Honestly, Judge Merchan Wimped Out
Donald Trump made history again for all the wrong reasons yesterday. Appearing virtually in a New York Courtroom, he received his sentence for the 34 convictions he received last spring for the business fraud committed when he sent hush money to Stormy Daniels while he was a Presidential Candidate in 2016. Advertisement Mr. Trump will … Read more
Watch new AZPM documentary “Death Behind Bars” about Pima County Jail
A documentary aired last night on AZPM, in partnership with AZ Luminaria and their reporter John Washington, who has been reporting on the Pima County Jail for 3 years. Apparently since 2018, 58 inmate lives have been lost in the Pima County Jail in Tucson, Arizona. From AZ Luminaria (online): https://azluminaria.org/2025/01/10/watch-death-behind-bars-a-documentary-by-azpm-and-az-luminaria/ “A new investigative documentary … Read more
“You Don’t Know What You Got Until it’s Gone:” Bidenomics Finishes With 48 Straight Months of Job Growth
This is for all the low information and historically illiterate voters who felt a failed and convicted President who presided over, thanks in part to his mismanagement of the Coronavirus, a net job loss (2.7 million) in his first term is better for the economy than the current White House occupant or his Vice President. … Read more
MLK Celebrations in Phoenix, Jan. 13 to 25, 2025
Further info on these events at: https://azmlk.org/events/ Larger version of the above flyer (in pdf) at: https://azmlk.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2025MLK-Events-Flyer.pdf 2025 MLK March & Festival on January 20 Phoenix “The Arizona MLK Celebration Committee hosts two impactful events in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., including the annual MLK March & Festival in Downtown Phoenix. This inspiring day … Read more
Sundareshan and De Los Santos Call for Legislative Action to Combat Climate Change
Appearing at the State Capitol Rose Garden earlier today (January 8, 2025,) with the leader of the Grand Canyon Chapter of the Sierra Club, Senate Democratic Leader Priya Sundareshan and Oscar De Los Santos called on the Republican Majority in the Arizona State Legislature to acknowledge the seriousness of climate change and to finally consider … Read more
Phoenix Will Get 150 EV Charging Stations
The Biden/Harris Administration announced today that the City of Phoenix will receive a $15 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program, to increase the number of Electric Vehicle (EV)Charging Stations to 150 across the nation’s fifth largest city. According to a press release from Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, 26 … Read more
Congressional Democrats Need to Present an Alternative Legislative Agenda to the Country
Shortly after the November elections, I presented an article calling for Democrats to articulate a pragmatic progressive program that would move the country forward and lift working and middle class Americans up. Borrowing the phrase “A Better Deal,” the policy proposals included many ideas that the Biden/Harris Administration proposed in their original Build Back Better … Read more
