In an earlier post I commented that “defund the police,” a complex innovative policy initiative, in my opinion is badly branded by criminal justice reformers. Could you possibly make it any easier for a racist demagogue like Donald Trump to scare the geriatric old white shut-ins who watch the white nationalist hosts on Fox News aka … Read more
On Friday, Trump used a flawed unemployment report showing showing some two million jobs returned to the economy as a reason to launch his Russian-style dezinformatsiya campaign ad, “The great American comeback has begun”. Actually, A ‘misclassification error’ made the May unemployment rate look better than it is: “The special note said that if this … Read more
To get the Outlaw Dirty Money Ballot Initiative on the November Ballot, 357,000 valid signatures are needed because, if passed by the voters, the election results will necessitate a change to the Arizona State Constitution. Realistically, 400,000 signatures should probably be collected in case a portion of the signatories is declared invalid and ineligible. The … Read more
Arizona Legislative District (LD) One, an area that consists of parts of Yavapai and Maricopa County, has not elected a Democrat in its present geographic configuration. Judy Stahl would like to remedy that and bring full representation to the people of LD One as one of the district’s next State House members in 2021. A … Read more
I had the pleasure of speaking at length with the managing nurse of the Tucson Medical Centers COVID-19 Unit, Kathryn Teyechea, about her experience working with COVID-19 patients during the epidemic here in Tucson, Arizona. I hope you find our conversation as interesting and rewarding as I did. Thanks, Kathryn!