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Supreme Court Strikes Down Church and Synagogue Attendance Limits
November 26, 2020
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UPDATE Nov. 26, 2020: The Supreme Court’s new conservative majority late on Nov. 25 sided with religious organizations in New York that said they were illegally targeted by pandemic-related restrictions imposed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to combat spiking coronavirus cases. Now that devoutly Catholic Amy Coney Barrett has become the fifth conservative Justice, a … Read more
While Trump Pardoned a Traitor, President-Elect Biden gave a Thanksgiving Address to Rally the People
November 25, 2020
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What did Donald Trump do today? He pardoned traitor Michael Flynn. He called into a bogus electoral fraud inquiry headlined by no warranty hair dye Rudy Giuliani. He continued to ignore the COVID 19 surge which is afflicting virtually every state and its populations in increased increments. He, along with his Republican cult followers like … Read more
Proposition 208 is good for Arizona schools. It also exposes flaws within our tax system
November 25, 2020
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[Note to BfAZ readers: This is my op-ed piece in today’s AZ Republic. If you’re interested in the subject, my IPS colleague, Sam Pizzigati, and I cover it in greater depth at Inequality.org] Arizona teachers will get well-deserved raises under Proposition 208, the initiative that increases taxes on the 50,000 or so highest-income earners in our state and … Read more
Donald Trump Moves On To The Corrupt Presidential Pardon Phase
November 25, 2020
Donald Trump appears to have moved on to the corrupt presidential pardon phase after the “GOP Clown Car Coup” is failing spectacularly in humiliating defeats in court. Politico reports, Trump pardons former national security adviser Flynn: Outgoing President Donald Trump pardoned his former national security adviser Michael Flynn on Wednesday for lying to FBI agents … Read more
Restaurants Face An ‘Extinction Event,’ While Republicans Are Sabotaging The Economy
November 25, 2020
In September, the National Restaurant Association released a survey which showed nearly 1 in 6 restaurants (representing nearly 100,000 restaurants) is closed either permanently or long-term; nearly 3 million employees are still out of work; and the industry is on track to lose $240 billion in sales by the end of the year. 100,000 Restaurants Closed … Read more
AZ GOP Chair Sues To Invalidate The Election And Have The Legislature Award Electors (Updated)
November 25, 2020
The Trump campaign’s final act of desperation to overturn the election results in battleground states in a misguided belief that Republican state legislatures can substitute a slate of electors for Donald Trump over the popular vote winner Joe Biden – they cannot – is to file a series of copy and paste lawsuits in the … Read more
Time To Reverse The Nixon Pardon Precedent: Donald Trump Must Be Held Accountable At Law
November 24, 2020
Many gave President Gerald Ford credit for pardoning President Richard Nixon to “put Watergate behind us.” Ford justified this decision by claiming that a long, drawn-out trial would only have further polarized the public. Many others strongly disagreed. Ford’s press secretary, J.F. terHorst, resigned in protest. The American people were convinced that President Ford was “wrong … Read more
President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris Present Several Nominees for Foreign Policy and National Security Positions
November 24, 2020
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Saying “it’s a team that will keep our country safe and secure,” President-Elect Joe Biden presented nominees for many of the foreign policy and national security positions that will work in the new Biden/Harris Administration. Stating that “it’s a team that reflects the fact that says America is back, ready to lead the world, not retreat … Read more
