This Labor Day weekend, show a little love for the American worker
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This Labor Day weekend you can show a little love for the American worker who, between the economy, jobs crisis and attacks on workers’ rights, has had a real rough year. Who Do You Love? Join Our ‘I Heart a Worker’ Labor Day Action | AFL-CIO NOW BLOG: Advertisement This Labor Day, … Read more
Today’s anti-Gatewood goes to . . . (some) Small Business Owners
by David Safier [Note: While the Gatewood goes to people who would make Henry Gatewood, the embezzling banker from John Ford's 1939 "Stagecoach" proud, the anti-Gatewood goes to those stand Gatewood's maxims on their head and prefer honesty over self-serving lies and thievery.] Today's anti-Gatewood goes to small business owners who say, No, we're not … Read more
ALEC and the Arizona legislature: For-Profit Colleges
by David Safier This is a textbook case of how ALEC, corporations and Republican legislatures work together. For-profit colleges have been scamming students and taxpayers for years. Students are often left with huge loans to pay off after receiving near-worthless education, while the colleges get 90% of their revenues from federal student grants and loans. … Read more
Greg Stanton – Plan for First 100 Days in Office
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Greg Stanton, Democratic candidate for mayor of Phoenix, has borrowed an idea from The Man With a Plan: Jonathan Rothschild for Mayor of Tucson, who posted his "180 day work plan for Tucson" – what he would do in his first 180 days as Mayor of Tucson. You can read it yourself on his website. GREG STANTON … Read more
Redistricting Information Session – Wednesday, September 7
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Announcement: No doubt you've read the headlines. Arizona's Independent Redistricting Commission is under attack from some who wish it wasn't independent. In fact, some folks seem to want a Commission that bows to special interests rather than the people of Arizona. Eleven years ago, Arizona's voters made a different choice. The voters … Read more
(Update) Arizona Democratic Party 2011 Volunteer Awards Night
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The deadline for nominating a volunteer for this year's 2011 Volunteer Awards Night has been extended until September 10. Many of the caucuses and clubs will be meeting the first week of September, so this is the perfect time to hand out the nomination form. You may click here to open the … Read more
Pima County GOP: Too extreme to understand the optics
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Mike Shaw, interim Pima County GOP chairman: "We didn't go out to buy a Glock to make people mad – not at all," Shaw said. "There are some people who are sincerely offended or maybe even hurt, and I feel bad about that. It was not my intent, or anybody's intent, to … Read more
