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Political Calendar: Week of March 1, 2020
March 1, 2020
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 calendar icon in the right-hand column of the blog page for easy access to the calendar. Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Note: For … Read more
An agreement to negotiate a peace agreement to end the war in Afghanistan
February 29, 2020
Above: Cheers, whoops and shouts of “God is Great” broke out after Zalmay Khalilzad, left, and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s political leader, signed the landmark agreement in Doha on Saturday. Hussein Sayed / AP On Saturday, more than 18 years after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the U.S. made a bid … Read more
9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirms two nationwide injunctions against Trump asylum policies (updated)
February 29, 2020
Lawfare Blog reports, Appeals Court Affirms Two Injunctions Against Trump Administration Asylum Policies: On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issues two rulings affirming nationwide injunctions against two Trump administration immigration policy. One ruling (Innovation Law Lab et al v. Chad Wolf et al) affirmed the injuction against the “Remain in … Read more
The Coronavirus Showcases the Need for Universal Health Care and Paid Family Leave
February 29, 2020
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While it is extremely important for people not to worry and panic as the Coronavirus spreads (four non-travel-related cases were reported in the United States on February 28,) it is important to note (as discussed on some media outlets like Overtime with Bill Maher) that the United States because it lacks both a national universal … Read more
Republican judges enabling constitutional dysfunction
February 29, 2020
There is a reason that “The Enemy of The People,” Mitch McConnell, is packing the federal courts with unvetted and unqualified right-wing reactionaries hand-picked by the right-wing Federalist Society and Heritage Foundation. He is ensuring that the courts are rigged with right-wing activist judges who will undermine any progressive legislation from a Democratic president and … Read more
Wall Street: No confidence vote in ‘Dear Leader’ handling the coronavirus pandemic
February 28, 2020
A day after President Trump tried to allay fears over the coronavirus pandemic with a bizarre press conference, or more accurately, allay fears over a stock market sell off that portends damaging his reelection chances, the stock markets responded with a vote of no confidence in “Dear Leader.” The stock markets suffered the largest one day … Read more
Shea Stanfield wants to restore the Arizona Corporation Commission as the Instrument of the People
February 28, 2020
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The People who created the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) almost 110 years ago did so at the height of the Age of Reform and the Progressive Movement. The Commission, designed to make sure utility companies, the rail lines, securities, and pipelines were well maintained and regulated, was meant to be an instrument of the people … Read more
