Congress Averts A GQP Anti-Vaccine Government Shutdown As The Omicron Variant Emerges In U.S.

The Hill reports, Congress averts shutdown after vaccine mandate fight: The Senate on Thursday night passed a short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown after a dayslong fight over President Biden’s vaccine mandate threw the legislation into limbo. Senators voted 69-28 to pass a stopgap bill to fund the government through Feb. 18. The legislation, which … Read more

Urban Development Maverick Chuck Marohn of StrongTowns.Org Visits Arizona, & Chats with BlogForArizona

One of the public intellectuals (though I suspect Chuck might scoff a bit at that label) whom I admire greatly these days is Mr. Chuck Marohn. I have a great deal of appreciation for his counter-to-conventional-wisdom insights into the many mistakes America has made in building our infrastructure, planning our urban development, and financing our … Read more

House Vote On Democratic Budget Reconciliation Bill Could Come Later Today

The Hill is reporting, Pelosi: Vote on spending bill ‘hopefully will take place this afternoon’: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday said a vote on the Democrats’ social spending and climate package “hopefully will take place this afternoon.” [Most likely late this evening.] The timeline is ambitious. House Democrats had suggested the vote on the … Read more

The Corporate Media Is Complicit In Creating An Inflation Panic That Can Become A Self-Fulling Outcome

Update to Inflationary Psychology and GQP Fear Mongering Over Inflation. The corporate media is complicit in creating an inflation panic that can become a self-fulfilling outcome as a result of panic. It is reckless and irresponsible reporting. Fortunately, there are some more responsible reporters who are pushing back against this GQP fear mongering over inflation, … Read more