Governor Ducey’s corrupt court-packing scheme and the unfit Bill Montgomery
September 1, 2019
Above: Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery, right, at a 2017 event with Gov. Doug Ducey. – Howard Fischer. Democratic presidential candidates are mostly tiptoeing around the idea of court-packing, toying with the idea of adding seats to the U.S. Supreme Court without actually committing to a real plan. Mark Joseph Stern explains at Slate, Arizona’s … Read more
Another mass shooting with a pending Supreme Court case that may overturn gun safety laws
September 1, 2019
Above Photo: Each pair of shoes represents a child killed since Sandy Hook. The month of August ended the way it began, with yet another mass shooting in the state of Texas. Texas Shooting Leaves 7 Dead and At Least 21 Injured Near Odessa: Seven people were killed and at least 21 others were injured in … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of September 1, 2019
September 1, 2019
The Political Calendar is posted on Sundays. Please send us notice of your political events prior to the Sunday before your event 7 days would be most helpful). See the calendar icon in the right-hand column of the blog page for easy access to the calendar. Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Note: For … Read more
Arizona joins 12 other red states asking Supreme Court to end DACA program (Updated)
August 31, 2019
As Adam Serwer wrote, The Cruelty Is the Point: Trump’s only true skill is the con; his only fundamental belief is that the United States is the birthright of straight, white, Christian men, and his only real, authentic pleasure is in cruelty. It is that cruelty, and the delight it brings them, that binds his … Read more
Arizona Congressional Democratic Candidates React to the Trump Administration’s latest stage in the War on Children.
August 31, 2019
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Over the last week, the Administration of the KKK endorsed candidate has reached new lows in its war against children. First, the Popular Vote Loser Administration announced new rules for some parents of military personnel that have children abroad. These rules make it harder to obtain citizenship for children born overseas. According to National Public … Read more
Phoenix Voters Strike Back Against the Reactionaries and Defeat Propositions 105 and 106.
August 31, 2019
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Over the last several months, local, state, and national conservative groups led by Phoenix City Councilman Sal DiCiccio, the American Free Enterprise Club (which has ties to the Koch Brothers), and the Responsible Budget Committee (which has links to reactionary supporters in Utah and California) united with some residents and business owners in South Phoenix … Read more
America’s farmers need to put their economic survival ahead of GOP tribalism
August 30, 2019
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue was the guest of honor at the annual Farmfest gathering in southern Minnesota this month. He didn’t realize that he was on the menu. He was booed after joking that farmers are “whiners” who need to suck it up for Trump trade policies. The New York Times reports, Farmers’ Frustration With … Read more
