Why Are Protesters Pulling Down Our Statues?

A lot of people are upset by protesters pulling down or defacing public statues of and memorials to Confederate figures, and even of historical persons who espoused racists views, or who owned slaves. Even some readers of this blog have revealed deep ambivalence about this movement. Many Americans are confused and angry that Black Lives … Read more

Democratic Legislators at the State Capitol unveil their People First Priorities for a Special Session

Arizona Democratic Leaders at the State Legislature have released the economic and social justice policy initiatives to combat the socioeconomic effects of the Coronavirus they would like to pursue when Governor Ducey decides to call a special session this summer. Broken into the sections of a Stronger Arizona, Strong Schools, Healthy Communities, Indigenous Peoples, and … Read more

Delina DiSanto calls Paul Gosar “Trump’s Sycophant.”

EJ Montini of AZ Central wrote a piece on June 23, 2020, about how repulsive Trump Zone-Fox Island resident  Congressional District Four Representative Paul Gosar parroted the talking points of Donald Trump when he tweeted ahead of the President’s visit: Welcome back to #Arizona @realDonaldTrump The economy is coming back. The pandemic is waning. Border … Read more

Senate GOP policing bill fails; House will pass its policing bill on Thursday

I broke down the differences between the Senate GOP policing reform bill, dubbed the “Just and Unifying Solutions To Invigorate Communities Everywhere Act of 2020” aka JUSTICE Act, and the Democratic House policing reform bill, dubbed the “George Floyd Justice in Policing Act” aka the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, in this earlier post, Action Alert: tell … Read more