Congress Flees Town in the Face of Hard Decisions. Our Juan Ciscomani Goes, Too.
May 24, 2026
(Photo credits: TheHill.com and Arizona Daily Star) In 1814 the US government fled Washington, DC, while the British Army sacked and burned the buildings of the nation’s capital. President James Madison, congressmen, and the other leaders soon returned, however, and took steps to end the War of 1812. From an overall viewpoint, the war was
Get a Petition and Break the Mass Deportation Machine
May 24, 2026
“I was kidnapped,” said Karla Toledo when vicious ICE goons in black masks illegally broke down her front door. ICE had no search warrant, and Karla had no criminal record, yet she was thrown into the deadly Eloy Detention Prison for four days. Why? She was a DACA recipient who grew up in the U.S.
Where’s All that Oil from Venezuela?
May 24, 2026
Now that the U.S. is “running” Venezuela after spending $4.7 billion on “Operation Southern Spear” to steal the country’s oil – where the heck is it? It’s not turning up as gasoline at your corner gas station. Venezuela has 303 billion barrels of proven reserves, the largest in the world. That’s one-fifth of the world’s
LD 16 House Candidate Julia Romero-Gusse Wants to Fight for “Strong Schools, Safe Communities, and Leaders Who Put People Over Politics.”
May 21, 2026
With 2026 shaping up to be another change election, local legislative Democratic candidates are jockeying for an advantage in Arizona’s battleground districts. Arizona Legislative District (LD)16, which includes parts of Maricopa, Pinal, and Pima County, is one of the battleground areas the Arizona Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (ADLCC) has targeted. If their House Candidate in
Jo Mendoza Says High Prices and Healthcare Cuts are crushing Arizona Families
May 21, 2026
Democratic congressional candidate Jo Mendoza said Republican indifference to soaring costs and shrinking healthcare is squeezing families across Arizona’s 6th Congressional District. Speaking to Arizona Legislative District 17 Democrats, Mendoza framed the 2026 race against Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani as a battle over whether working families can still afford to live, raise children and get
Mayor Kate Gallego and Phoenix City Council Members Unanimously Pass Budget Focused on Affordability
May 20, 2026
With the unanimous passage of its city budget, Mayor Kate Gallego and the Phoenix City Council have signaled that, after 12 public hearings, they are listening to the people’s concerns about affordability and have built a fiscal plan focused on food assistance, childcare, housing opportunities, and combating extreme heat. Among the budget provisions that achieve
Affordability? We Sure Can’t Afford Donald, Pete, and Juan’s Version
May 20, 2026
Photo source: William Hancock blog at Substack.com A major theme in the United States, that of “affordability,” the chances of the average American coping with rising prices, is being overwhelmed by the attention to the misbegotten Iran War. (We call it “Donald, Pete and Juan’s War” after the impulsive but confused president who started
