Is the fix in to make Mexican American Studies an elective?
by David Safier Last week, TUSD school board president Mark Stegeman wrote an op ed in the Star recommending the Mexican American Studies courses be removed from the core curriculum and be turned into electives. Now, I hear Superintendent John Pedicone is also pushing to change the program into a series of elective courses, and … Read more
Tea-Publican Tyranny Continues in Wisconsin
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It's sadly comical when Tea-Publicans talk about the "rule of law" and say that America is "a nation of laws." They only say this about laws with which they agree. Tea-Publicans are quick to dismiss the rule of law and the validity of court orders with which they disagree. Laws are for … Read more
“Temporary partial meltdown”?
by David Safier If it were possible to be amused, if the obfuscation around the nuclear power plant catastrophe in Japan weren't so dangerous, I would call this my "favorite" line yet: [C]hief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano repeated today that the contaminated water in Unit 2 appeared to be due to a temporary partial meltdown … Read more
The Big Chill: The Ghost of Joe McCarthy in Wisconsin
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: William Cronon, a historian who teaches at the University of Wisconsin started a blog, “Scholar as Citizen,” devoting his first post to the role of the shadowy American Legislative Exchange Council in pushing hard-line conservative legislation at the state level. BforAZ included a link to his richly detailed post in The Devil's … Read more
BfAZ Getting (a Little More) Social
Posted by Michael Bryan The team here at BfAZ have decided that it is time to address social media a little more systematically. People love their Facebook, so we've decided to do our best to provide as much of our content as possible the way Facebooker's 'Like' it: on Facebook. So while we've had a … Read more
Fish tacos at Taco Fish!
by David Safier A tip of the hat and the tastebuds to Adam Borowitz on The Range for his recommendation of Taco Fish, a cart on Grant just to the west of 6th Ave, south side of the street. It shares a dirt lot with a Caribbean food cart which I haven't tried. Look for … Read more
Joe, Jr. – The $5 million dollar man
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "Joe, Jr.," Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, claims the effects of cross-border smuggling are "far worse" in his county than in Arizona's border counties, and that's why his county merits $5 million in special border-security funding from the Legislature. The fact that Joe, Jr. is the darling of the anti-immigrant hate mongers … Read more
