Four buses of Tucson unionists go State Capitol for Day of Action
When I originally reported on the AFL-CIO Day of Action, I said four bus-loads of unionists were going to the Capitol to lobby Legislators and demonstrate against the anti-labor bills. Correction:...
View ArticleOn the eve of Super Tuesday: John Nichols critiques the Republican...
Is Newt Gingrich really looking for his fourth wife on the campaign trail? Check out The Nation’s John Nichols’ humorous critique of the Republican Presidential candidates. Nichols spoke last week in...
View ArticleAFL-CIO Day of Action draws 1000 workers: Unions keep the pressure on AZ...
Last week’s AFL-CIO Day of Action at the State Capitol was a resounding success. Approximately 1000 workers came to Phoenix to express their displeasure with our state’s Republican-controlled...
View ArticleWhere are all the women at? We’re at war. (video)
No longer just a punchline from Blazing Saddles– “Where are all the women at?” became a rallying cry for feminists across the country when a male-dominated Congressional committee refused to allow...
View ArticleMoney = Choice
At the risk of dating myself… I remember the days when the only place a young, sinlgle woman could buy affordable birth control pills– without being judged or lectured– was Planned Parenthood. I...
View ArticleJoin the debate: Should Arizona adopt the open primary system? (poll)
Years of gerrymandering and cronyism have left Arizona with one of the most ideologically conservative, Teapublican Legislatures in the country. Instead of balancing the budget and funding programs...
View ArticlePublic forum today: Should RTA knock down 100 buildings to make Broadway look...
Ward 6 City Councilman Steve Kozachik is shaking up local politics again– by fighting for the people and for common sense. Koz’s latest crusade is challenging the $71 million Regional Transportation...
View ArticleRemembering May Day with movies: Black, brown, white– unite
May Day– more than any other day– is a holiday for the 99%. For decades, on May 1, workers around the world have honored the memory of Haymarket Square and striking Chicago workers who were fighting...
View ArticleUA student ‘housing’: Maxi-dorm developers rush to make big bucks
The Arizona Daily Star’s banner headline on Sunday was “Luxury for students”. The article by Carli Broseau focused on a run-down (no pun intended) of the development that is in full swing or being...
View ArticlePeace activist Medea Benjamin on drone warfare (video)
Traditionally, war is a messy business– all that blood, sweat, and tears– not to mention danger, death, destruction, dismembered bodies, human suffering, nightmares, guilt, wasted taxpayer dollars,...
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