Wall Street Institutional Investors Are Making Home Ownership Unobtainable; Homeowner’s Associations Can Fight Back
May 9, 2022
Update to Institutional Investors Buying Up Properties Are Putting Inflationary Pressure On Rents And Home Prices (excerpt): What gets almost entirely overlooked in the cost of housing is the emerging role of institutional investors, i.e., the investor class aka The Predator Class, as Dick Meyer dubbed them before the last housing crisis. Reuters reported last
Price Gouging By Major Oil Producers Is Reaping Record Profits
May 9, 2022
USA Today reports, Oil giants reap record profits as war rages in Ukraine, energy prices soar: Here’s how much they made: As households around the globe struggle with rising energy bills, some of the world’s leading oil giants reported record profits for the first three months of this year. Profits for Exxon Mobil, Shell and
Price Gouging By Greedy Wall Street Corporations Is The Main Driver Of Inflation
May 9, 2022
The April jobs number came out last week and showed continued strong job growth. The New York Times reported, Job Growth Shows Continuing Vigor of U.S. Economy: The U.S. economic rebound from the pandemic’s devastation held strong in April with another month of solid job growth. Employers added 428,000 jobs, matching the previous month, the Labor
Arizona Secretary of State Candidate Adrian Fontes: “Given the opportunity, these folks will absolutely UnAmerica America.”
May 8, 2022
In an event hosted by Matt Grodsky of Matters of State Strategies to introduce new messaging partner Rachel Bitecofer and highlight Secretary of State candidate Adrian Fontes, the former Maricopa County Recorder had a message for all the attendees: Be afraid. Be very afraid for our Democracy. Please click below to see Mr. Fonte’s address.
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
