House Democrats Deliver Again By Voting to Cap Insulin Costs at $35 a Month; Why Are Republicans Against That
The political ads for Democrats this election season really are writing themselves. The latest case in point: The Democrats in the House of Representatives, with only 12 Republicans, passed the Affordable Insulin Now Act, which if it passed the Senate, would cap monthly insulin costs at $35.00. Passage in the Senate, at this point, appears … Read more
The January 6 Committee And Federal Judges Beg AG Merrick Garland To Act Against The January 6 Coup Plotters
Earlier this week, the January 6 Committee expressed its utter frustration with AG Merrick Garland. As Bess Levin writes at Vanity Fair, January 6 Panel Politely Requests That Merrick Garland Do His F–king Job: More than 14 months after the events of January 6, 2021, many Americans are pretty frustrated with the fact that, so … Read more
Americans Are Suffering Cognitive Dissonance On The Economy
Is this 2022, or 1859? (when Charles Dickens wrote A Tale of Two Cities): “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of … Read more
A Radicalized Authoritarian GQP, Extremism From A White Christian Nationalist Minority
Paul Waldman recently wrote, The right is done retreating in the culture war. It’s time to roll back rights. Republicans revealed a great deal about themselves during the confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court, little of it flattering. If you were paying close attention, you might have caught the signs … Read more
Criminally Negligent Governor Ducey, Responsible For Thousands of Unnecessary Deaths In Arizona, Ends Covid-19 Emergency (Updated)
The Arizona Republic reports, ‘Time is right to move forward’: Ducey ends COVID-19 public health emergency in Arizona: The emergency declaration that allowed Gov. Doug Ducey to take extraordinary measures during the COVID-19 pandemic in Arizona, from mandating hospital data reporting to closing businesses, is over. The governor first declared a state of public health … Read more
Governor Ducey Signs A Facially Unconstitutional Voter Suppression Bill
The Associated Press reports, Arizona will require voters to prove citizenship, residency: Arizona’s Republican governor on Wednesday signed a bill requiring voters to prove their citizenship to vote in a presidential election, drawing fierce opposition from voting rights advocates who say it risks affecting some 200,000 people. The Legislature’s own lawyers say much of the … Read more
TheDGT.org Salon Tonight at 6:30 on Arizona’s New Political Map with Sam Almy
New Key Democratic legislative districts The Independent Redistricting Commission created 14 safe Democratic legislative voting districts, including LD18, LD20 and LD21. However, the IRC created 16 safe Republican districts — including the bizarrely shaped LD19 and 17. He classifies the new LD16 in Casa Grande as a swing district. Our speaker Sam Almy, a Data Analyst … Read more
