The right-wing rag National Review, founded by snooty patrician William F. Buckley, Jr., the founder of modern movement conservatism, defended white supremacy and American Apartheid (sate sanctioned racial segregation and Jim Crow black codes). The Intercept reflects that In 1957, Buckley wrote an editorial entitled “Why The South Must Prevail.” The South does not want to … Read more
In a recent column in AZ Central, EJ Montini expressed misgivings that supporters of Paul Gosar can be persuaded to abandon support for him with little things like the truth. To prove this assertion, the columnist cited another video produced by the Republican Accountability Project that showcased three of the Arizona House Congressional District (CD) … Read more
American Oversight is a non-partisan, nonprofit ethics watchdog that uses public records requests backed by litigation to expose official misconduct, threats to democracy, and abuses of power at all levels of government. On Tuesday, American Oversight launched an investigation into the Arizona Senate’s partisan audit of the 2020 presidential election ballots cast in Maricopa County, … Read more
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has lost his mind over corporate accountability, corporations speaking out in favor of voting rights in the wake of GQP Jim Crow 2.0 voter suppression laws being enacted by state legislatures around the country based upon Donald Trump’s Big Lie that the election was stolen from him. McConnell is starting … Read more
Nomination petitions for the City of Tucson candidates running for City Council seats in Wards 3, 5, and 6 were due yesterday by 5 p.m. for the Primary, and the City Clerk just listed those who submitted petitions. All are Democrats. No Republicans or Libertarians filed to run in any of these wards. Ward 3 … Read more