Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The "Occupy Wall Street" protests against Wall Street that are spreading nationwide will help build a movement by workers and the unemployed to “rebuild the American dream,” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said. Anti-Wall Street Protests Fuel Drive for U.S. Jobs, Trumka Says – Businessweek: Advertisement Trumka said the AFL-CIO, the nation’s largest … Read more

by David Safier From what I can gather, today's actual Occupy Wall Street march will begin around 4:30pm Eastern. Meanwhile, if you're interested in joining the Virtual March, you can add a message, add a photo or order food for the occupiers. As I get more information, I'll post. If you're a Facebook person, you … Read more

by David Safier Give credit to the Star for running it as a front page story using this headline: Bush-era operation let guns 'walk,' too, federal officials say And the operation was located right here. When George W. Bush, a Republican, was president, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Tucson used a … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Judge Edward Burke denied a restraining order to keep "King" Russell Pearce's stalking horse candidate Olivia Cortes off the ballot last week, but an evidentiary hearing on the merits is scheduled for this Friday at 3:30 p.m. And attorney Tom Ryan says he will call witnesses who will clearly demonstrate that Olivia … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Redistricting in most states involves legislators sitting down and tweaking the lines of their districts to protect as many incumbents as possible in the majority party and even members of the minority party with whom they have a good working relationship. It is a status quo, incumbency protection game. Arizonans said "the hell with … Read more

by David Safier Following in the footsteps of Al Melvin, Frank Antenori, Dave Gowan and David Stevens, Tyler Vogt has said uh-uh to sitting down for an interview with the Star staff. Which is interesting because, if he were elected, he would have to talk with the Star kinda regularly, since the Star is Tucson's … Read more

by David Safier I've read through the lengthy Bloomberg News article, Koch Brothers Flout Law Getting Richer With Secret Iran Sales. The Iran sales and bribery episodes which have gotten most of the attention are only part of the story. This is a "preponderance of evidence" situation, where, when you see all the things Koch … Read more