Democrats need to be mindful of the fringes on both the right and the left as they navigate a course to capture more local and state offices, maintain their control of the House, retake the Senate, and win the Presidency. Combatting the right-wing fringe right is easy because they are mostly nativist xenophobic white supremacists … Read more
In 1981, the Soviet Union and their Polish puppets, in reaction to the growing Solidarity Movement in Poland that threatened the Russian grip in Eastern Europe imposed martial law to turn back the clock on progress. When the Solidarity Union Leader (and later Polish President) Lech Walesa was arrested, he told the arresting soldiers “this … Read more
Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in Arizona was in the news and in the streets this week. ERA supporters launched an ambitious 38 Mile March for the ERA through the streets of Phoenix– starting at the Capitol on Monday, March 11 and ending there on Wednesday. After the speeches, supporters filled the gallery … Read more
A 17-month campaign to become the next Mayor of Phoenix ended with a decisive runoff victory for former Phoenix Councilmember, now Mayor-Elect Kate Gallego. With her opponent former Phoenix Councilmember Daniel Valenzuela conceding defeat, Mayor-Elect Gallego will formally succeed Representative Greg Stanton who resigned to run for Congress last year. A 37-year-old New Mexico native, a graduate of Wharton and … Read more
Voters in Arizona have twice rejected ballot measures to create the position of lieutenant governor. In 1994, 65.3 percent of voters rejected Proposition 100, which would have created the position of lieutenant governor and required the joint election of the governor and lieutenant governor. In 2010, 59.2 percent of voters rejected Proposition 111, which would … Read more