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Update on Ballot Initiatives: Supporting Democratic Values
Newcomers to Arizona from eastern states often wonder what all the fuss about ballot initiatives is. Arizona became a state at the height of the Progressive Era in American history so the populist principle that citizens could [...]
House Democrats Support Educators, Vote to Reject Inadequate and Unsustainable GOP Budget
The Arizona House and Senate Democrats fought hard last night for education in this state. They lost every vote. Ducey calls what came out "bipartisan" -- which would be laughable if the lie didn't fall off his [...]
Democrats Don’t Need New Ideas
After all, Republicans have had the same three bad ideas for three decades: "tax cuts for the rich, slashed benefits for the poor, and more pollution. Paul Ryan 2010 was basically Newt Gingrich 1995 with a lower [...]
“We Don’t Need No Education”
Thanks to Nobel-Prize-Winning Economist Paul Krugman for writing yesterday's column in the New York Times explaining why Republicans ended up at war with America’s schoolteachers. Here are some excerpts: "At the state and local levels, the conservative [...]
Choose Medicare: A new route to better healthcare for all Americans
“We have here in America a system right now called Medicare in which we have a popular, affordable, high-quality health-care option,” Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) said. “Shouldn’t every American deserve the opportunity to participate in such a [...]
Coconino Voices: Gov. Ducey already knows how to subtract
Local teacher and progressive, Derek Born, has this almost right. What he says about Ducey's fake support for education is spot on. But, it's not enough to just subtract our votes from Ducey's column. We have to [...]