“The Wraith”, filmed in Tucson, at the Loft Cinema on August 30
August 23, 2021
TUCSON BIRTHDAY SCREENING! THE WRAITH MONDAY, AUGUST 30 AT 7:30PM | REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES at the Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd, Tucson Until further notice, The Loft Cinema will require ALL customers, employees, and volunteers, regardless of vaccination status, to wear masks while visiting its campus. Masks may be removed while seated and actively … Read more
PPH Podcast: The State of Politics in Arizona (video)
August 22, 2021
The United States is about 15 months out from the November 2022 election. At this juncture, there is a lot of drama going on in this country and in the state of Arizona. Social media is awash with lies, conspiracy theories, outrage memes, and anti-science rhetoric on multiple topics. Mainstream news outlets like the New … Read more
Support New Districts for Democratic Justices of the Peace
August 22, 2021
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JUSTICE of the PEACE Redistricting Please email the Board of Supervisors before Sept. 7th! The Pima County Supervisors will vote on Justice of the Peace redistricting Sept. 7 (or 21). They will vote for 1 of 3 maps. Option 1 is the only Democratic map. We oppose Option 2 & 3 which are Republican maps. Please … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of August 22, 2021
August 22, 2021
Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and CDC recommendations for social distancing, events are being cancelled or postponed to later dates. We are doing our best to update the calendar, but you should check with event organizers prior to attending any event to confirm the status. … Read more
Progress on the Second War on Poverty: The Biden/Harris Administration Increases Benefits to the SNAP (Food Stamp) Program
August 21, 2021
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When the history of the Biden/Harris Administration is written, it should be noted that the President and Vice President launched the sequel to Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty programs from the 1960s. Already, the expansion of the Child Tax Credit that was enacted as part of the American Rescue Plan has helped to reduce child … Read more
The Lincoln Project Blasts Doug Ducey’s School Incentive Program to Spread COVID
August 20, 2021
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In a short and sweet video, the Lincoln Project condemned Doug Ducey’s school grant programs that encourage families to be unsafe and spread the Coronavirus. Remember the Lincoln Project is staffed by former Republicans disgusted with the direction of their former party. The video shows a map of the United States Coronavirus cases over the … Read more
Maricopa Recorder Stephen Richer’s Political Earthquake
August 20, 2021
Editor: The recently-elected Maricopa County Recorder, Stephen Richer, who is a dyed in the wool Republican with credentials far deeper and stronger roots in the conservative movement than most, yesterday published an open letter which, if there is any way to rationally push back on his Party’s turn toward the irrational, conspiracies, and kookism, will rock … Read more
Superintendent Hoffman and Invest in Arizona Coalition React to Arizona Supreme Court Invest in Ed Ruling
August 20, 2021
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There is, as EJ Montini headlined in an oped yesterday (August 19, 2021,) an Arizona Republican war on children. This is in addition to their separate wars on science, reality, economic sanity, and Democracy. Over the last several months, their operatives in the Legislature, the Governor’s office, and the Arizona Supreme Court have: Opted to … Read more
