You are not going to receive a $400 supplemental unemployment benefit

At the end of July, Governor Doug Ducey said that “The state will not step in to provide a cushion for Arizonans facing a $600 drop in weekly jobless benefits.” Arizona will wait for Congress to act on jobless benefits as enhanced payments expire, Ducey says: The Republican governor said Thursday that Congress must act … Read more

Reality TV show president’s election year stunt is ‘a war on Social Security’

Our reality TV show president and authoritarian wannabe tin pot dictator pulled an election year stunt on Saturday in a pathetic attempt to make it appear as if he is actually doing something, which he is not. In the process, he demonstrated just how uninformed and unfit for the job he is. Trump attempts to … Read more

The ‘great negotiator’ skips out of coronavirus relief negotiations as the nation burns

Donald Trump ran for president on the premise that he is a great negotiator and the greatest dealmaker. Remember that? Since he has been in office, Trump has been adept at cancelling deals made by his predecessors – any damn fool can do that – but he has been a complete failure at negotiating deals, even among … Read more

Thursday’s ‘Mitch & Martha’ Kabuki theater in the Senate

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was passed by Congress with overwhelming, bipartisan support and signed into law by President Trump on March 27th, 2020. The expiration date set by Congress was July 31, 2020. This expiration date deadline should have been circled in red on everyone’s legislative calendar. It’s not like … Read more

Senate GOP’s ‘opening offer’: too little, too late, and DOA in the House

The total US death toll from the virus to more than 147,000 as of Monday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Medical researchers project up to 175,000 deaths linked to the virus by August 15, according to an ensemble forecast published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Lockdowns and stay-at-home orders may … Read more