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Toni Denis and Paul Schwartz Interview — Podcast August 14, 2017
As Large As the State of Delaware: The Yavapai County Democratic Party Has a Lot of Ground To Cover In the Age of Trump, and We’re Not Talking Just About Geography. With both our regular co-hosts back in the saddle … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona Politics, Community Activism, Democratic Governance, Digital Revolution, Domestic Policy, Education, Education Funding, Education Policy, Elections, Health Care, Health Care Delivery, Health Care Policy, Income Inequality, Industrial Policy, Infrastructure Investment, Interviews, Local Politics, Podcasts, Political Clubs, Political Lies, Political Parties, Political Polarization, Public Education, Public Health Policy, Public Lands, Public Policy, Underemployment, Unemployment
Tagged 50 State Strategy, Arizona CD 1, Arizona CD 4, Arizona LD 1, Arizona LD 6, AZ CD 1, AZ CD 4, AZ LD 1, AZ LD 6, Democrats of the Red Rocks, Democrats of the Verde Valley, DORR, Howard Dean, Paul Gosar, Paul Schwartz, Toni Denis, Yavapai County Democratic Party
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Jan Nichols Interview — Podcast July 24, 2017
Separation of Church and State? With Arizona’s New Empowerment Scholarship Account Program, Not So Much. Jan Nichols, Arizona native, retired Phoenix teacher, and education activist, joins Democratic Perspective host Mike Cosentino for an evaluation of Arizona’s new public school voucher extension, signed into … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona Politics, Democratic Governance, Education, Education Funding, Education Policy, Initiative and Referendum, Interviews, Podcasts, Privatization, Public Accountability, Public Education, Public Policy, Religion
Tagged Charter Schools, Doug Ducey, Empowerment Scholarship Account, ESA, Save Our Schools, School Vouchers
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Andrea Christelle Interview — Podcast July 3, 2017
If the Nature Of Truth Is Conditioned By Our Prior Allegiances, What Are the Implications For Our Politics? Democratic Perspective’s co-hosts Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson ask Andrea Christelle, one of the founders of SPEX, the Sedona Philosophy Experience, how we should deal … Continue reading
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Democratic Governance, Disinformation, Domestic Policy, Education Policy, Government, Interviews, LIberals and Conservatives, National Politics, Podcasts, Political Lies, Political Parties, Political Polarization, Propaganda, Social Psychology
Tagged Andrea Christelle, Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump, Internet Trollery, John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx, Libertarianism, Obamacare, Philosopische Untersuchungen, Trumpcare
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All Trump, All the Time: Should We REALLY Be Watching the President Fiddle While the Country Burns — Podcast June 19, 2017
Never Mind the Tweets, Never Mind the Russian Connection: While Presidential Twitter Tantrums, Ill-Considered Executive Orders, and Russian influence Peddling Dominate the Daily News Cycle, Republican Wrecking Crews Are Quietly Dismantling What Little Remains of Effective National Government. Democratic Perspective’s co-hosts … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Federalism, Banking And Finance, Budget Negotiations, Democratic Governance, Department of the Interior, Domestic Policy, Economic Policy, Education, Education Policy, Energy Policy, Entitlements, Environmental Issues, Environmentalism, Financial Sector, Food Insecurity, Foreclosures, Global Warming, Health Care, Health Care Policy, Hunger, Income Inequality, National Politics, Podcasts, Public Education, Public Health Policy, Welfare
Tagged Betsy DeVos, Charter Schools, Credit Default Swaps, Dodd Frank, Donor's Trust, Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, Glass Steagel, Lehman Brothers, Meals on Wheels, Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget, OMB, Prometheus Foundation, Rosemary and Jack Anderson Foundation, SNAP, Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, Too Big To Fail, Vampire Politics, Wallet Hub
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David Garcia Interview — Podcast April 24, 2017
David Garcia Is Running for Governor: Who Is He, and Where Does He Stand on the Issues Facing Arizona? Democratic Perspective co-hosts Michia Casebier and Mike Cosentino talk to David Garcia, Arizona State University professor, former Democratic candidate for Arizona Superintendent of … Continue reading
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Arizona Economy, Arizona Politics, Business, Community Activism, Corruption, Cultural Diversity, Dark Money, Democratic Governance, Demographic Trends, Education, Education Policy, Elections, Health Care, Health Insurance, Infrastructure Investment, Interviews, Jobs and Employment, Local Politics, Podcasts, Political Candidacy, Political Polarization, Public Education, Public Health Policy, Public Policy, Social Services, Tax and Investment Policy, Tax Revenues, Taxation
Tagged Arizona 2018 Mid-Term Elections, Arizona Gubernatorial Candidates, David Garcia
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Steve Farley Interview — Podcast April 10, 2017
How Do You Deal With the Crazy in Arizona Politics? Steve Farley Has Some Ideas: Democratic Perspective welcomes Steve Farley, Arizona State Senator from District 6 in Tucson, for a discussion of the latest examples of Republican malfeasance in Phoenix, and how he … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona Budget, Arizona Economy, Arizona Politics, Education, Education Policy, Elections, Interviews, Jobs and Employment, Medicaid, Podcasts, Political Contributions, Political Parties, Political Polarization, Public Education, Public Policy, Tax and Investment Policy, Taxation, Underemployment, Unemployment
Tagged Arizona Legislature, Doug Ducey, HB2244, HB2404, Jan Brewer, Janet Napolitano, SB1431, Steve Farley, The Farley Report
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Doug Ballard Interview — Podcast April 3, 2017
After the Debacle of 2016, It’s Clear That the Democratic Party Has Problems: Does It Have Any Solutions? Doug Ballard, Arizona Democratic Party stalwart, former chair of the Coconino County Democratic Party, Democratic Candidate for the Arizona State Legislature, and currently Arizona … Continue reading
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Arizona Politics, Campaign Finance, Dark Money, Democratic Governance, Demographic Trends, Disinformation, Domestic Policy, Economic Policy, Education Policy, Elections, Fiscal Policy, Foreign Policy, Government, Health Care, Health Care Delivery, Health Insurance, Immigration, International Terrorism, Interviews, Jobs and Employment, Labor Unions, LIberals and Conservatives, Media Campaigns, Military Policy, Minimum Wage, Misogyny, National Politics, National Security, Podcasts, Political Action Committees, Political Contributions, Political Parties, Presidential Elections, Public Education, Public Health Policy, Public Policy, Racism, Social Services, Supreme Court, Underemployment, Unemployment
Tagged 50 State Strategy, DCCC, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, DLC, DLCC, DNC, DSCC, Howard Dean, Keith Ellison, OFA, Organizing for America, Tom Perez
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