GOP attacks on minimum wage workers
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: During the past year's election a number of Republican and Tea Party candidates revived an old attack that we have not heard in some years — an attack on the federal minimum wage. Advertisement The attack is rooted in two arguments: free market conservative economics that rejects government regulation – wages should be … Read more
Hate crimes up in Arizona
by David Safier From the Phoenix New Times: From 2008 to 2009, Arizona's number of reported hate crimes increased by more than 18.3 percent. This is up over the year prior, 2007 to 2008, which saw a 14.9 percent increase in hate crimes statewide. The numbers themselves show the creep upward. In 2007, there were … Read more
Taking for-profit colleges off the dole
by David Safier University of Phoenix is a for-profit college.It makes its money the old fashioned way — by getting 88% of its revenue through U.S. student grants and loans. When the students graduate or drop out, they either have to pay back the loans, even if the college didn't give them marketable skills (they … Read more
Update: FBI raids the banksters of Wall Street
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Chris Hayes hosted the Rachel Maddow Show last night and discussed the FBI raids on the banksters of Wall Street on Monday. Monday, Nov. 22nd – Rachel Maddow show: [T]oday‘s FBI actions provide a good occasion to marvel at just how little there has been in the way of criminal law enforcement … Read more
Why We Need the DREAM Act and What You Can Do: Steve Li’s Story
By Jenn Steve Li, 20, a nursing student and on-campus leader, was to be separated from his family and deported to Peru earlier this month after discovering that he is an undocumented immigrant. I'm way late on this story, but thankfully there are others in the APIA blogosphere that have covered it pretty well. Here … Read more
FBI raids the banksters of Wall Street in insider trading scandal
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: As John "Hannibal" Smith of the A-Team would say, "I love it when a plan comes together!" We may finally be seeing "somebody going to emergency, somebody going to jail" for the giant Ponzi scheme of Wall Street that nearly destroyed the world's economy and financial system. This is just the tip … Read more
The Arizona Republic ignores the elephant in the room: unlawful torture
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The "Foxification" of the Arizona Republic continues today with this most disingenuous editorial opinion Terror suspect's civilian trial was a bad idea: Of the trial of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, accused of terrorism, the best that can be said is that order prevailed. No jurors received threatening calls in the middle of the … Read more
