2/21/23 update: He’s back: Author Spotlight: Bernie Sanders We are excited to announce that Senator Bernie Sanders will be presenting on Sunday, March 5 at 4:00 p.m. in the Student Union North Ballroom along with his co-author John Nichols. Bernie Sanders is serving his third term in the U.S. Senate and is the longest-serving Independent member of Congress in American history. … Read more
Today, the Biden/Harris Administration announced that it was instituting a loan forgiveness program for college students that have up to $10,000 in student loan debt with no Pell Grants and $20,000 with them. Citing the tripling of college costs over the last 30 years has tripled (in Arizona, it has risen more drastically)and the fact … Read more
When I was growing up, my dad stressed the importance of always being united as a family when facing adversity or when one member is wrongly or rightly attacked. This is a theme most families and successful groups and movements in history have adhered to. Democrats like Joe Manchin, and to a far lesser extent, … Read more
In a move that could potentially rewrite the American Social Contract, the Democrats in the United States Senate appear to have agreed on pursuing a $3.5 trillion budget package through the reconciliation process. If all Democrats support this dollar figure, the bill contents, and the revenue sources to pay for it, Vice President Kamala Harris … Read more
Last week on both CNN and MSNBC, political guru and first Clinton Presidential Campaign Manager James Carville said, “somebody has to get a calculator” because, with razor-thin Democratic majorities in the House and the Senate, that the votes are not there for the massive infrastructure package the Biden/Harris Administration originally proposed. He also said that … Read more