“Prior Authorization” Makes Medicare Patients Sicken and Die
April 28, 2026
While America’s largest insurance companies rake in tens of billions in profits, they are simultaneously forcing doctors to beg for permission to treat patients—patients who are often elderly, vulnerable, and running out of time. To make it worse, the federal government actually expanded the use of prior authorization this year. Billions in profits—built on delays
How to Sell the Trad Wife Lifestyle: A Guide for the Alpha Male
April 27, 2026
A satirical look at the fantasy of the “Trad Wife” lifestyle, and what gets left out when unpaid labor is rebranded.
Solutions: Loneliness, Rent, and Roads: The Real Policy Agenda
April 27, 2026
Economic policies have human consequences. It’s time to stop talking about the problem and start working on solutions: turn Vision Into Action. Change is coming, and it will be from the ground up, not from the top down. I find these inequality problems particularly acute in my home state, Arizona. This posting is intended as
Anti-Consumer “Common Sense” Institute Wants to Cut Free Transit and Bury Tucson with Freeways
April 27, 2026
The right-wing “Common Sense Institute of Arizona” has blared its anti-consumer MAGA views by baselessly arguing that Tucson needs more freeways like Phoenix, fewer bike lanes, and no “luxury” free public transit. In the middle of today’s affordability crisis, this MAGA think tank called no-cost public transit a “luxury,” as if city buses are Porsches.
While Arizona Legislative Republicans Procrastinate on Their Budget Proposals, Democrats are Ready to Pass an Affordability Agenda for Arizonans
April 27, 2026
April 21 marked 100 days into the 2026 Arizona Legislative Session. Governor Katie Hobbs has had her budget out since January. Legislative Democrats have been putting forth proposals to make life financially palatable for Arizonans, with the great majority of them meeting the buzz saw of Republican obstructionism. Where is the Republican budget proposal? What
✅More TACO Time in Iran
April 25, 2026
TACO (“Trump Always Chickens Out) has arrived in Iran. ✅ Caving in again, Trump on April 25 called off the travel of envoy Steve Witkoff and nepo baby Jared Kushner to Pakistan for peace talks just before they were set to leave. Iran’s president said Tehran would not re-enter peace negotiations so long as the US
Trump Lies. Economy Dies. Will Juan’s Chances Meet Their Demise?
April 25, 2026
Credit: Al Habtoor Research Centre The state of the US economy is hard to get a grip on these days , even with the statistics often pondered over by economists and journalists. The stock market is way up (although it’s mostly powered by a few large corporations), and unemployment is holding steady (although that
While Sleepy Donald Lies His Ass Off and Sleeps in the Oval Office, His Family Profits Off the War in Iran He Started
April 25, 2026
I miss Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. I miss their steadiness and competence. I miss their economy. I miss that they left the country better off when they founded it. I miss their following the Constitution and Pro Democracy leadership. I miss them working for the American People and not themselves. I am fairly sure
