Earlier today we saw the national GOP finally give in fully to the MAGA movement with the election of backbencher radical Rep. Mike Johnson (Who?-LA) to a Constitutional office second in line of succession to the Presidency. The clearest statement of why this is such an irresponsible and destabilizing choice was by historian Heather Cox … Read more
UPDATE 10/19: Fellow Tucson muckraker Troy Matthews of MeidasTouch network went to the rally and filed a great update about the event, which featured Oath Keeper and racist legislative terrorist Wendy “snake-eyes” Rogers. Looks like Kari Lake thinks that she has some support for her wacky Senate run here in Tucson. Let’s show up with … Read more
Since the House Democrats provided the winning margins to prevent a government shutdown on September 30, 2023, Arizona Democratic House Congressional Candidates offered their views on what transpired. In the cases of Congressional Districts (CD)One and Six, Candidates sharply criticized the Republican incumbents in those districts who either supported throwing the country into fiscal paralysis … Read more
They charged Hunter Biden for this, so charge Trump, too. Or maybe there really is a ‘two-tier justice system’ in this country, just not the way the GOP has weaponized that phrase to suggest it is wealthy white ex-Presidents and conservatives who get the short end of that stick. Next! Speaking of ‘two-tiered’ justice in … Read more
There will be an ironic outcome of the Republican dogs finally catching the car they’ve been baying after for the past 50 years: abortion rights in this country will be stronger and more firmly entrenched in our laws after overturning Roe than they ever were under Roe. There are two fundamental human truths underlying my … Read more