What state lends an official platform to hate groups? Why, Arizona, of course.
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Normally, I'd save a discussion of an agenda item for a legislative committee agenda for a "coming week" post, but this one rates a quick post of its own. On Thursday, the Arizona Senate's Border Security, Federalism, and States Sovereignty Committee will meet in SHR109 at 9 a.m. The … Read more
Evacuations around two nuclear plants in Japan
by David Safier It's a statistical certainty that statistically improbable events will happen. If there are 30 people in a room, two people will probably share the same birthday. If there's a one in a million chance of an event happening to someone in the U.S. [Note: I should have specified, happening on any given … Read more
Most recent would-be terrorists aren’t Muslim
by David Safier It may be time for a new acronym, IOKIYNM — It's OK If You're Not Muslim. Peter King notwithstanding, we've got two very bad actors who are both White and Right, but the Islamophobes don't seem to consider them or the far right militia movement any kind of a threat. The most … Read more
You weren’t supposed to say that with the mic on
by David Safier Here's a video clip from the Iowa state legislature that's in the first stages of going viral. Not knowing the microphone was on, a Republican rep called their proposed gun carry law the "Give-A-Handgun-To-A-Schizophrenic Bill." Oops. Not supposed to say that out loud. Iowa is looking at catching up with Arizona, not … Read more
Recall Information
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: For those of you who have been asking "Where are those recall petitions so I can sign?" — better yet, to take some petitions and go collect signatures yourself, here is the recall information. Recall Governor Jan Brewer has a web site Recall Governor Jan Brewer (http://www.recallgovernorbrewer.com/). The web site has a download … Read more
US Uncut and The Other 98% want corporations to pay the taxes they owe
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have told you about the new non-partisan group called US Uncut — named after UK Uncut — which aims in part to challenge the tea party's push for lower corporate taxes. They instead want Congress stop letting wealthy corporations dodge their taxes. Nonpartisan organization 'US Uncut' to demand corporations pay taxes. … Read more
Thom Hartmann explains ‘corporate personhood’ and the battle to save democracy
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Thom Hartmann, author of "Unequal Protection: How Corporations Became 'People' and How You Can Fight Back," explains the fiction of "corporate personhood" in Unequal Protection: The Battle to Save Democracy (excerpt): Given all this context and history, a reasonable person would probably conclude that the Reconstruction Amendments—particularly the Fourteenth Amendment—were designed to grant rights … Read more
