Happy Mothers Day from the Mayors of Phoenix and Tucson
May 8, 2022
Phoenix and Tucson Mayors Kate Gallego and Regina Romero posted Mothers Day messages honoring the many women (biological, step, guardians, grandmothers, aunts, older sisters and cousins) who work tirelessly everyday with love to ensure their children are safe and have the best lives possible. Both Mayors also honored the mothers and grandmothers that are no
Political Calendar: Week of May 8, 2022
May 8, 2022
Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and CDC recommendations for social distancing, many events are still being held virtually online. We are doing our best to update the calendar, but you should check with event organizers prior to attending any event to confirm the status. Political
Hillary Clinton: I Told You So
May 7, 2022
Former First Lady, New York Senator, Secretary of State, and 2016 Presidential Popular Vote winner (by about three million votes) Hillary Clinton has been making the rounds on the news shows this week after the leaked Justice Alito opinion that, if it holds, would overturn Roe v Wade. In a very professional and diplomatic way,
Phoenix is One of 12 Cities from Around the World Engaged in the 2022 C40 Reinventing Cities Competition
May 7, 2022
What does Phoenix have in common with Bologna, Bristol, Houston, Izmir, Lyon, Milan, Montréal, Naples, Rome, San Francisco and São Paulo? All 12 of these cities are participants in the 2022 C40 Reinventing Cities Competition. C40 is a collaborative network of about 100 mayors from cities around the world whose focus is to devise sustainability
Bans Off Our Bodies rallies on May 14
May 7, 2022
“Supreme Court Leak: Our Worst Fears Confirmed Abortion is still legal. It’s still your right. But the Supreme Court is prepared to end your constitutional right to abortion. Our country is facing an abortion access crisis. By this summer, 26 states could move to ban abortion — affecting 36 million women, plus more people who
WANTED: Owner/operator of her own uterus.
May 6, 2022
Many people have already written about the leaked SCOTUS decision on the Dobbs case and no doubt many more will. Here is my take. The decision is 67 pages with 31 pages of appendices. Alito starts by saying it is a profound moral issue with sharply conflicting views. Right off, that is false. Over 80%
Mad King Donald Wanted To Fire Missiles Into Mexico
May 6, 2022
Above: The Patriot (MIM-104) is a long-range, all-altitude, all-weather air defence system to counter tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and advanced aircraft. It’s tell-all book time, again, and this time it is former secretary of Defense Mark Esper. The New York Times reports on a passage from his memoir, Trump Proposed Launching Missiles Into Mexico to
Rep. Andy Biggs’ ‘America First Contract’ (On America) Is An Unserious Joke
May 5, 2022
Update to The GQP Midterm Agenda: All Culture Wars, All The Time – And Making You ‘Lucky Duckies’ Pay More Taxes: Mitch McConnell has told colleagues and donors Senate Republicans won’t release a legislative agenda before next year’s midterms, according to people who’ve attended private meetings with the minority leader. [S]enate Republican leaders have no
