Critical race theorists hold that the law and legal institutions in the United States are inherently racist insofar as they function to create and maintain social, economic, and political inequalities between whites and nonwhites, especially African Americans. Here is a real life example. Donald Trump initiated a number of tariffs in his trade war with … Read more
The pro-public school and children organization Stand for Children have released a new ad attacking the flat tax and extreme budget provisions of Governor Doug Ducey and the vast majority of Republicans in the State Legislature. Citing former Republican Governor Jan Brewer and local faith leader Reverend Hunter Ruffin, the ad emphasizes that the flat … Read more
More evidence the Biden/Harris American Rescue Plan is helping Arizonans. Mayor Kate Gallego and the Phoenix City Council approved a spending plan on June 9, 2021, that would allocate the first installment of American Rescue Plan funds ($198 million) the city received in May. Another allotment will be funded next year. In a press release … Read more
The misleadingly named bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus – they quite literally have never solved any problem – have put forward their own infrastructure plan, with no plan to pay for it. Just how bipartisan is it when its members vote the party-line on almost every piece of legislation? Spare me their nonsense. Roll Call reports … Read more
Rebuilding roads and bridges. Expanding rural and urban broadband. Taking out lead pipes that contaminate the water supply. Modernizing school and Veterans Administration Buildings. Investing in electric vehicle charging stations for clean energy electric automobiles. Who would not be for that? Most Republicans in Congress including the whole Arizona Delegation. Most Democrats including all of … Read more