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
Rep. Paul Gosar Will Deny The Reality Of Defeat
November 24, 2020
After Georgia and Michigan certified the presidential vote, Arizona moved one step closer to certification, and Pennsylvania likely to certify as early as Tuesday, President Donald Trump grudgingly allowed the transition process to formally begin on Monday, but vowing that he would never concede, like the character Jason Nesmith in Galaxy Quest: “Never give up. … Read more
Do the People of Arizona Really Want Jake Hoffman Writing Arizona Election Law?
November 24, 2020
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What were Voters in LD 12 and Rusty Bowers thinking when it comes to Jake Hoffman? The voters in Arizona Legislative District 12 and State House Speaker Rusty Bowers have told the residents of the Grand Canyon State over the last three weeks that, when it comes to Jake Hoffman, potential crime does pay. How … Read more
