So now immigrant labor in meat processing plants are ‘essential’, i.e., expendable labor?

June 2018: ICE arrests nearly 150 meat plant workers in latest immigration raid in Ohio: Fresh Mark in Salem, Ohio, and a federal document search warrant at three other Fresh Mark locations. August 2019: Investigators believe five poultry companies violated immigration law, search warrants say: Aug. 7 ICE raids on seven plants operated by Koch … Read more

Hillary Endorses Joe

This afternoon, in a virtual town hall sponsored by the Biden campaign dealing with the impact of the Coronavirus on Women, 2016 Presidential Popular Vote Winner Hillary Clinton appeared with presumptive 2020 Democratic Presidential Nominee former Vice President Joe Biden and endorsed him. Please click here to see the whole event. While many topics related … Read more

The Phoenix City Council Takes 27 million steps to Fight Homelessness

Mayor Kate Gallego and the other members of the Phoenix City Council took vital steps on April 21, 2020, to assist the approximately 6600 people who do not have a home to live in. After introducing plans to combat homelessness in March, they unanimously approved approximately $27 million of funds that will go towards assisting … Read more

If Elected, Joe Biden will have to Create a Team that will Govern

In the increasing likelihood Joe Biden becomes President of the United States on January 20, 2021, he will not be short on examples of what and what not to do when taking charge of the country. Twentieth-Century United States History provides two such examples from Democratic Presidents.  Margaret McMillan’s 1919, Roberta Strauss Feuerlich’s America’s Reign … Read more

AZ Sen: Poetic Justice in the Offing?

It’s hard to find much to cheer about these days, but there is the Arizona Senate race. I love seeing justice done, but I especially love poetic justice. And maybe, just maybe, we could see a little of that in November. Flash back to 2018. An ailing, terminally ill John McCain, no longer physically able … Read more