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The CPAC Plot To ‘Reinstate Donald Trump In Days’ (Yes, They Are Quite Insane)
July 12, 2021
For years the right-wing fringe freak show run by Matt Schlapp, CPAC, was thankfully one weekend in the Washington, D.C. area in January. Now Schlapp has monetized his grifting of fringy wingnuts and taken his freak show on the road, like ComicCon. ‘America UnCanceled’: Matt Schlapp goes beyond Beltway with CPAC Texas: Matt Schlapp may … Read more
How To Draft Voting Rights Legislation To Defang The ‘Jim Crow 2.0 Justices’ Of The Roberts Court
July 11, 2021
The Associated Press reports, Democrats craft voting bill with eye on Supreme Court fight: As congressional Democrats gear up for another bruising legislative push to expand voting rights, much of their attention has quietly focused on a small yet crucial voting bloc with the power to scuttle their plans: the nine Supreme Court justices. [A]s … Read more
ACLU Sues to Halt Maricopa Prosecutors’ ‘Retaliation Policy’ that Coerces Guilty Pleas
July 11, 2021
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The Maricopa County Attorney uses a “retaliation policy” to force defendants – including innocent people – to plead guilty immediately or face “substantially harsher” penalties before any evidence has been disclosed. The American Civil Liberties Union filed suit to halt the Policy for violating a person’s right to due process and a trial. “This ‘retaliation … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of July 11, 2021
July 11, 2021
Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and CDC recommendations for social distancing, events are being cancelled or postponed to later dates. We are doing our best to update the calendar, but you should check with event organizers prior to attending any event to confirm the status. … Read more
The Trump Death Cult Extends The Coronavirus Pandemic – Just Get Vaccinated, Damnit!
July 9, 2021
CNN reports, Five undervaccinated clusters put the entire United States at risk: A new data analysis identifies clusters of unvaccinated people, most of them in the southern United States, that are vulnerable to surges in Covid-19 cases and could become breeding grounds for even more deadly Covid-19 variants. The analysis by researchers at Georgetown University … Read more
The Latest from the Democratic Candidates Looking to Succeed Ann Kirkpatrick in the House of Representatives
July 9, 2021
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The three Democratic candidates vying for their party’s nomination to succeed Ann Kirkpatrick (Kirsten Engel, Dr. Randy Friese, and Daniel Hernandez) in the area still known as Arizona Congressional District Two have just completed serving in the lastest Arizona Legislative Session. All three voted against the regressive Republican flat tax proposal and all the repressive … Read more
The GOP Legislature Deceives Us with Tax Cuts
July 9, 2021
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” said George Santayana. He must have been talking about Arizona’s so-called middle-class tax cuts. Or the famous Republican trickle-down economic theory that tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations would inevitably “trickle-down” to workers. On the contrary, there is ample evidence showing that wealth has … Read more
This Summer, A Moral Crusade For Voting Rights And To Save American Democracy
July 9, 2021
Above: (Getty image) President Lyndon Baines Johnson discusses the Voting Rights Act with the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the White House in 1965. LBJ told Dr. King that he understands Dr. King’s concerns, but he has more important projects. Dr. King then launched “Plan B,” the Selma to Montgomery March to draw public attention … Read more
