Donald Trump uses the Coronavirus to Advance an America First Agenda
April 15, 2020
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Donald Trump has always shown a disdain for multinational organizations. He has continually whined over the years about N.A.T.O., the W.T.O., the U.N., the E.U., N.A.F.T.A., and the G7, saying American allies have continually taken advantage of the United States (and Presidents dumber than the Stable Genius) since the end of World War Two. In … Read more
Welfare for the Rich: How Your Tax Dollars End Up in Millionaires’ Pockets
April 15, 2020
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Excerpted from Welfare for the Rich: How Your Tax Dollars End Up in Millionaires’ Pockets – And What You Can Do About It by Phil Harvey and Lisa Conyers. Introduction Welfare for the Rich is designed to inform Americans—especially taxpayers who are footing most of the bill—about the massive movement of money from millions of middle- and … Read more
The Case for Socialism, Revisited
April 15, 2020
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Nearly eight years ago, I wrote this post: The Case for Socialism. That was long before a self-styled Democratic Socialist launched the first of two presidential campaigns. It was before a young member of the Socialist Alternative Party, running as a Democrat, upset an entrenched, corporate-owned incumbent, then gained the largest nationwide following of any … Read more
How Democrats Will Win in 2020
April 15, 2020
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By Muthoni Wambu Kraal Overview Thanks to your generosity, we’ve been able to take all the feedback we’ve gotten since 2016 and incorporate it into our planning for this year. Our process has allowed us to make more strategic decisions to build out our programs and has me so excited with all that we will … Read more
Beth Brizel wants to get Forward Results for the Chandler Community
April 15, 2020
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Every election year, the Chandler City Council holds elections for three council seats. Currently, there are no women serving on the Chandler City Council. Beth Brizel, an education activist and long time Chandler resident would like to change that by winning a seat to the Council in the November elections this year. A pragmatic Independent, … Read more
LD 17 Democratic Senate Candidate Ajlan “AJ” Kurdoglu wants everyone to experience the American Dream like He Has.
April 15, 2020
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Arizona is becoming bluer with each successive electoral cycle over the last four years. Legislative District (LD) 17, an area that contains parts of Gilbert, Chandler and Sun Lakes, is a prime example of that trend. In 2018, Democrat Jennifer Pawlik received the most votes of the State House Candidates running in LD 17 and … Read more
Arizona Democratic Candidates react to Coronavirus Trends in the Grand Canyon State
April 14, 2020
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Recent Coronavirus Demographic data for Arizona has revealed disturbing trends for senior citizens and members of the Navajo Nation. As of April 13, 2020, 78 of the 115 fatalities attributed to the Coronavirus were senior citizens. Sixteen percent of the deaths have come from the Native American Community. They only represent six percent of the … Read more
Time is running out to enact funding for all-mail voting this year in response to the coronavirus pandemic
April 14, 2020
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar has teamed up with former Georgia House Minority Leader and gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, now chair of Fair Fight Action, in a new video promoting efforts to expand voting-by-mail and early voting ahead of the November general election. Klobuchar and Abrams team up to promote vote-by-mail, other expansions: The roughly three minute video, … Read more
