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The Prosecution Makes An Airtight Case Against Donald Trump – His Republican Enablers Don’t Care
February 12, 2021
Steve Benen has a decent summary of the prosecution’s case over Wednesday and Thursday. You really must view the hours of video evidence presented with narration and timeline to get the full impact of this highly effective presentation of the evidence. The Impeachment Managers drew a straight line from Trump’s words and actions to the
Taxes on the Rich: One-Sixth of What They Used to Be
February 12, 2021
A new IPS briefing paper highlights the unique role of tax policy in wealth concentration. By Chuck Collins, Bob Lord [Cross-posted from Inequality.org] [Note to BfAZ readers: I’ve cut my legal work way back to focus my efforts on helping to reverse the horrendous tax policy choices of the past four decades. This piece I
Senator Sinema is Wrong: A Minimum Wage Increase Should be in the American Rescue Act
February 12, 2021
Kyrsten Sinema has been a good Senator for all Arizonans. I voted for her in 2018 and will probably do so again if she is the Democratic nominee in 2024. That said, it does not mean I have to agree with her on every issue to support her. Her position, articulated on February 12, 2021,
Corrupt Republican Senators Are Openly Engaged In Jury Tampering With Trump’s Lawyers
February 12, 2021
I will reiterate what I have said many times before. The Party of Trump is a criminal enterprise led by a third-rate mafia “Don” Trump. They are all accomplices, coconspirators and accessories who aid and abet his criminality and corruption. There is not a patriot among them. They put fealty to their “Dear Leader” above
Celebrate Chinese New Year of the Ox virtually on February 13
February 12, 2021
For the first time due to the ongoing pandemic, the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center is hosting their Lunar New Year celebration virtually on Feb. 13 at 6 to 8 p.m., via youtube.com. Info at www.tucsonchinese.org. The center has been closed since mid-March 2020 due to the pandemic, and would appreciate any and all donations.
Authoritarian Rethuglicans In The Arizona Legislature To Decide That They Are Above The Law
February 12, 2021
The Party of Trump fka the Republican Party has completed its dark descent into authoritarian fascism in Arizona. True American patriots must resist these fascist Vichy Republicans. Laurie Roberts of The Republic reports, Senate Republicans figure a new way to get their hands on Maricopa County’s ballots: Republican senators, having been thwarted in their efforts
Meanwhile, President Biden is Governing, Working to Help People, and Living Up to His Oath
February 11, 2021
While his twice impeached, twice David Duke endorsed, and twice popular vote loser predecessor was undergoing the third day of his record second impeachment trial, President Joe Biden was doing three things Donald Trump never could: Governing, working to help people and living up to his oath. Readers may not know it because of the
How to Win Over Rural Voters with Susan Bickel, LD9 Chair
February 11, 2021
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