Clyde Steele 
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” said George Santayana. He must have been talking about Arizona’s so-called middle-class tax cuts. Or the famous Republican trickle-down economic theory that tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations would inevitably “trickle-down” to workers. On the contrary, there is ample evidence showing that wealth has … Read more
It seems Arizona Rep. Mark Finchem (R-LD11) just can’t seem to keep out of the news. His name keeps coming up concerning the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol. He’s a one-time member of the Oath Keepers, which the FBI describes as a “loosely organized collection of the militia who believe that the federal government … Read more
It seems State Senator Vince Leach (R-LD11) got it wrong when he confirmed that Arizona might face a $1.1 billion deficit. But Governor “one scoop or two Ducey” decided that after receiving COVID money ($1.86 billion in federal coronavirus relief funding), Arizona cities, towns, and counties would get only $441 million of that $1.86 COVID … Read more
There have been 253 bills in 43 states to restrict voting all over unfounded allegations of rampant voter fraud. The real battle will take place in our courts, particularly in state supreme courts. To accomplish this, Republicans across the country all have come up with the same game plan, stacking state supreme courts. The only … Read more
A recent letter writer in the Arizona Daily Star complained that if the federal minimum wage bill goes through ($15 an hour), a fast-food worker in a small town will make $30,000 a year and that this will be almost as much as a teacher or nurse. Unfortunately, the letter writer didn’t understand that because … Read more