Monthly Archives: March 2012

Paul Lenze Interview — Podcast March 26, 2012

The Last Resort: Middle-East expert Dr. Paul Lenze, of Northern Arizona University, talks with Democratic Perspective co-hosts Michael Cosentino and Stephen Williamson about the consequences of military actions against Iran, consequences which have often been overlooked or downplayed by powerful advocates in the … Continue reading

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Why Military Action In Iran Has To Be Option Of Last Resort.

To address the Republican-led drumbeat for war with Iran, Democratic Perspective turned to Middle Eastern expert, Dr. Paul Lenze of Northern Arizona University. We started by asking Dr. Lenze about the history between Iran and the US. “The bad blood … Continue reading

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Jo Kelleher Interview — Podcast March 19, 2012

Eternal Vigilance: Continuing Democratic Perspective’s series on the Republican war on women, Jo Kelleher, long-time educator and current member of the Governing Board of the Chino Valley Unified School District, describes the history of the struggle for equal rights, the humiliations inflicted … Continue reading

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The GOP’s War On Women, Part 2.

On March 19, Democratic Perspective continued its series on the GOP’s War on Women with Jo Kelleher, a long-time educator and current member of the Chino Valley Unified School District Governing Board. She began by referring to a recent op-ed … Continue reading

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Harriet Young Interview — Podcast March 12, 2012

The War on Women: In its first broadcast in a continuing series covering the current assault on women’s rights, Democratic Perspective talks to Harriet Young, Interim Chair of the Arizona Democratic Party, President of the Flagstaff Branch of the American Association of University … Continue reading

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The War On Women.

On March 12, Democratic Perspective began a series on the War on Women. Our first guest for the series was the interim Chair of the Arizona Democratic Party, Harriet Young. Harriet has taught American politics and institutions at Northern Arizona … Continue reading

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Arizona’s Lunatic Legislature — Podcast March 5, 2012

Extremism As a Way of Life: With supermajorities in both houses of the Legislature, and the Governor’s office in their hands, Arizona’s Republicans seem bent on turning Arizona into a place that most of its citizens won’t recognize. Democratic Perspective … Continue reading

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More Extreme Arizona.

On March 5th, Democratic Perspective examined the 2012 session of the Arizona Legislature which, once again, seems to have dived into the shallow end of the pool and hit their collective heads. We all know what happened to the Arizona … Continue reading

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