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The GQP Has No Plan To Deal With Inflation; The Plans They Do Have Would Increase Inflation
October 28, 2022
The New York Times reports, Republicans Denounce Inflation, but Few Economists Expect Their Plans to Help: Republicans are riding a wave of anger over inflation as they seek to recapture the House and the Senate this fall, hammering Democrats on President Biden’s economic policies, which they say have fueled the fastest price gains in 40
Rx for Political Poison: Vote Now! Turn in Those Early Ballots
October 28, 2022
Polluted, degraded, shameful and poisoned. That’s what our elections in Arizona and nationally have become. Finger-point we must to the MAGA extremist whose strategy is to divide with suspicion, hate and misinformation. But those of us in the middle, on the left and progressive bear some responsibility too. Would we be in this cauldron of
Attorney General Nominee Kris Mayes Vows to Assist and Protect Arizona’s Senior Citizens
October 27, 2022
Arizona Attorney General Nominee Kris Mayes and her opponent Abe Hamadeh took time recently to respond to questions of concern to Arizona Senior Citizens in a series of four question-and-answer social media posts sponsored by AARP. Ms. Mayes responded to questions regarding protecting: elders from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. senior citizens in long-term care facilities. senior
The ‘Ableism’ Of The Media Distorts Political Coverage With Its Discriminatory Bias
October 27, 2022
I have seen a lot of Ableism reporting about the Fetterman-Oz debate. Take this horrendous piece of reporting, for example, from senior political reporter at Huffington Post, Daniel Marans. John Fetterman Struggles To Defend Himself In Debate With Mehmet Oz (snippet): Those struggles were apparent in Tuesday night’s debate while his Republican opponent, Mehmet Oz,
Justice Brett Kavanaugh is a Leader of the Party of Misogynist Hypocrites
October 27, 2022
After recently reading The Destructionists by Dana Milbank, I decided to follow up on something Mr. Milbank brought up in his book and that was about Justice Kavanaugh and when he was on the staff of Kenneth Starr as an independent counsel. One of the principal witnesses in Judge Kavanaugh’s hearing was Dr. Blasey Ford
Shortest ‘Recession’ In U.S. History, With No Job Losses – 3rd Quarter GDP Growth 2.6 Percent
October 27, 2022
The Doomsayers in the media who were claiming that the U.S. is in a recession (parroting GQP talking points) – despite consistent job growth numbers every month – simply because of two quarters of weak GDP numbers, owe us a an apology today. Is it too much to demand their resignations, and they can go
Statement of the United States Attorney’s Office Regarding Justice Department Efforts to Protect Voting Rights
October 27, 2022
Democracy Docket reports, DOJ Indicates Charges Pending in Election Threat Cases: The U.S. attorney for the District of Arizona — the state’s chief federal prosecutor for the U.S Department of Justice (DOJ) — released a statement today indicating there are “several election threat-related cases pending federal felony charges” that stem from alleged criminal activity in
Endorsement: Save American Democracy, Vote For Democrats, The Pro-Democracy Party
October 27, 2022
The Arizona Republic is a failed newspaper. Years ago, before it was bought by Gannett and it gutted its news staff by mass layoffs, The Republic used to do profiles of each of the legislative races and statewide races and the candidates running. No more. It would also post the candidate questionnaires returned by candidates
