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.

What to Do when Democracy Can’t Wait

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Recently, your correspondent and his wife attended a “Democracy Can’t Wait” rally at Himmel Park in Tucson. The organizer, Eric Robbins, was enthusiastic and urged all of us to take on three “Ten-tasks” in the coming weeks. More on that later. We attended the rally because we truly believe that Democrats in Congress need to … Read more

Four Campaigns for Democrats to Increase their Majorities

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An opinion piece in the Washington Post by Katrina Vanden Heuvel jolted me into a gnawing fear. Our Party is failing to face up to the hardening Republican opposition to any action to address such as infrastructure needs, the economic position of middle-class families, and protecting the integrity of our election systems (in the face … Read more

The Big Lie Persists and Threatens Our Voting Rights

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The veteran columnist and commentator, Elizabeth Drew, wrote an essay entitled The Big Lie and Its Consequences. She says that the Republican Party has taken the Big Lie about the 2020 presidential election to new lengths to suppress voting and to manipulate voting results to benefit their candidates up and down ballots. She goes on … Read more

4 Ways to Fight For Voting Rights and Fair Elections

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The Republican opera bouffe “audit” of Maricopa County ballots is attracting national attention now that Georgia and the major players there have gone silent. The issues raised in Georgia’s legislation are surely going to the courts there. Arizona’s situation is absolutely nuts. In the Legislature, the most damaging legislation that would torque a perfectly good … Read more

America Needs National Election Reform and Voting Rights Protection

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The most consequential legislation that the national Democratic leadership must pass this year is the two voting rights and election policy bills: HR.1/S.1 and HR.4. These two measures will stop state legislation in Arizona and 41 other states from blocking access to the ballot box and restrict how elections are run. Georgia’s Republican legislative and … Read more