Gannett Demonstrating Some Seriously Poor Judgment In Its Newspapers
The Ganett chain of newspapers, which includes the awful USA Today and The Arizona Republic, has demonstrated some seriously poor judgment in its newspapers. Another Gannett chain newspaper, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune actually published an op-ed from a woman defending the Proud Boys – the domestic terrorist organization which acted as Donald Trump’s private militia to … Read more
Candidates who have filed for Governing Board races in Pima County Schools in 2022
Yesterday July 11 was the deadline at 5 p.m. for candidates to file for Governing Board seats in Pima County. Here’s the list from the Pima County School Superintendent Dustin Williams’ office: http://www.schools.pima.gov/elections/2022-filed-candidates “These candidates have filed the minimum number of signatures to run for school district governing board in 2022. The filing period is … Read more
Federal Judge Blocks Arizona’s ‘Personhood’ Law From Taking Effect
Update to Arizona’s ‘Personhood’ Law Would Criminalize All Forms of Abortion (excerpt): Arizona passed the personhood law in April 2021. Abortion providers sued to block it last August, arguing that it was unconstitutionally vague because it did not make clear what conduct, if any, it would prohibit. Following the Dobbs ruling, the providers filed an … Read more
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. Daniel Hernandez: Kirsten Engel:
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
