Dr. Roxane Gaye On ‘Incivility’
Dr. Roxane Gaye at the New York Times writes, Don’t Talk to Me About ‘Civility.’ On Tuesday Morning Those Children Were Alive. There is a cultural obsession nowadays with civility, with the idea that if everyone is mannered enough, any impasse or difference of opinion can be bridged. But these are desperately uncivil times. And … Read more
Arizona Is Dead Last (#51) In Classroom Instruction Funding When The State Has A $5.3 Billion Surplus
Above: Remember this from 2015? It was all a Big Lie. The Arizona Constitution requires the state legislature to enact a state budget before the start of the new fiscal year on July 1. In addition, the legislature really only had two priorites to address this year: (1) the school funding cliff that the last … Read more
We Must Become Single-Issue Voters on Gun Safety
For the past few days, I have been thinking about the back-to-back mass shootings in Buffalo (an attack on defenseless African Americans by a brainwashed young white nationalist American) and Uvalde (an attack on defenseless children and their teachers by a deranged young Hispanic American). Both are different in motivation and method – but both … Read more
City of Tucson to open 6 Cooling Centers when temperatures reach 110 degrees
“When temperatures reach 110 degrees, the City of Tucson will open six cooling center locations, one in each Ward. The centers will be open from noon-6 p.m. These locations will be open on any day when temperatures are expected to reach 110 degrees. Donna Liggins Center, 2160 N. 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85705 El Pueblo … Read more
(UPDATED) Additional Arizona Reaction to the Horrific School Shooting in Texas
Over the last 48 hours, many Arizonans have offered words reacting to the horrific school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Texas. They mainly follow the themes of those who expressed condolences, reflection, and anger at the continual inaction from the former Party of Lincoln immediately after the shooting. Perhaps the most on point recent … Read more
We Have Failed Our Children
We have failed. As Americans, we have failed to stop the gun violence that plagues our country. As Americans, we have elected those candidates who fetishize guns and allowed them to pass laws that create tragedies like this. As Americans, we have created a culture that believes the Second Amendment is infallible when it is, … Read more
It’s Time To Get Past GOP Gaslighting On Guns
Matt Grodsky is the Vice President, Director of Public Affairs at Matters of State Strategies, he previously served as the Director of Communications for the Arizona Democratic Party from 2019 to 2021. He is the author of Righteous Might: How Democrats Turned Arizona Blue And How You Can Flip Your Battleground State In the … Read more
