert a government shutdown this fall

Last week, the House passed a two-year budget deal to lift spending, suspend debt ceiling: A large majority of Democrats voted for the legislation, while a majority of Republicans opposed it despite appeals from President Trump to support the bill. The 284-149 vote was one of the last acts by the House before lawmakers leave … Read more

GOP socialism bailouts for farmers, hunger for the working poor

With Robert Mueller’s testimony sucking up all the media oxygen last week, you may have missed a couple of important stories. The latest tranche of bailout money from the Trump administration to bribe farmers to stick with Trump despite his disastrous trade policies that are financially ruining them is starting to roll out now. Another … Read more

Another Arizona Republican comes out of the Racist Closet

First, there was (now former) Republican Legislative District One Representative David Stringers racist comments on not enough White Kids to go around in schools and African Americans not “blending in.” Then, there is Congressional District Four Representative Republican Paul Gosar who has demonstrated a fondness for subscribing to known racist sites on Twitter. Last week, … Read more

White identity politics: Trump plays the ‘reverse racism’ card

After the Washington Post exposed his son-in-law Jared Kushner as Baltimore’s chief slumlord, and the The Baltimore Sun accurately compared him to a “rat,” our mentally and emotionally unstable racist president doubled-down on his white identity racist attacks in a Twitter tirade Sunday night, and picked up where he left off this morning. Sunday night, Trump … Read more

Summer Maricopa County Democratic Convention Emphasizes Party Depth, Enthusiasm, Local Elections and Winning in 2020

The 2019 Summer Maricopa County Democratic Convention at the Madison Center for the Arts in Phoenix was a fun event that had a little bit of everything. It had: All the Democrats running for County Offices in 2020. County Party Chair Steve Slugocki commented to the hundreds of Precinct Committeemen in the auditorium that this … Read more