In dueling developments affecting public school instructors, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs used her veto pen to protect teachers from harassment while Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne set up a hotline to do just that. The common denominator: The teaching of accurate history which the right masquerades as conveying critical race theory. Today, Governor Hobbs … Read more
In the Fascist State of Florida, Gov. Ron Desantis is trying to erase Black American history in his pursuit of White Christian Nationalism. Dean Obeidallah writes, Polls reveal the real reason Ron DeSantis is fighting the teaching of Black history (excerpt): The backlash is rightfully growing to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blocking a proposed Advanced … Read more
As we are in the second half of Black History Month, it is important to recognize the importance of Bill Veeck and Larry Doby in shaping modern baseball history and, more specifically, the Spring Training Cactus League that now brings roughly half of Major League Baseball’s teams to Arizona from mid-February through late March. The … Read more
Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines indispensable as “absolutely necessary” and “not subject to being set aside or neglected”. I can think of no better word to describe how important our public schools have been, and are, to our communities and country. Unfortunately, the GOP has made it clear they want to privatize and defund public schools. They … Read more
Cathi Herrrod’s puppet in the Arizona Senate, Sen. John Kavanagh, is once again carrying water for the American Taliban, Center For Arizona Policy. A decade ago he sponsored the CAP’s anti-trans “show me your papers to pee” bill which eventually died in the legislature. Now the GQP-controlled legislature is even more extreme and radical than … Read more