Educating Sen . Joe Manchin (and Corporate Democrat Obstructionists) On Economics
September 7, 2021
The hillbilly coal baron from West Virginia, Sen. Joe Manchin, Joe Manchin’s Dirty Empire, says some of the most infuriatingly stupid things about economics. He and his fellow corporate Democrat obstructionists need to be schooled on economics. No one should be listening to anything these damn ignorant tools for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and
(UPDATED) Arizona Education Activists Discuss the Push to Overrule Republican Laws against Prop 208 and Public Safety.
September 7, 2021
Supporters of public education, sound economic policy, and Democracy have less than a month to gather signatures for six ballot initiatives that would allow voters in 2022 to decide whether to repeal Republican-sponsored legislation that is designed to circumvent Invest in Education-Proposition 208, institute discredited fringe trickle-down economic tax cut policy, and obstruct Democracy by
#1 Way to Build Back Better
September 6, 2021
I am a currently serving school governing board member of nine years and the past president of the Arizona School Boards Association (ASBA). As such, I have been closely following the stories of school board meetings, especially in Arizona, that have become especially contentious. The ugliness probably shouldn’t be surprising in the uber-polarized environment we
WTF Pinal County Board of Supervisors?
September 5, 2021
In a 3/2 vote on this past Wednesday, the Pinal County Board of Supervisors voted to reject a $3.4 million federal grant for improving vaccine equity. Supervisor Kevin Cavanaugh (District 1), led the charge to deny the funding, questioning whether Pinal County had a need for a “vaccine equity coordinator”, which the grant mandated be
Biden Gets Us Out of Afghanistan as Critics Jabber
September 5, 2021
I have been watching fact, perception, and opinion clash over the past two weeks as President Biden has been doing the right thing about our 20-year involvement in Afghanistan. How many of you are old enough to remember the Vietnam-era song “Waist Deep in the Big Muddy (and the big fool said to move on)”?
Arizona Bowl: Using Sex to Sell Football & Gaming (video)
September 5, 2021
In early August, a friend of mine invited me to like the Facebook group entitled “Stand Against Barstool Sports Rape Culture.” It didn’t take much digging to figure out why my friend Kat Stratford had created this group. Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy has quite Internet rap sheet when it comes to sexist behavior and
The Urgency to Save Democracy with Your Petition Signature Now
September 5, 2021
Click the arrow to hear the new episode of the Turning Arizona Blue podcast. There are only a few remaining days where your signature on Arizona petitions can fight voter suppression, restore critical public education funding and eliminate “Dark Money” in our elections. Between now and September 29th, your “John or Jane Hancock” on
Political Calendar: Week of September 5, 2021
September 5, 2021
Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and CDC recommendations for social distancing, events are being cancelled or postponed to later dates. We are doing our best to update the calendar, but you should check with event organizers prior to attending any event to confirm the status.
