2019 Loft Film Fest on Nov. 7 to 14
November 2, 2019
Schedule of 33 independent films here:https://loftfilmfest.org/films/ “American Dharma” documentary about former Trump aide Steve Bannon already on our Calendar for Nov. 10 and 11. Best deal is all fesitval pass: Film Festival Badge: Grants the badge holder free admission to all film screenings at the Loft Film Fest, taking place November 7 – 14, 2019 … Read more
Pima County School Superintendent appoints former TUSD Board member Bruce Burke to TUSD Governing Board
November 1, 2019
Dustin Williams, Pima County School Superintendent today appointed former TUSD Governing Board member Bruce Burke to the TUSD Governing Board. A vacancy on the non-partisan, volunteer five member board was created on October 3, 2019 when 3 term Board member Dr. Mark Stegeman resigned. His replacement will serve through the end of December, 2020, and … Read more
The Republican Party is a personality cult in thrall to a dangerous demagogue (Updated)
October 31, 2019
If you need any further evidence that the Republican Party is now a personality cult in thrall to a dangerous demagogue, Donald Trump, today’s House vote to formalize the rules for the next public phase of the impeachment inquiry should erase any remaining doubt. During the Watergate scandal the House did not approve the rules … Read more
Republicans in the House of Representatives heard the call of History and Hung Up on It.
October 31, 2019
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Republicans in the House of Representatives heard the call of history and hung up on it. In a vote to formalize the next phase of the impeachment process, all the Republicans, who had complained, without much validity, that they had been shut out of the process in the closed-door depositions (Republicans and their counsel are … Read more
How Sci Fi-Fantasy-Horror Literature and Film Explored and Shaped the Human Condition.
October 31, 2019
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“May the Force Be With You.” “Live Long and Prosper.” “Up, Up, and Away.” “You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.” “Expelliarmus!” “Bow Ties are Cool.” These quotes from Star Wars, Star Trek, Superman, The Incredible Hulk, Harry Potter, and Doctor Who are just some of the examples of how human culture has been influenced … Read more
Mark Mitchell seeks a Third Term as Tempe’s Mayor.
October 31, 2019
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Tempe Mayor Mark Mitchell is a living example of the local mayor working for the good of the local residential and business communities depicted in works like Bruce Katz’s The New Localism and The Metropolitan Revolution. A professed pragmatic progressive problem-solver, Mitchell has served as Tempe’s Mayor since 2012. Previous to that, he was a … Read more
Trumpist sycophant propaganda media is a cancer in the American body politic
October 30, 2019
Last week The Daily Beast reported, Trump Cuts Out Media That Doesn’t ‘Make Him Feel Beautiful’: Nowadays, faced with a rapidly escalating impeachment inquiry and a potentially tough re-election fight, Trump is going to even greater lengths than usual to try to banish—or retaliate against—news outlets he perceives as unfriendly, and to build an even … Read more
It is time to follow the Arizona State Constitution and make University and College Education as “Free as Possible.”
October 30, 2019
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Article 11 of the State Constitution of Arizona deals with public education. Section six concerns higher education at the state’s public universities. It states “instruction” at state universities “shall (not should) be as free as possible.” Well, according to a new study from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Arizona “Public Servants” (Republicans) in … Read more
