Do Candidates Know that Nuclear Power is a Climate Dead End?
By Russell Lowes, Research Director, SafeEnergyAnalyst.org As the climate crisis accelerates, some policymakers are dusting off an old idea they claim is new: nuclear power. Advertisement With headlines touting “advanced reactors” and “small modular reactors” designs, nuclear is being rebranded as a climate solution. But behind the shiny packaging lies the same flawed technology: nuclear … Read more
Phoenix Mayor and Climate Mayors Chairperson Kate Gallego and Other Western Mayors Call for Increased Federal and State Assistance with the Colorado River
Last week, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and other Western Mayors committed to combatting climate change released a document outlining several strategies for the federal government to assist with providing additional water security for western states and cities that rely on the Colorado River. The authors of the document, from the bipartisan organization Climate Mayors (which … Read more
Hopefully Political Prince of Darkness Mitch McConnell is Wrong and The People Will Not Get Over MAGA Cuts to Medicaid and Food Stamps
In a closed door meeting among frantic Senate Republicans like Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Thom Tillis, who expressed worry about what Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans Big and Beautiful Economic bill would do to their electoral prospects when the people they suckered into voting for them realized by the decrease in the money going … Read more
Governor Hobbs Vetoes “Sham Starvation” MAGA House “Free Caucus” Republican Skinny Budget
Not wanting to prolong the juvenile political games instigated by the MAGA Arizona House “Free Caucus” Republicans, the State Senate quickly voted the two dead on arrival lower chamber budgets bills and sent them up to Governor Katie Hobbs where she, with veto pen in her eager hand, were waiting. After taking a grand total … Read more
Defy Trump and Come to World Refugee Day in Tucson
Location: 5000 E 29th Street, Freedom Park Center. Time: 4-8pm, Saturday, June 28, 2025 Trump has cruelly forced tens of thousands of already-approved refugees to be stranded in dangerous conditions overseas. Only a very small number of refugees are now being resettled and allowed to access Reception and Placement support under exceptions to the refugee … Read more
Democratic Reaction to MAGA House Republicans Taking State Employee and Teacher Pay Hostage if the Governor Does Not Sign Their Starvation Skinny Budget
Arizona MAGA House Republican Appropriations Chair David Livingston has thrown down the government shutdown gauntlet if the State Senate and Governor Katie Hobbs does not agree to the “Freedom Caucus” Skinny Budget. With many Freedom Caucus MAGA Republicans members, encouraged by their Senate Puppetmaster Jake ‘Indicted Troll Farm” Hoffman, still pouting and whining that the … Read more
Arizona Democratic Congressional Candidates React to Trump’s Decision to Bomb Iran
While recent events involving the war against Iran’s nuclear capability may have taken a favorable turn with an on, off, and on again Cease Fire between Israel and Iran, the Democrats running to take seats in the House of Representatives in 2025 and 2027 have voiced their views on Donald Trump’s decision to bomb Iranian … Read more
