The GOP war on women: the ‘Republic of Gilead’ can happen here
May 10, 2019
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, published in 1985, was supposed to be a fictional account of a dystopian future in which a totalitarian state resembling a theonomy has overthrown the United States government: Beginning with a staged attack that killed the president and most of Congress, a radical political group calling itself the “Sons … Read more
Save our Schools helps stop ESA expansion and advocates for full funding of Public Schools
May 10, 2019
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At the beginning of the Arizona State Legislative session, the primary goal of the organization Save Our Schools (SOS) was to thwart the attempts of the Reactionary Republican legislators to expand Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA’s) after voters rejected that idea by voting down Proposition 305 in November 2018. Their efforts, with the assistance of others … Read more
‘Tariff Man’ renews his trade war with China – Americans will pay
May 10, 2019
Donald Trump sold two lies to his simpleton MAGA supporters: that “I am the greatest deal negotiator” — a self-manufactured myth blown up this week in Decade in the Red: Trump Tax Figures Show Over $1 Billion in Business Losses — and that “trade wars are easy to win.” The self-described “Tariff Man” has failed again … Read more
As Maricopa County School Superintendent, Jeanne Casteen wants all Children to have the same Educational Opportunities
May 10, 2019
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Eleventh Year Teacher and Creighton School Board Member President Jeanne Casteen has announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination to run to be the next Maricopa County School Superintendent. Running on a program of school funding increases and “equity” across Maricopa County, “educating the whole child” in their social and emotional, as well as academic … Read more
Senate Intelligence Committee issues subpoena to Donald Trump, Jr.
May 9, 2019
The Senate Intelligence Committee, somewhat surprisingly, has issued a subpoena to the president’s idiot son, Donald Trump Jr. Donald Trump Jr. subpoenaed by Senate panel for further testimony on campaign’s Russia contacts: [The Senate is] seeking additional closed-door testimony as part of lawmakers’ ongoing probe of Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election, according to … Read more
Trump’s trade war is devastating America’s farmers
May 9, 2019
Unless there’s a breakthrough in the U.S.-China trade talks before midnight tonight, U.S. tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports are about to rise from 10% to 25% — an escalation of Trump’s trade war that could hurt major importers and trigger even more painful retaliation by China. China’s Commerce Ministry said in a statement … Read more
Lawless GOP legislature is restricting your constitutional right to initiative and referendum
May 9, 2019
The Arizona GOP’s unrelenting war on your voting rights and your constitutionally protected rights to initiative, referendum and recall continues. Howard Fischer reports, Arizona House OKs more hurdles to initiative process: Republican lawmakers voted Wednesday to put new hurdles in the paths of groups that seek to propose their own laws and constitutional amendments. Senate … Read more
National Public Gardens Week – May 13 to 19, 2019
May 9, 2019
A Celebration of the Nation’s Public Gardens “Throughout the week, many of our nation’s public gardens will emphasize their importance and impact as community resources and catalysts for change and resilience by encouraging the general public to visit, engage, donate, and/or volunteer.” Go to the website link to locate public gardens in Tucson (or elsewhere) … Read more
