Steve King (unlike the writer Stephen King) is a walking nonfiction horror story. He needs to be forced to resign from Congress if he does not leave on his own. This insult to the public service does not deserve to have a seat in the hallowed chamber of the House of Representatives. Over his career, … 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
First, there was (now former) Republican Legislative District One Representative David Stringers racist comments on not enough White Kids to go around in schools and African Americans not “blending in.” Then, there is Congressional District Four Representative Republican Paul Gosar who has demonstrated a fondness for subscribing to known racist sites on Twitter. Last week, … 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