Dianne Post

Dianne Post graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1969 with a BA in correctional administration, from California State University, San Jose in 1973 with an MS in psychology, and from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1979 with a J.D. She has worked in fields, in factories, in stores, and in a trucking company – the only thing she never did was waitressing, though she was a bartender! As a lawyer, she represented battered women and children for 18 years and then moved to international human rights doing gender-based violence work and representing the Roma to the current day. She was active in the LGBT movement for years until they lost their way. She is currently facilitator for the Central AZ National Lawyers Guild, treasurer for Central Phoenix Inez Casiano NOW, facilitator for Arizona Justice Alliance, legislative liaison for State NOW, and on the ERA Task Force AZ board. In her spare time, she grows organic vegetables and reads.

The Third Reconstruction and the Battle of the Alphabet: KKK, NAACP, MLK, DEI, CRT, BLM

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Before we can talk about the Third Reconstruction, we must remember the First and Second Reconstructions. The First Reconstruction The 1866 Massacre in Memphis, TN galvanized a Republican party much different from today’s GOP to pass the Reconstruction Acts that ended slavery, defined the formerly enslaved as citizens of the United States, and established provisions … Read more

Propositions and Initiatives on the ballot: What do they really mean?

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Ansari beat Teran by 39 votes. Never say your vote does not count. Central Phoenix Inez Casiano NOW with Arizona NOW PAC is hosting a four-part series of virtual forums about the upcoming elections. June was on contested legislative districts, July was on school board candidates, and August was on the initiatives and referenda on … Read more

The Ideal of America

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“40 Acres and a Lie” Most of us have heard of “40 Acres and a Mule” that were promised to enslaved people.  General William Sherman signed Special Field Order No. 15 issued Jan 16, 1865 that allocated 400,000 acres of confiscated Confederate land to Black families on the coast from South Carolina to Florida.  Additionally, some families … Read more

Corporate greed causes inflation — not worker’s salaries.

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In AP Business on June 3, 2024, Mae Anderson, Paul Harloff, and Barbara Ortutay reported that the pay for chief executives in Fortune 500 companies jumped 13% last year when inflation was beating up workers. The median pay package is now $16.3 million. However wages and benefits for private-sector workers rose only 4.1% through 2023. … Read more