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Part 2: The Intellectual Rot Of Movement Conservatism Into Classic Fascism
April 5, 2021
Zach Beauchamp at Vox earlier reported, The conservative movement is rejecting America: The right-wing rebellion against American democracy is often subtle, expressing itself through tricky changes to election law without a full-throated acknowledgment of what lawmakers are actually doing. But sometimes, the mask slips — and someone in the conservative movement openly tells you what’s
Part 1: Empirical Studies Confirm The Republican Party Is An Anti-Democratic Authoritarian Faction
April 5, 2021
New political science research suggests Republican control over state government is correlated with large and measurable declines in the health of a state’s democracy. Zach Beauchamp reports at Vox, Study: Republican control of state government is bad for democracy: The paper, by University of Washington professor Jake Grumbach, constructs a quantitative measure of democratic health at
The Biden/Harris American Jobs Plan will “Actually” Help Make America Great Again
April 5, 2021
Over the weekend, the Republicans that dared to go on the mainstream weekend television news shows (Meet the Press, This Week with George Stephanopoulos, and CNN’s State of the Union) unsurprisingly and on cue all bellyached about the Biden/Harris American Jobs Plan. Among their protests were: Most of the bill has nothing to do with
“Not Again:” Stand for Children Releases Ad Decrying Republican Attempts to Defund Invest in Ed
April 5, 2021
Starting with the words “Not Again,” the pro-public school organization Stand for Children released an ad late last week decrying the Republican attempts to pass Senate Bill (SB) 1783, the JD Mesnard bill that, despite what fringe lawmakers like Shawna Bolick would not like to say publicly, would seriously undermine the funding for Invest in
The Washington Post Slams Senator Karen Fann’s Sham Election Audit
April 5, 2021
The Washington Post editorializes Arizona Republicans’ desperate crusade to find nonexistent voter fraud: Arizona Senate President Karen Fann (R) says she is determined to “ensure the integrity of the vote” in her state. Which is supposedly why, five months after Election Day, following multiple credible audits that found no hint of substantial fraud, she insists
Arizona Wildcats Come Up Just Short Of A National Championship
April 5, 2021
An athlete would prefer to lose a game decisively. That way you can always say to yourself “it just wasn’t our day” or the other team “was the better team that day.” Good on them. Losing a close game will haunt you for the rest of your life. It hurts. You will replay it over
Democrat Mo Udall was Tucson’s Congressman for 30 Years
April 4, 2021
Congressman Mo Udall (CD2-D) led an All-American life. He is a beloved legislator, lawyer, banker, soldier who fought for his country, people’s champion, environmental advocate and steward, presidential candidate, writer, and athlete. Among his legislative accomplishments were sponsoring and endorsing bills that: Created new national monuments, wildlife refuges, and parks in Arizona and across the
Political Calendar: Week of April 4, 2021
April 4, 2021
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