The Mainstream Media Is No Longer The Watchdog Of Democracy, It Will Not Defend Democracy
Gregory Shaya long ago described the failures of the modern era of the media. The Myth of the Fourth Estate (excerpt): The faith in the press as the guardian of truth, the watchdog of power, the foundation of democracy—in brief, the fourth estate—lies at the heart of the liberal imagination of the west. It is … Read more
The GQP Plot To End American Democracy By A Judicial Coup
Note: A group photo with new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has not yet been published. The 2022-23 Supreme Court term begins the first Monday in October. The most consequential case on the court’s docket is ostensibly a redistricting case from North Carolina, Moore v. Harper, but it is so much more than this. The MAGA/QAnon … Read more
A Domestic Terrorist Organization Infiltrates America’s Civic Institutions
PBS reports, Elected officials, police officers and members of military on Oath Keepers membership list, report says: The names of hundreds of U.S. law enforcement officers, elected officials and military members appear on the leaked membership rolls of a far-right extremist group that’s accused of playing a key role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection … Read more
Superintendent Kathy Hoffman Comments on the Improvement in 2021/22 School Test Scores
School test scores during 2021/22, despite the transition of reopening schools following the COVID 19 shutdown and the subsequent pandemic surges at schools throughout Arizona, rose overall compared to the results of the 2020/21 term when the Coronavirus forced public districts to close their learning institutions. In a release from the Arizona Department of Education, … Read more
GQP Anti-Immigrant Hysteria Led To Higher Food Prices And Higher Inflation
“Make a run for the border” is not just a culturally inappropriate advertising slogan from Taco Bell (1988-1994), it is what every Republican candidate for any office does when they first announce that they are running for office. They must do a border wall photo-op and talk about the brown hordes “invading” America. Note: “invasion” … Read more
The Biden Boom Has Been Great For Workers
The “Biden Boom” has been good for workers, even though too many Americans are of the self-centered attitude of “what have you done for me lately?” Yes, there has been inflation, the direct consequence of a global pandemic, the Russo-Ukraine War, and the impact of extreme weather around the world due to climate change – … Read more
Brittani Barraza Wants to be the Voice of the People and Positive Change as State Senator in the New LD 27
For Phoenix-born resident and mother Brittani Barraza, it is all about bringing all people together and being their voice for positive change in the Arizona State Legislature. Seeing both the positive and negative impact the Arizona State Legislature has had on her and the neighbors in her community, Ms. Barraza launched a successful primary write-in … Read more
