BlogForArizona Staff in Conversation on the Powers for the People Podcast
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National Politics
Another Week Where Arizona Republicans Work to Return to Yesterday While Democrats Reach for Tomorrow
The pattern is getting predictable. Another week where MAGA Republicans at the Arizona State Legislature and across the country work to return the nation to the Gilded Age where Robber Barons dictated policy, the wealth gap between the top and the everyone else was prolific, public schools were not as popularized, reproductive freedom and voting … Read more
Democrats Must Counter Turning Point
This is a reprint of an article written by Matters of State Strategies Vice President Matt Grodsky for the Arizona Capitol Times on March 3, 2025. Turning Point USA (TPUSA) is a wildfire that Democrats must quell. Headquartered in Phoenix, TPUSA is no longer a fringe organization that can be dismissed. They have a massive … Read more
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
Elissa Slotkin Gave the Response to Trumps Congressional Address Democrats Needed
In her response to Donald Trump’s address to Congress, Elissa Slotkin did four things the current White House occupant did not do yesterday. In her comments, the Senator spoke about her upcoming and calling to public service in national intelligence after the tragedy of 9/11, working for both Presidents Bush and Obama, “Two very different … Read more