National Politics

Serious questions about the 2020 Census case in SCOTUS today

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The Trump administration’s move to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census was argued in the U.S. Supreme Court this morning. First, the case background from the Washington Post, The Four Pinocchio claim at the center of the census citizenship question: [T]he justices could be weighing a Four-Pinocchio claim by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. … Read more

What if Trump Wins a Second Term?

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I try hard to value others’ opinions, especially when they are informed. That’s tougher in the digital age, because we are increasingly entrenched in information silos which don’t always provide us unfiltered truths. Still, I’ve tried to moderate my publicly stated positions on President Trump because I’d rather inform than alienate. At this point though, I feel silence is complicity.

A great article in the Atlantic explains some of the potential dangers of a second Trump presidency. The Pulitzer Prize winning author, Paul Starr, writes that,

“the biggest difference between electing Trump in 2016 and re-electing Trump in 2020 would be irreversibility.”

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Earth Day: the Democratic presidential candidates positions on climate

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The New York Times Asked the 2020 Democrats About Climate Change (Yes, All of Them). Here Are Their Ideas. For Democrats vying to unseat President Trump, acknowledging climate change is easy. Deciding what to do about it is the hard part. The GOP response to climate change is Madd Magazine‘s Alfred E. Newman’s classic response: … Read more

Mayoral candidates Regina Romero, Randi Dorman, and Steve Farley © Kathleen Dreier Photography

At Mayoral Forum, Tucson Candidates Oppose Sanctuary City Initiative

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At the recent mayoral candidate forum, Democrats Regina Romero, Randi Dorman, and Steve Farley all opposed the proposed Tucson Sanctuary City initiative because it would turn asylum seekers and refugees into targets for right-wing attacks. The forum at the UofA, sponsored by the Pima County Young Democrats and the University of Arizona Democrats, was packed … Read more

Donald Trump is but a manifestation of the cancer within the GOP

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From the Nixon Tapes: John Dean: I think that there’s no doubt about the seriousness of the problem we’ve got. We have a cancer within-close to the presidency, that’s growing. It’s growing daily. It’s compounding. It grows geometrically now, because it compounds itself… Today the husband of the Wicked Witch of the White House, Kellyanne … Read more