Texas Democrats Cause ‘Good Trouble’ To Block Most Extreme Jim Crow 2.0 Voter Suppression Bill In The Nation
June 1, 2021
Late on Sunday night, on a Memorial Day weekend when most Americans were distracted, the Texas Lege tried to pass the most anti-democratic, Jim Crow 2.0 voter suppression bill in the nation. EXPLAINER: How Texas Republicans aim to make voting harder. (Texas is already the most difficult state in the country to vote, it is
President Biden Honors Victims of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and Calls on the People to Fight Voter Suppression and Domestic Terrorism
June 1, 2021
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
America Needs To Defeat The QAnon Conspiracy Cult Domestic Terrorist Organization
June 1, 2021
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
Mayor Regina Romero Discusses the Current Issues Facing Tucson
June 1, 2021
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
Comedian Jason Love at Catalina Craft Pizza on June 4
May 31, 2021
“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.
A Time For Choosing For Democratic Senators
May 31, 2021
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
The Senate Filibuster And The Death of American Democracy By Appeasement
May 30, 2021
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
Political Calendar: Week of May 30, 2021
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
