Category Archives: Arizona Politics

Turning Prisoners Into Profits.

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Gary LaMaster

On December 9, 2013, Democratic Perspective aired an interview with Dianne Post. Post is an attorney and leader of the Arizona Justice Alliance, a statewide coalition dedicated to exposing the problems with prisons. According to Post, 23 percent of Arizona … Continue reading →

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Dianne Post Interview — Podcast December 9, 2013

Posted on December 10, 2013 by William Timberman

Who Benefits from For-Profit Prisons? The Ideological Myths, Perverse Incentives, and Corruption that Underlie the Private Prison System in Arizona. Attorney and long-time campaigner for women’s equality and the rule of law Dianne Post joins Democratic Perspective co-hosts Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson for a … Continue reading →

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The Arizona Show — Podcast November 18, 2013

Posted on November 20, 2013 by William Timberman

Arizona: Its Past, Its Present, and Its Future.  Democratic Perspective’s co-hosts Steve Williamson and Mike Cosentino, together with Chuck Williamson and Gary LaMaster, explore Arizona’s past, its present, and together look ahead to its prospects for the future. A critical analysis … Continue reading →

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The All-Too-Real Hunger Games.

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Gary LaMaster

As the result of a CBS documentary in 1968, our nation focused on reducing hunger through a variety of federal programs, including food stamps. By 1979, hunger in the US had been all but eliminated. Now it’s back with a … Continue reading →

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Giving Our Kids A Chance: The Verde Valley School Budget Override Elections — Podcast September 23, 2013

Posted on September 26, 2013 by William Timberman

The Least We Can Do: The Verde Valley School Maintenance and Operation Budget Override Elections. Every Arizona voter knows, or should know, that increasingly savage budget cutting by our State Legislature has impoverished our school system, and put the future … Continue reading →

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Felecia Rotellini Interview — Podcast September 9, 2013

Posted on September 12, 2013 by William Timberman

What If Arizona Had a Real Attorney General? You Know — Competent, Ethical, Responsive to the Needs of the People: Democratic Perspective co-hosts Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson interview Felecia Rotellini, career prosecutor and Democratic candidate for the office of Arizona Attorney General … Continue reading →

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Pride And Prejudice In The Verde Valley.

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Gary LaMaster

On September 2, 2013, Democratic Perspective hosted gay rights activist, Mark Luckey. Luckey is president of Sedona Pride, representing the LBGT community for the entire Verde Valley of Northern Arizona. Our co-hosts, Steve Williamson and Mike Cosentino, began the interview … Continue reading →

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Extreme Representation.

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Gary LaMaster

Arizona’s Legislative District 6 (LD6) is populated by mostly moderate, sensible people. So Democratic Perspective asked, “Why is it represented in the state legislature by a trio of right wing extremists, otherwise known as Rep. Brenda Barton, Rep. Bob Thorpe … Continue reading →

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Democrats of the Red Rocks: a Conversation With the Founders — Podcast August 26, 2013

Posted on August 28, 2013 by William Timberman

What Grassroots Means: Organizing Democrats in A Republican Town. Democratic Perspective co-hosts Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson welcome Susan Solomon, Elizabeth Yancey, founding President and Vice-President, respectively of the Democrats of the Red Rocks (DORR) in Sedona, Arizona, together with Angela LeFevre, a … Continue reading →

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Immigration Nation.

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Gary LaMaster

On July 22, 2013, Democratic Perspective took on the politically-charged subject of immigration policy and Senate Bill 744, the Immigration Reform Bill that recently passed the US Senate. It seems almost everybody has an opinion about immigration. But many lack … Continue reading →

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