Pamela Powers Hannley by Pamela Powers Hannley Former mining lobbyist, right-wing think-tank exec, and Koch Brothers darling Congressman Jeff Flake wants to replace long-time Arizona Senator Jon Kyl in the US Senate. (Shudder.) Former surgeon general Dr. Richard Carmona is trying to end the stronghold that Republican extremists have had on our two Senate seats for decades. As … Read more
by Pamela Powers Hannley
After the jump, watch a 3:44 minute video on why anyone who makes less than $1 million per year should vote to re-elect President Barack Obama.
This is not rocket science, people. If you're undecided, you haven't been paying attention for the past 30 years. Vive la 99%.
by Pamela Powers Hannley The Democrats smell blood in the water. Congressman Jeff Flake– formerly thought to be the heir apparent to retiring Jon Kyl's US Senate seat– is now in a dead heat for that seat with Independent-turned-Democrat, former Surgeon General, Green Baret, Pima County Sheriff's Deputy, ER doc Richard Carmona. Carmona has … Read more
by Pamela Powers Hannley
Sunday, October 14, Occupy Tucson will celebrate it's one year anniversary. Occupy Tucson was one of the longest-running encampments in the history of the Occupy Movement.
Although Occupy Tucson was a peaceful encampment, at one point, the Tucson Occupiers had received hundreds of tickets, primarily for breaking curfew at local parks– more tickets than any other Occupy group, except New York City. Some of those tickets are still winding their way through the court system, but most have been dismissed (including mine).
Occupy Tucson may not be camping in the parks anymore, but the movement is far from dead. Occupy Tucson is housed in a small office in the historic YWCA on 5th Ave. You can find out more information by checking out their website and Facebook page.
For a walk down memory lane, check out these videos of Occupy Tucson. After the jump is background information on the Occupy anniversary celebration (complete with a General Assembly, of course.)
Organizing Occupy Tucson, Oct. 1, 2011
Occupy Tucson General Assembly, October 9, 2011
The Tucson Progressive gets a ticket at Occupy Tucson
El Tour de Rio Nuevo March, Tucson
Jobs with Justice, Occupy Tucson, and Union Workers march to save postal jobs
Arizona Unionists and Supporters Protest Proposed Anti-Labor Laws
by Pamela Powers Hannley
Earlier in the summer, I published a few stories and videos about the struggles of South Bisbee residents who were being evicted from their homes by international mining giant Freeport-McMoRan.
The demolition of homes has begun. Watch Loneprotestor's video of the demolition of a home owned by an 88-year-old woman.