The Tea-Publican Plan: A Massive Reallocation of Resources to Corporations
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Rachel Maddow Show recently did an hour long show divided into episodes about all the radical Republican mayhem happening in the states. Maddow concludes: "This is about a massive reallocation of resources held in common by the citizens to corporations for their private gain. And it is about a tactical kneecapping of … Read more
The coming week: legislative edition
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings As usual, all info gathered from the website of the Arizona Legislature and subject to change without notice. Monday is expected to be a busy day at the Capitol, as there are expected to be lots of folks there to for Spring Break At The State Capitol. People … Read more
2,405
by David Safier 2,405. That's the number of people who have been shot and killed since January 8, or as the Newsweek article puts it, "since Tucson." All told, an estimated 2,405 Americans have been shot and killed since Tucson, adding to the grim toll of 400,000 felled by guns since Martin Luther King Jr. … Read more
Census numbers – Arizona’s Legislative and Congressional Districts
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings All information available at the Census Bureau's American Factfinder page (watch the instructional videos, trust me 🙂 )… Census numbers for the state's 30 legislative districts – Geographic area Total population Arizona 6,392,017 LD1 (2010) 217,022 LD2 (2010) 177,904 LD3 (2010) 216,687 LD4 (2010) 294,239 LD5 (2010) 192,258 LD6 (2010) … Read more
Obama writes special gun reform op ed for Star
by David Safier I didn't realize it when I first read Obama's op ed this morning, but it's a Star exclusive. Best guess is, since he spoke in Tucson after the shooting at Giffords' January 8 event, he decided to begin his campaign for gun reform here. The head is: We must seek agreement on … Read more
Star article misrepresents different results in Ethnic Studies analyses
by David Safier If you read the Star's whole print-only article on Ethnic Studies achievement and graduation rates,beginning to end, you come away with the idea that a new TUSD study agrees that students in the program benefit academically when compared with similar students who aren't in Ethnic Studies. The only question is the size … Read more
‘We Are One’ National Day of Action April 4
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Progressives, labor, faith communities and social justice organizations will come together in solidarity in defense of worker's rights and to "Defend The American Dream" in a national day of action on April 4. You can learn more about your local activities and RSVP here. We Are One April 4 (http://www.we-r-1.org/): On April … Read more
