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Tag: Arizona

Arizona Sen. Krysten Sinema leaves Democratic party

Sinema intends to continue to caucus with Democrats and keep her committee assignments.

‘Catastrophic’: Arizona judge allows 1864 abortion ban to go into effect

"No archaic law should dictate our reproductive freedom," said one rights advocate.

Supreme suppression

Back in the day, nonviolent people power was the only answer to governmental inertia in radically improving U.S. democracy.

Arizona to use people in prison to fight its wildfires, pay...

Incarcerated people clearing brush, in temperatures that hit 115°F in Phoenix for six days in a row last week, will make $1.00 per hour.

Supreme Court weighs voting rights in a pivotal Arizona case

The case considers two Arizona laws that place limits on how and when Arizonans can vote.

Trump admin is rushing to mine sacred tribal land in Arizona

“Our preservation laws are not set up to prevent this level of loss. It weighs heavily on me.”

Arizona Senator introduces bill to protect Grand Canyon from future uranium...

“Thank you to Senator Sinema for the introduction of legislation to protect one of the country’s greatest treasures, the Grand Canyon.”

Watch: These Tucson teens are making sure they don’t leave reproductive...

Find out how young people in Tucson are taking charge of their health.

Arizona will retry No More Deaths’ activist Scott Warren

The largely ministry-led movement provided humanitarian assistance to the thousands of individuals fleeing violence-ravaged Central American countries.

Joe Arpaio to run for Sheriff again

Arpaio says that if re-elected he will reopen the Tent City jail.

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The Hard Hat Riot: A forgotten flashpoint in America’s culture wars

The Hard Hat Riot had immediate political consequences—a seminal  moment in America’s culture wars.

The compulsion to intervene

Americans profess to care about the sacrifices of those who serve the nation in uniform. Why don’t we care enough to keep them from harm in the first place?

Like tobacco and Big Oil, secret docs show chemical companies knew PFAS dangers

"The industry used several strategies that have been shown common to tobacco, pharmaceutical, and other industries to influence science and regulation—most notably, suppressing unfavorable research and distorting public discourse."

Countries introduce legislation to ban or restrict vapes

Vaping has become popular among youth, but comes with an environmental impact.

The debt ceiling debacle is NOT a ‘partisan standoff’

Did Republicans alone manufactured this looming disaster?