Today the House of Representatives, in a bipartisan 415 to 2 vote passed an 8.3 billion dollar Coronavirus Response Bill. This bill would provide funds to the various health agencies within the government (like the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the Social Services Emergency Fund and the National Institutes of Health) to combat the … Read more
Why is relative political newcomer and policy wonk Senator Elizabeth Warren losing the presidential primary to two old white men who are Washington DC political insiders and life-long politicians? Because the smart woman with the plans is the real threat to the billionaire class and Wall Street’s hold on our federal government. Settle down… yes… … Read more
My ears did not deceive me when I heard Michael Bloomberg’s campaign spokespersons making statements on Tuesday night that indicated to me that he will be withdrawing soon. This morning, Mike Bloomberg suspended his presidential campaign, says he’s endorsing Biden: Mike Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York who had hoped to self-fund his … Read more
Since the passage of the Anti Voucher expansion Proposition 305 Ballot Measure in 2018, the reactionary members of the Arizona State Legislature have continued to push the envelope on proposed measures to allow families to spend state taxpayer money, through Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA’s) on private (mostly religious) schools. These fringe legislators have: Pushed bills … Read more
The reaction of the Trump Administration to the Coronavirus has received both praise and condemnation. The scientists and specialists (who Trump routinely dismissed as deep state hacks up until last week) who are working in the Administration to disseminate accurate information on the virus to the states, send out appropriate testing materials, and work on … Read more