President Biden Honors Victims of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and Calls on the People to Fight Voter Suppression and Domestic Terrorism
President Joe Biden visited Tulsa Oklahoma today to honor the victims of the 1921 Race Massacre against Black Americans. During his address after he toured the Hall of Survivors (of the Tulsa Massacre) where he acknowledged that it took one hundred years for a United States President to come “and acknowledge a truth of what … Read more
America Needs To Defeat The QAnon Conspiracy Cult Domestic Terrorist Organization
My father served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theater, and his brothers and cousins also served in the Navy, Army and Marines in the Pacific and European Theaters during World War II. My family was lucky. None were killed in combat, but some returned home from the war decorated combat veterans. They were … Read more
Mayor Regina Romero Discusses the Current Issues Facing Tucson
Safeguarding Voting Rights Championing Tax Fairness instead of trickle-down flat tax proposals. Implementing the American Rescue Plan and hoping for the American Jobs and Families Plans to pass. Navigating the new CDC Mask Recommendations Combatting Climate Change and Building a Clean Energy Sustainable Tucson. Reforming and Improving public safety. Ensuring equity for all communities in … Read more
Comedian Jason Love at Catalina Craft Pizza on June 4
“Comedian Jason Love @ Catalina Craft Pizza Friday, June 4 @ 8 pm. Featuring Phx’s “Funniest Comedian w/ a Day Job” finalist Manny Hernandez. 15930 N. Oracle Rd. in Catalina, AZ 85739. About this event One of today’s hardest-working comedians, Jason Love has appeared on HBO, Comedy Central, America’s Got Talent, and Dry Bar Comedy. … Read more
A Time For Choosing For Democratic Senators
In October 1964, Ronald Reagan gave a speech on behalf of Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater, the right-wing extremist nominee of the Republican Party, known as the “a time for choosing” speech. Barry Goldwater went on to lose the election by one of the largest margins in history. I hate to borrow a turn of phrase from … Read more
The Senate Filibuster And The Death of American Democracy By Appeasement
Americans like to believe that we live in a democracy, but in fact the Constitution created anti-democratic constraints on what the wealthy elites of the time feared was the unruly mob. (They were not entirely wrong; there was a series of rebellions and insurrections in the early Republic). But now that we are the world’s … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of May 30, 2021
The Political Calendar is posted on Sundays. Please send us notice of your political events prior to the Sunday before your event (7 days would be most helpful). See the events icon at the top of the blog page for easy access to the calendar. Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Due … Read more
#AZGOP Budget Has Flat Tax & Tax Breaks But Lacks Votes (video)
The House Appropriations Committee was debating the budget as I drove to the Capitol on Tuesday morning. The Republicans started the budget process by introducing the 11 bills that make up the coming fiscal year’s budget on Monday, May 24. Except for leaked documents and rumors, this was the first time the Democrats and the public were … Read more
