In Conversation with Engel and Hernandez Audio-Only Podcasts
Today I released the audio-only podcast versions of my conversations with Dan Hernandez and Kirsten Engel, who are running for the Democratic party nomination to Congress in District 6. Please listen, subscribe, rate and review in your favorite podcasting app. Advertisement Daniel Hernandez: Kirsten Engel: Advertisement
Time to Use Tax Policy to Fight Inequality? Or Would We Prefer to Lose Our Democracy?
More and more, we’re reaping what we’ve sown over the past 40 years. We’re seeing it in Supreme Court decisions. We’re seeing it in the paralysis of the Democratic party. And we’re certainly seeing it in the capture of the Republican party by the fascist right. It’s time we took dead seriously the warning Louis … Read more
Five Months In, Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Has Substantially Degraded its Military
Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked, unlawful invasion of Ukraine is not going well almost five months into this war. Oh sure, the media reports on how Russian troops are grinding out a war of attrition to secure the Donbas region, but at a heavy cost to both sides. The international sanctions are taking hold, Russia must be … Read more
Maricopa County Leaders and State Legislators are Furious with Doug Ducey’s Veto of a Vital Infrastructure Bill
On the day Governor Doug Ducey, to great cheers, signed the bipartisan water legislation, he ruined the kumbaya moment by vetoing another bipartisan piece of legislation: HB2685 which would have authorized voters to choose whether to approve a half cent sales tax extension of Proposition 400 that would have funded close to $40 billion in … Read more
U.S. Senate: The GQP’s ‘Island Of Misfit Toys’ Gives Democrats A Chance To Expand Their Majority
The MAGA/QAnon Republicans have put forward the worst selection of Senate candidates since the Tea Party in 2010. This “island of misfit toys” gives Democrats an opportunity to not only hold the Senate, but to expand their majority (which would render Sens. “Manchinema” Mr. & Mrs. Irrlevant on their way out the door in 2024). … Read more
Warning! Beware The Trump Big Lie Election Denier GQP Poll Observers In Pima County
Update to Election Denier Trump Thugs Force County Election Officials To Quit, Plotting Election Disruption. According to the Tucson Sentinel, anti-vaxxer Covid-denier Republicans were having trouble recruiting election workers willing to comply with Pima County’s vaccination requirement for election workers, so Pima County actually accommdated these anti-vaxxer Covid-deniers. Pima County lifts COVID shot policy for … Read more
Democrats on the Radio: Republican Candidates are Dangerous
Larry Bodine on the John C. Scott show: “I’ve been telling Democrats that it’s time to stand up and fight for your rights because these extremist Republicans are dangerous. We saw that on January 6th, two years ago. The radical Republicans have already stolen many of our rights. They’ve infringed on the right to vote. … Read more
