Federal Pandemic Assistance Programs End During A ‘Great Reallocation’ Of The American Workforce
September 7, 2021
In a cruel irony or a sick sense of humor, Congress chose this Labor Day to end most pandemic relief programs, as the country is in the throes of a delta variant “pandemic of the unvaccinated” surge in infections and hospitalizations, resulting in Friday’s below expectations jobs report. Back in July, 26 states ended federal unemployment … Read more
Educating Sen . Joe Manchin (and Corporate Democrat Obstructionists) On Economics
September 7, 2021
The hillbilly coal baron from West Virginia, Sen. Joe Manchin, Joe Manchin’s Dirty Empire, says some of the most infuriatingly stupid things about economics. He and his fellow corporate Democrat obstructionists need to be schooled on economics. No one should be listening to anything these damn ignorant tools for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and … Read more
(UPDATED) Arizona Education Activists Discuss the Push to Overrule Republican Laws against Prop 208 and Public Safety.
September 7, 2021
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Supporters of public education, sound economic policy, and Democracy have less than a month to gather signatures for six ballot initiatives that would allow voters in 2022 to decide whether to repeal Republican-sponsored legislation that is designed to circumvent Invest in Education-Proposition 208, institute discredited fringe trickle-down economic tax cut policy, and obstruct Democracy by … Read more
#1 Way to Build Back Better
September 6, 2021
I am a currently serving school governing board member of nine years and the past president of the Arizona School Boards Association (ASBA). As such, I have been closely following the stories of school board meetings, especially in Arizona, that have become especially contentious. The ugliness probably shouldn’t be surprising in the uber-polarized environment we … Read more
WTF Pinal County Board of Supervisors?
September 5, 2021
In a 3/2 vote on this past Wednesday, the Pinal County Board of Supervisors voted to reject a $3.4 million federal grant for improving vaccine equity. Supervisor Kevin Cavanaugh (District 1), led the charge to deny the funding, questioning whether Pinal County had a need for a “vaccine equity coordinator”, which the grant mandated be … Read more
Biden Gets Us Out of Afghanistan as Critics Jabber
September 5, 2021
I have been watching fact, perception, and opinion clash over the past two weeks as President Biden has been doing the right thing about our 20-year involvement in Afghanistan. How many of you are old enough to remember the Vietnam-era song “Waist Deep in the Big Muddy (and the big fool said to move on)”? … Read more
Arizona Bowl: Using Sex to Sell Football & Gaming (video)
September 5, 2021
In early August, a friend of mine invited me to like the Facebook group entitled “Stand Against Barstool Sports Rape Culture.” It didn’t take much digging to figure out why my friend Kat Stratford had created this group. Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy has quite Internet rap sheet when it comes to sexist behavior and … Read more
The Urgency to Save Democracy with Your Petition Signature Now
September 5, 2021
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Click the arrow to hear the new episode of the Turning Arizona Blue podcast. There are only a few remaining days where your signature on Arizona petitions can fight voter suppression, restore critical public education funding and eliminate “Dark Money” in our elections. Between now and September 29th, your “John or Jane Hancock” on … Read more
