New book “The Japanese American Experience: Change & Continuity” published by retired UA Professor Min Yanagihashi
My friend & fellow Council member on our Southern Arizona Japanese Cultural Coalition, retired UA Professor Min Yanagihashi has just published a new book entitled “The Japanese American Experience: Change & Continuity” by Liberty Hill Publishing. Min is a Nisei (2nd generation) from Honolulu, Hawaii and taught at the University of Arizona in their East … Read more
Veteran, Mother, Scientist, and Activist Stacey Travers Wants to Serve the People and Move the New LD 12 and Arizona Forward
Some things have unfortunately changed since we last interviewed LD 12 Democratic State House Nominee Stacey Travers almost a year ago. Others have unfortunately not. The freedom to vote and have your ballot count is still under siege. So, now is the reproductive freedom of all women in Arizona and across the country. Fully funding … Read more
Corporate Price Gouging Accounts For Over Half The Inflation Rate
Update to President Biden Assails Big Oil For Price Gouging Profits. Sarah Jones reports, Factcheckers Agree With Katie Porter And Her Whiteboard That Corporate Profits Drive Inflation Price Increases: Katie Porter’s whiteboard got factchecked, and guess what. She is correct that corporate profits are behind inflation. “Claim: On average, 11.4% of inflationary price increases became … Read more
Trump Organization (Crime Family) Trial For Tax Fraud Begins Today
NBC News reports, Trump Organization’s criminal tax fraud trial begins: The Trump Organization stands trial this week on what prosecutors allege was a 15-year scheme to compensate top executives of former President Donald Trump’s company “off the books” to help them avoid paying taxes — with the company’s former chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, appearing as the … Read more
Justice Clarence Thomas Grants An Administrative Stay In Lindsey Graham’s Appeal Of Georgia Grand Jury Subpoena
Update to Appeals Court Orders Sen. Lindsey Graham To Appear Before Special Grand Jury In Georgia (Updated). CNN reports, Clarence Thomas freezes order for Lindsey Graham to testify before Georgia grand jury investigating 2020 election: Justice Clarence Thomas on Monday agreed to temporarily freeze a lower court order requiring the testimony of Republican Sen. Lindsey … Read more
Insurrection Coup Plotter ‘Chemtrails’ Kelli Ward Loses At The Ninth Circuit (Update Thread)
Politico reports, Court clears way for Jan. 6 probe to get Ward’s phone records: A federal appeals court has turned down former Arizona GOP senate candidate Kelli Ward’s attempt to block a House committee subpoena for her phone records in connection with an investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol building and … Read more
Republicans Ignore that Solar Energy is Already Cheap and Clean. We wouldn’t do that
Opinion: The choice for Arizona Corporation Commission is simple. We will ensure a clean energy future. Our Republican opponents will not. This column originally appeared in AZ Central on October 21, 2022. Lauren Kuby, a Democrat running for a seat on the Arizona Corporation Commission, is a former Vice Mayor/Tempe City Council member and a … Read more
