With Donald Trump Gone, Doug Ducey puts Arizona Reopening on Pause

Doug Ducey is doing everything to close down Arizona and contain the spread of the Coronavirus except actually officially saying so, taking the initiative, and leading from the top. Last week the Governor gave Mayors of Arizona cities and towns the power to proclaim mask-wearing requirements for their local municipalities. He brought in the National … Read more

Governor Ducey Issues Executive Order Detailing CARES Act Emergency Funding for Arizona Public Schools

Earlier this afternoon, Governor Doug Ducey, after consulting with Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman and other local education leaders, issued an Executive Order that detailed how approximately $270 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) will be allocated to qualifying Arizona’s Public Schools. Major features of the Executive Order (please click … Read more

The Republican Party is the New Know Nothing Party

Professor Erika Lee’s recent work: America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States is highly recommended reading for this moment in time. In the book, Dr. Lee gives a thorough summary of the emergence of the Know-Nothing Party (also known as the American Party and Order of the Star-Spangled Banner.) The Know-Nothing Party … Read more

Ducey and Crist Fiddle while Arizona Coronavirus cases surge; Stanton, Sinema, and the Medical Community urge increased Preventive Measures

Remember the line from the Terminator Movies where the lead protagonist says “Come with me if you want to live” In Arizona and across the country, it is getting to the point where people should stop listening to Doug Ducey, Cara Crist, Mike Pence, and Donald Trump if they want to live. Over the last … Read more