Congress Averts Shutdown With Stopgap Short-Term Continuing Resolution
September 30, 2021
It seems to me that I have been writing this same headline multiple times for at least two decades. It is not a functional democracy which repeatedly engages in brinksmanship at the end of the federal fiscal year every September 30. This is supposed to be the easy part. I looked it up, the last
Initiative to Repeal the Republican Flat Tax for the Rich is Likely Headed for the 2022 Ballot
September 30, 2021
Arizona may not become like Kansas after all. Education activists filed a petition for an initiative that, if approved for the ballot, will stop the republican Flat Tax for the rich from ever taking effect. Arizona Education Association President Joe Thomas said the referendum process is necessary “to refer bad policy to the voters so
Must See TV: Lawrence O’Donnell Eviscerates Irresponsible Senator Sinema
September 30, 2021
From 1989 to 1995, Lawrence O’Donnell was a legislative aide to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (one of the giants of the Senate). From 1989 to 1991, he served as senior advisor to Moynihan. From 1992 to 1993, he was staff director of the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, then chaired by
What is Paul Gosar Smoking or Drinking or Inhaling This Week
September 29, 2021
Following Arizona politics, it is sometimes hard to keep up with the wild, preposterous, and downright crazy statements and acts of some of the Grand Canyon states most “colorful” fringe and dangerous figures like Wendy Rogers, Mark Finchem, Andy Biggs, Debbie Lesko, and Paul Gosar. This week it is Paul Gosar who probably gets the
Corporate Democrats Should Not Be Rewarded For Their Bad Faith Obstruction
September 29, 2021
Permanent musical accompaniment, A Matter of Trust, by Billy Joel (1986). Amanda Marcotte is exactly right: Centrist Dems broke a promise on infrastructure. They should not get their “bipartisan” victory now: When the two-track plan to pass President Joe Biden’s ambitious jobs and infrastructure program first emerged, many progressives understandably thought it was a trap.
Sinema Sells out to Big Pharma as Retirees are Abandoned to Pay High Prescription Prices
September 29, 2021
This past week Senator Sinema threatened to derail President Biden’s legislative agenda for lowering prescription drug prices meanwhile taking more than $750,000 in donations from the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. According to an analysis by Kaiser Health News, Sinema ranks as one of Congress’s leading recipients of pharmaceutical industry donations despite her successful 2018 Senate
Arizona’s Legislative Traitors to Democracy Name Themselves
September 29, 2021
To the People of Arizona: A group of Arizona “lawmakers” have outed themselves as the enemies of democracy in an open letter packed with lies, misinformation, and insurrection. They call for a baseless, illegal, and anti-democratic overthrow of our 2020 elections, in which, it must be noted, THEY were themselves elected. If they sincerely believed
CrowdPAC To Fund A Primary Challenger To Kyrsten Sinema Launched
September 29, 2021
Yeah, that’s a thumbs down to you, princess! Update to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Is Facing A Vote Of ‘No Confidence’. They elected her to office, now she treats them with contempt. Democratic activists are following up on their recent resolution at the state committee meeting. Igor Derysh reports at Salon, Activists who helped elect Kyrsten
