How Rep. Ciscomani is Sabotaging Social Security
August 16, 2023
The last time Congress made changes to Social Security was 40 years ago. Unfortunately, Congressman Juan Ciscomani and his extremist Republican colleagues continue to threaten this program that millions of Americans rely on. Their proposed reform plan would mean less money for people who’ve worked their entire lives – all to protect a sweetheart tax
(UPDATED) With the Anniversary of the 19th Amendment Giving Women Voting Rights, Conor O’Callaghan Proposes a Plan to Close the Gender Pay Gap
August 16, 2023
August 18 is the day the Nineteenth Amendment, the addition to the Constitution that gave women across this country the right to vote, was ratified. August 16, 2023, is the 50th anniversary of the passage of the law (signed by Republican President Richard Nixon) that designated Women’s Equality Day on August 26. Unfortunately, while women
As the Successor to Jennifer Pawlik in LD 13, Brandy Reese will Seek Common Ground and Put Facts over Fear and Conspiracies
August 15, 2023
With the pending retirement of three-term State House Legislative District (LD) 13 Representative Jennifer Pawlik from the Arizona Legislature, former 2022 LD 14 House candidate Brandy Reese, a forensic science chemist, peace officer, mother of two daughters, and public education activist, has declared her run to succeed the well-regarded legislator. Arizona LD 13 encompasses all
Ciscomani Should Defuse Calls for War with Mexico
August 14, 2023
This editorial first appeared in the Arizona Daily Star. Winston Churchill warned, “Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on that strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter.” One would think our most recent adventures in Afghanistan and Iraq would give us
Kingian Nonviolence & Conflict Resolution workshops in September, 2023
August 14, 2023
“The International Day of Peace (“Peace Day”) is observed around the world each year on 21 September. Established in 1981 by unanimous United Nations resolution, Peace Day provides a globally shared date for all humanity to commit to Peace above all differences and to contribute to building a Culture of Peace.” “Cost: This event is offered on
Mayes and O’Callaghan Comment on the Continuing Water Usage Issues at the Saudi run Fondomonte
August 13, 2023
Thanks to the inept policy decisions of the Doug Ducey Gubernatorial Administration, the Saudi Arabian agricultural firm, Fondomonte, is still legally allowed to pump as much water (free of charge) as it can so they can grow alfalfa in Salome, Arizona to ship to their nation and feed its livestock. Apparently, the Ducey team did
(UPDATED)While Republicans Whined About President Biden protecting the Grand Canyon and looked backward on Environmental Policy, Arizona Democratic Leaders Celebrated that and the CHIPS Act
August 10, 2023
This is another week where voters in Arizona and the country can see the vast differences between the two major political parties. And not for the Republican’s benefit. On Tuesday, August 8, 2023, President Biden, with Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Governor Katie Hobbs, Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Representative Raul Grijalva, Representative Greg Stanton, and
The People of Ohio Have Spoken; Now it is Time for Arizonans to Vote for Reproductive Freedom and Democracy
August 10, 2023
In a stinging defeat for the foes of majority rule and reproductive freedom, the people of Ohio said NO to Issue One which would have required amendments to the State Constitution to be secured with 60 percent of the electorate’s approval. If that measure had passed, it may have been more difficult to enshrine an
