‘The Problem With Performative Centrism’ – Failing To Defend Democracy
December 26, 2021
Perry Bacon, Jr. in an op-ed addresses “performance politics,” specifically “performance centrism,” something which our two prima donna Democratic divas excel at to our great peril. The problem with performative centrism: In basically every major institution in America, there are powerful figures who I doubt voted for Donald Trump but nonetheless play down the radicalism … Read more
This Is A Do-or-Die Moment To Save American Democracy: The Senate Must Pass Voting Rights Legislation In January
December 26, 2021
The U.S. Senate is scheduled to return to work the first week of January, a week earlier than the House. The Hill reports, Democrats set for showdown over filibuster, voting rights: Democrats are barreling toward a showdown over voting rights and changes to the Senate rules, after months of growing frustration from within the caucus. … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of December 26, 2021
December 26, 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
Here’s What Senator Mark Kelly Got Done in 2021
December 24, 2021
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US Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona, who seldom appears in local news sources, just reported his actions for 2021. In one year, Kelly: Helped to shape and negotiate the bipartisan infrastructure bill Led the Senate passage of investments to boost domestic microchip manufacturing Negotiated a deal to lower the cost of prescription drugs. Hear it … Read more
AZ Dems: New Voting Districts are Rigged
December 24, 2021
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Charlie Fisher, Executive Director of the Arizona Democratic Party, and Liz Luna, Executive Director of the Arizona Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee released the following statement: “Twenty-one years ago Arizona voters passed Proposition 106, creating our Independent Redistricting Commission. We were one of the first states to take the job of drawing political boundaries out of … Read more
The DOJ Must Investigate The Coup Plotters of the January 6 Insurrection
December 23, 2021
Laurence H. Tribe, Donald Ayer and Dennis Aftergut write at the New York Times, Will Donald Trump Get Away With Inciting an Insurrection? In his nine months in office, Attorney General Merrick Garland has done a great deal to restore integrity and evenhanded enforcement of the law to an agency that was badly misused for … Read more
SCOTUS Schedules Oral Argument On Biden Vaccine Requirements For Large Employers
December 23, 2021
Update to 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Reinstates Biden Vaccine Policy For Large Employers. Amy Howe at SCOTUSblog reports, Justices will hear arguments on Jan. 7 in challenges to Biden vaccine policies: With COVID-19 cases surging across the country, the Supreme Court fast-tracked two disputes over the Biden administration’s efforts to expand vaccinations. In an … Read more
