The Arizona Democratic Party Launches a Statewide Effort to Make the Grand Canyon State Blue in 2020
March 2, 2020
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On February 18, 2020, the Arizona Democratic Party launched the Mission for Arizona, a statewide coordinated effort to make the Grand Canyon state blue by working to elect every federal, state, and local Democratic candidates. They are also committed to working to “deliver Arizona’s 11 electoral votes to the eventual presidential nominee.” The effort to … Read more
Trump Fiddled with Modi in India while the Streets of New Delhi Burned
March 1, 2020
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Earlier last week, before Mr. Trump was in the White House Press Room and a later rally in South Carolina spreading disinformation about the Coronavirus (which the experts tactfully refuted) and the Democrats and media reaction to it, he and the First Lady made a State Visit to India. During that visit, while attempting to … Read more
Arizona legislature fails to address our water crisis
March 1, 2020
Drought experts Justin Sheffield and Eric Wood of Princeton, in their 2011 book Drought, identified more than ten civilizations, cultures and nations that probably collapsed, in part, because of drought. Ten Civilizations or Nations That Collapsed From Drought. Will climate change add the modern-day American Southwest to this list? Will Arizonans become climate refugees forced to … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of March 1, 2020
March 1, 2020
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
An agreement to negotiate a peace agreement to end the war in Afghanistan
February 29, 2020
Above: Cheers, whoops and shouts of “God is Great” broke out after Zalmay Khalilzad, left, and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s political leader, signed the landmark agreement in Doha on Saturday. Hussein Sayed / AP On Saturday, more than 18 years after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the U.S. made a bid … Read more
9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirms two nationwide injunctions against Trump asylum policies (updated)
February 29, 2020
Lawfare Blog reports, Appeals Court Affirms Two Injunctions Against Trump Administration Asylum Policies: On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issues two rulings affirming nationwide injunctions against two Trump administration immigration policy. One ruling (Innovation Law Lab et al v. Chad Wolf et al) affirmed the injuction against the “Remain in … Read more
The Coronavirus Showcases the Need for Universal Health Care and Paid Family Leave
February 29, 2020
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While it is extremely important for people not to worry and panic as the Coronavirus spreads (four non-travel-related cases were reported in the United States on February 28,) it is important to note (as discussed on some media outlets like Overtime with Bill Maher) that the United States because it lacks both a national universal … Read more
