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Flip AZ’s Legislature Blue in 2020!
April 15, 2020
David Gordon posted a wonderful overview of those state legislative races that will allow us to flip the AZ legislature to Democratic control this year. Read it, and then go do something about it. Specifically, make a monthly commitment to fund those campaigns that will flip the state legislature! First, contribute to the ADLCC. Second, … Read more
The ADLCC gears up to make the Arizona State Capitol Blue
April 15, 2020
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Democrats have their best opportunity in years to take control of the Arizona State Legislature in 2020. The team at the Arizona Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (ADLCC) is gearing up to help make that happen. In 2018, Democrats made strong gains in the Arizona House, electing newcomers Jennifer Jermaine, Jennifer Pawlik, Domingo DeGrazia, and Aaron … Read more
‘The Expendables’: GOP believes the loss of American lives is worth it in order to reopen the economy
April 15, 2020
First, what the hell was this all about? On Monday, Fox News hyped Donald Trump’s Council to Re-Open America. Trump says decision coming ‘shortly’ on reopening economy, as task force formed: Sources told Fox News Monday that the second task force, which Trump first teased last Friday and is set to be formally introduced Tuesday, … Read more
Donald Trump uses the Coronavirus to Advance an America First Agenda
April 15, 2020
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Donald Trump has always shown a disdain for multinational organizations. He has continually whined over the years about N.A.T.O., the W.T.O., the U.N., the E.U., N.A.F.T.A., and the G7, saying American allies have continually taken advantage of the United States (and Presidents dumber than the Stable Genius) since the end of World War Two. In … Read more
Welfare for the Rich: How Your Tax Dollars End Up in Millionaires’ Pockets
April 15, 2020
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Excerpted from Welfare for the Rich: How Your Tax Dollars End Up in Millionaires’ Pockets – And What You Can Do About It by Phil Harvey and Lisa Conyers. Introduction Welfare for the Rich is designed to inform Americans—especially taxpayers who are footing most of the bill—about the massive movement of money from millions of middle- and … Read more
The Case for Socialism, Revisited
April 15, 2020
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Nearly eight years ago, I wrote this post: The Case for Socialism. That was long before a self-styled Democratic Socialist launched the first of two presidential campaigns. It was before a young member of the Socialist Alternative Party, running as a Democrat, upset an entrenched, corporate-owned incumbent, then gained the largest nationwide following of any … Read more
How Democrats Will Win in 2020
April 15, 2020
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By Muthoni Wambu Kraal Overview Thanks to your generosity, we’ve been able to take all the feedback we’ve gotten since 2016 and incorporate it into our planning for this year. Our process has allowed us to make more strategic decisions to build out our programs and has me so excited with all that we will … Read more
Beth Brizel wants to get Forward Results for the Chandler Community
April 15, 2020
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Every election year, the Chandler City Council holds elections for three council seats. Currently, there are no women serving on the Chandler City Council. Beth Brizel, an education activist and long time Chandler resident would like to change that by winning a seat to the Council in the November elections this year. A pragmatic Independent, … Read more
