Paul Waugaman

Paul Waugaman lives in Tucson near his children and grandchildren, and is active in the OLLI program at the University of Arizona and his church. He retired from a 45-year career in biomedical research administration, having worked for a government research agency, two academic institutions, and as co-founder of a consulting practice. He has also taught U.S. history and several courses on technology management practices and volunteered for Democratic candidates in Maryland, North Carolina and Arizona.

The Radical Right Gives Democrats Ammunition for the Fall Elections

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The radicalized US Supreme Court issued two rulings that inadvertently gave Democrats two critical issues to use in the shrinking time between now and November. Volunteer now! Fight for your rights!Contact the Pima County Democratic PartyDiscover which legislative district you are in. Review all the Democratic Candidates for the 2022 Primary Get All the Info … Read more

A Democratic Majority Will Create a Stable Democracy

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We are in a struggle to protect our democracy. This is a global struggle, not just in Arizona or the United States. It’s worldwide, and we cannot fail to recognize that and respond accordingly. Here’s a brief history lesson. Republics have been around since the days of the ancient Greek city-states, or Rome, just before … Read more

We Must Become Single-Issue Voters on Gun Safety

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For the past few days, I have been thinking about the back-to-back mass shootings in Buffalo (an attack on defenseless African Americans by a brainwashed young white nationalist American) and Uvalde (an attack on defenseless children and their teachers by a deranged young Hispanic American). Both are different in motivation and method – but both … Read more

Which Party Do You Want to See Trying to Stop Inflation?

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We must continue to be aware of the existential crisis of our American democracy as the US and Arizona careen toward our off-year election of federal and state legislators, and executive branch officers in Arizona. We are also electing a U.S. Senator for a full six-year term. There is no end to the predictions of … Read more

GOP is Dead-set on Trump’s Crusade to Scrap Our Democracy

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2001 has passed into 2002. The first mid-term election of the Biden-Harris administration looms ever closer, and it appears that the Democrats in Washington and throughout the nation are living up to Will Rogers’ description when he said, “I belong to no organized political party; I am a Democrat.” In 2022, this is no longer … Read more