This may be hard to believe but it was Republican Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Richard Nixon that led the way in starting land conservation, creating National Parks, launching the Environmental Protection Agency, cleaning our rivers, terrain, and air, and signing the Endangered Species Act. Those enlightened Republican Administrations have given way to an Anti Science … Read more
Recent excellent reporting from Blog for Arizona, Az Central, and the Arizona Mirror have revealed what should have been obvious for some time now: Being a White Supremacist or holding white nationalist views is not a disqualifying line on a Republican candidate or offices holders resume. There have been three recent cases in Arizona that … Read more
The National Minimum Wage has been $7.25 an hour since July 24, 2009. Ove the next ten years (2009 to 2019,) 30 of the states in this country have secured higher minimum wages than the national standard. Of those 30 states, 16 have laws that provide for incremental increases in their state minimum wage over … Read more
As of 7:03 p.m. Arizona time on July 18. 2019, all of the Democratic members of the Arizona House Delegation have spoken out or voted against (in a Congressional Resolution) Mr. Trump’s continued vile racist attacks against four young congresswomen (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib.) The 2016 Popular Vote Loser even … Read more
There are some issues that should be debated in public discourse. Some of these issues include how to achieve: Universal and Affordable Health Care. Free College, Technical, and University Education for the nation’s children. A Comfortable Standard of Living for all citizens. Saving the Environment by shifting to Renewable Green Energy Sources. Comprehensive Immigration Reform. … Read more