The right-wing “Common Sense Institute of Arizona” has blared its anti-consumer MAGA views by baselessly arguing that Tucson needs more freeways like Phoenix, fewer bike lanes, and no “luxury” free public transit. In the middle of today’s affordability crisis, this MAGA think tank called no-cost public transit a “luxury,” as if city buses are Porsches. … Read more
April 21 marked 100 days into the 2026 Arizona Legislative Session. Governor Katie Hobbs has had her budget out since January. Legislative Democrats have been putting forth proposals to make life financially palatable for Arizonans, with the great majority of them meeting the buzz saw of Republican obstructionism. Where is the Republican budget proposal? What … Read more
TACO (“Trump Always Chickens Out) has arrived in Iran. ✅ Caving in again, Trump on April 25 called off the travel of envoy Steve Witkoff and nepo baby Jared Kushner to Pakistan for peace talks just before they were set to leave. Iran’s president said Tehran would not re-enter peace negotiations so long as the US … Read more
Credit: Al Habtoor Research Centre The state of the US economy is hard to get a grip on these days , even with the statistics often pondered over by economists and journalists. The stock market is way up (although it’s mostly powered by a few large corporations), and unemployment is holding steady (although that … Read more
