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Bernie Sanders is the Twenty First Century Eugene Debs
April 8, 2020
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Students of American Political History know the name of Eugene Debs. He was the Bernie Sanders of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Senator Sanders is a fan of his. A charismatic orator, union activist and socialist (of the Democratic Socialist vintage-like Sanders,) he ran for President five times. He amassed close to one … Read more
This is what GOP coronavirus voter suppression looks like – coming this fall
April 8, 2020
If Republicans were willing to go to this length to save a single state supreme court seat in Wisconsin, to what depths of depravity will they resort to save a U.S. Senate seat or Donald Trump this November? You are forewarned. Be prepared. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports, An election day unlike any other: Wisconsinites … Read more
Yuma Judge Orders Disclosure of Those Testing Positive for COVID-19
April 8, 2020
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On March 31 at 5:55 p.m. the city attorney of Yuma filed a motion on behalf of the City Fire Chief and the City Police Chief in the Superior Court in Yuma seeking an emergency order, a declaratory judgment, and an injunction to force the Director of the County Department of Public Health to … Read more
Senator Bernie Sanders drops out of the race, clearing path for Joe Biden (updated)
April 8, 2020
I’m not sure what took him so long, but today Independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders dropped out of the Democratic Presidential Primary, clearing the path for former Vice President Joe Biden to be the Democratic Party nominee. CNN reports, Bernie Sanders drops out of the 2020 race, clearing Joe Biden’s path to the Democratic nomination: … Read more
Pima County Elected Offices in 2020
April 8, 2020
Tuesday was the filing deadline for candidates to submit their petitions to run for office. For some years now, Pima County races have largely been sleepy nonevents because incumbents have been elected and reelected for many years. There have been some years in which incumbents did not even have an opponent. It is going to … Read more
“Slay the Dragon” film about gerrymandering to stream at Loft Cinema
April 8, 2020
Streaming Release! Slay the Dragon Starts STREAMING Friday, April 10 at Loft Cinema, www.loftcinema.org “The acclaimed new documentary Slay the Dragon shines a light on the behind-the-closed-doors practice of gerrymandering and the inspiring grassroots movement fighting to change it. Every ten years, new county lines are drawn across the USA that determine the fate of … Read more
Tempe Mayor-Elect Corey Woods Prepares for his Inauguration on July 2, 2020
April 8, 2020
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On March 10, 2020, former City Council Member Corey Woods (a Democrat) defeated two-term Democratic incumbent Mayor Mark Mitchell to become the next leader of Tempe. With his inauguration on July 2, 2020, Mayor-Elect Woods graciously took time from his schedule to discuss his transition to take over from Mayor Mitchell this summer and his … Read more
The People will Remember the Actions of the President of Betrayal
April 7, 2020
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Entrepreneur and MSNBC Commentator Donny Deutsch’s branding of Donald Trump as the President of Betrayal last November is increasingly on point this week. Reporting by the New York Times has revealed that Trade Representative Peter Navarro (the social scientist who clashed with Dr. Anthony Fauci over the feasibility of using hydroxychloroquine to treat Coronavirus) told … Read more
