One afternoon, I was feeling low and irritated while visiting downtown San Jose, Costa Rica. I figured I’d clear my head with a walk—big mistake. I had no idea I was about to get mugged. Out of nowhere, as I turned a corner I’d walked before, some punk jumped right in my face, screamed at … Read more
Lawyers have established the Hannah Dugan Legal Defense Fund in response to the federal government’s unprecedented attack on the independence of the judiciary. On April 26, FBI agents arrested Judge Hannah Dugan for allegedly shielding an undocumented immigrant from an ICE arrest. The FBI claims that Judge Dugan informed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents … Read more
House Republicans, despite members of their own caucus that want a crueler product, are moving forward with their plans to pass a big ugly budget and tax bill that, among other disgusting features, starves children, robs health benefits from the working and middle class, guts Head Start, and makes polluting great again. The Arizona Democratic … Read more
UPDATE 5/15: Reuters reports: The first batch of 100 test cases of criminal tresspass against undocumented immigrants crossing the US/Mexico border into newly designated National Defense Areas (discussed below), alleged by the Administration to be part of military bases, have been dismissed for lacking probable cause for the arrests. The court ruled that the arrestees … Read more
In a letter to the Chairpersons and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs and 15 other state chief executives urged Congressional members to fully fund the national pre-school program Head Start. Head Start serves 17,000 children in Arizona. Since Trump returned to office, he and his MAGA Republican … Read more