Tempe residents opposing a taxpayer-funded sports arena held a press conference Monday to respond to a lawsuit filed against them by the owner of Bluebird Development, the entity asking to build the arena and “entertainment district.” The proposed development, if approved, would be paid for in part by more than $500 million in property tax … Read more
Update to 2018 GQP Deregulation Of Banks Led To The Latest Bank Panic. The Associated Press reports, Ruben Gallego slams Kyrsten Sinema over 2018 bank deregulation vote: Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego slammed independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona on Tuesday for backing a bank deregulation bill he says contributed to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, … Read more
The Progressive Era was a response to the exploitation of children in the industrial work force. Child Labor in the Progressive Era: Child labor during the Progressive Era was an outgrowth of the exploitative practices of the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution (1820-1870) was a period of rapid development of new technologies and production methods. … Read more
Following the last banking collapse in 2008, caused by the banksters of Wall Street and their subprime mortgages fraud scheme, Congress enacted the bare minimum of new banking regulations in Dodd-Frank to prevent the so-called “too big to fail” banks from engaging in this kind of risky speculative investments again. Republicans were largely opposed to Dodd-Frank, … Read more
Update to Fact Checking GQP Propaganda On Federal Debt: Republicans Are More Than Equally To Blame. Kenny Stancil writes for Common Dreams, House Freedom Caucus economic hostage-takers issue latest ransom demands: A cadre of far-right [extremist] Republicans announced Friday that they may only vote to raise the debt ceiling if Congress agrees to cut hundreds … Read more