Competitiveness and the Voting Rights Act

[Note: this article was co-written with retired attorney Jay Simpson.] Redistricting is in the news. While it can be an obscure topic, mostly of interest to a modest number of nerds (us included), it has become national news every day. More people now see how it can fundamentally affect our democracy. As established in the … Read more

Donald, Pete, and Juan’s War Breaks Your Bank

Pete Hegseth and Juan Ciscomani are buddies. But GasBuddy is not their buddy.     We were going to write about Affordability, the mid-term election topic important to voters. But it turns out, one can’t write about Affordability without first addressing the Iran War. We call it Donald, Pete, and Juan’s War because Donald Trump mindlessly … Read more

4 Benefits Voters Get with Nick Mansour as Arizona Treasurer

Nick Mansour, a successful businessman and former college president, will bring four benefits to the neglected office of Arizona Treasurer: “We’ll make Arizona the best place to live, work and raise a family,” Mansour told Democratic activists in Legislative District 18. Mansour launches education-first campaign Mansour, 50, said his top priority as Treasurer is improving … Read more

Despite the Court Setbacks, Democrats Need to Persevere and Fight

The decisions from the United States Supreme Court to essentially gut the Voting Rights Act and the Virginia Supreme Court to nullify a Democratic-held election where voters approved the redrawing of their congressional districts are setbacks and have allowed Republican states in the South to engineer a racist power grab by wiping out districts held … Read more