Michael Bryan By Michael Bryan Laura and Bill from Rachel Maddow's amazing production and blog staff were in Arizona today reporting on the border for Rachel's show. They did a skypecast to Rachel's show live from Club Congress. Catch today's (August 10th) show to see their report. Myself and David Safier had a chance to say hello … Read more
Kimberly Yee, newly appointed AZ State Rep for District 10. She is the first Asian American woman to serve in the Arizona State Legislature. Kimberly Yee made history in Arizona by becoming the first Asian American woman to serve in the Arizona State Legislature, nearly 50 years after the first Asian American – Wing F. Ong – was … Read more
By Jenn For many voters, their first and most viceral exposure to a candidate is via the campaign signs posted on street corners and abandoned lots. These signs are the face of a campaign, and are responsible for generating a voter's first impression of a candidate. Campaign Sign Snark is an ongoing feature that will comment exclusively … Read more
By Jenn Rodney Glassman and Karen Uhlich on Arizona Illustrated, from the Tucson Citizen. Rodney Glassman, who is running for John McCain's Senate seat, made headlines this past weekend. And not in a good way. It turns out that back in 2007, when Glassman was running for Tucson City Council, he was asked at a … Read more
By Michael Bryan As we have been watching over the past several days, an entirely preventable tragedy has been delivered courtesy of the for-profit incarceration industry. Three murderers escaped a profit-center prison in northern Arizona and two of them apparently went on an interstate rampage. The result has been the tragic death of two innocent … Read more