Giving thanks in 2020
November 26, 2020
What a year it has been with the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic into our global community, and the current worldwide death toll at 1.42 million. In the US the death toll is 262,000 and in Arizona, 6,500 (and counting). Despite these figures, we know people (even relatives) who think this coronavirus pandemic is a
Remember the GOP Plot Against Obama
November 26, 2020
Two writers recently had letters published in the Arizona Daily Star where one claimed Biden could destroy the country, while the other whined that Trump didn’t deserve all the hate. One writer claimed Biden won because his voters hated Trump while ignoring his accomplishments. But of course, both writers completely forgot what Trump said in
Supreme Court Strikes Down Church and Synagogue Attendance Limits
November 26, 2020
UPDATE Nov. 26, 2020: The Supreme Court’s new conservative majority late on Nov. 25 sided with religious organizations in New York that said they were illegally targeted by pandemic-related restrictions imposed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to combat spiking coronavirus cases. Now that devoutly Catholic Amy Coney Barrett has become the fifth conservative Justice, a
While Trump Pardoned a Traitor, President-Elect Biden gave a Thanksgiving Address to Rally the People
November 25, 2020
What did Donald Trump do today? He pardoned traitor Michael Flynn. He called into a bogus electoral fraud inquiry headlined by no warranty hair dye Rudy Giuliani. He continued to ignore the COVID 19 surge which is afflicting virtually every state and its populations in increased increments. He, along with his Republican cult followers like
Proposition 208 is good for Arizona schools. It also exposes flaws within our tax system
November 25, 2020
[Note to BfAZ readers: This is my op-ed piece in today’s AZ Republic. If you’re interested in the subject, my IPS colleague, Sam Pizzigati, and I cover it in greater depth at Inequality.org] Arizona teachers will get well-deserved raises under Proposition 208, the initiative that increases taxes on the 50,000 or so highest-income earners in our state and
Donald Trump Moves On To The Corrupt Presidential Pardon Phase
November 25, 2020
Donald Trump appears to have moved on to the corrupt presidential pardon phase after the “GOP Clown Car Coup” is failing spectacularly in humiliating defeats in court. Politico reports, Trump pardons former national security adviser Flynn: Outgoing President Donald Trump pardoned his former national security adviser Michael Flynn on Wednesday for lying to FBI agents
Restaurants Face An ‘Extinction Event,’ While Republicans Are Sabotaging The Economy
November 25, 2020
In September, the National Restaurant Association released a survey which showed nearly 1 in 6 restaurants (representing nearly 100,000 restaurants) is closed either permanently or long-term; nearly 3 million employees are still out of work; and the industry is on track to lose $240 billion in sales by the end of the year. 100,000 Restaurants Closed
AZ GOP Chair Sues To Invalidate The Election And Have The Legislature Award Electors (Updated)
November 25, 2020
The Trump campaign’s final act of desperation to overturn the election results in battleground states in a misguided belief that Republican state legislatures can substitute a slate of electors for Donald Trump over the popular vote winner Joe Biden – they cannot – is to file a series of copy and paste lawsuits in the
