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Civil & Human Rights
How Trump’s Decision to ‘Pause’ Aid Has Already Killed Ukrainian Civilians, Including Women and Children
Trump’s chest-pounding ‘pause’ on shipments of “all military equipment not yet inside Ukraine” will primarily impair Ukraine’s ability to defend civilians from aerial attack from Russian missiles and drones. The inevitable result of Trump’s latest gift to Putin will be felt not on the front lines, but in the rear of the active combat areas … Read more
Don’t Fall For The Right’s “Realistic” Argument When It Comes To Ukraine- Russia Talks
Matt Grodsky is the Vice President of Matters of State Strategies and a former Communications Director at the Arizona Democratic Party. The main argument being used by the right regarding negotiations around Ukraine centers on “being realistic”. This is an idea that suggests that victory for Ukraine is unrealistic, so we need to opt for a … Read more
Trump’s Address to Congress: Lies, Lies, and More Lies
Bill Clinton no longer has the dubious honor of giving the longest address to a Joint Session of Congress. That distinction now belongs to the Liar and Felon in Chief. The remark that received the most laughs from Democrats was his comment that the days of being governed by “Unelected bureaucrats” were over. They all … Read more
Democrats at the Arizona State Legislature Advance Bills That Will Help People
Democrats at the Arizona State Legislature have been seeing some of their bills make it out of committees to the House and Senate Floor. Yesterday, Legislative Democrats highlighted four bills advanced by their House Caucus that help people. Please see the postings below regarding the passage of bills sponsored by Consuelo Hernandez, Cesar Aguilar, Seth … Read more