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Category Archives: Housekeeping
Terry Goddard Interview – Podcast February 19, 2018
Amending The Arizona Constitution To Get Dirty Money Out Of Politics. Democratic Perspective host, Mike Cosentino, welcomes former Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard to discuss his efforts to expose the original sources of dark money in politics. Is it money … Continue reading
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The State of Public Education in Arizona: It’s Getting Worse — Podcast June 8, 2015
Not-So-Great Expectations: Arizona Is Now Dead Last in Per-Pupil Education Spending. Democratic Perspective talks to Jim Ledbetter, Verde Valley Attorney and Past President of the Mingus Union High School District Governing Board and Ann Shaw, District Director of the New Visions Academy charter … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona Budget, Arizona Politics, Education, Education Policy, Housekeeping, Interviews, Podcasts, Public Education, Public Policy
Tagged Arizona Legislature, Arizona Politics, Arizona State Budget, Charter Schools, Doug Ducey, Jim Ledbetter, John Huppenthal, Public Education Funding, Public Schools
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The Confederate State of Arizona — Podcast March 16, 2015
The Payback for Dark Money in Arizona: More Corporate Tax Cuts, Continued Defunding of Public Education, and Yahoo! a Secessionist Republican Legislature. Gary LaMaster and Steve Williamson dissect the results of the 2014 election in Arizona: a seemingly endless stream of bills from both houses of … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona Budget, Arizona Economy, Arizona Politics, Budget Negotiations, Conservatives and Reactionaries, Constitutional Issues, Dark Money, Education, Education Policy, Housekeeping, Jobs and Employment, Podcasts, Political Contributions, Privatization, Public Education
Tagged Bob Thorpe, Community Colleges, Dark Money, Doug Ducey, Keystone XL Pipeline, Koch Brothers, Koch Industries, Posse Comitatus, Secessionists, Sedition
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Sam Pillsbury and Paula Woolsey Interview — Podcast February 23, 2015
Arizona Wine Country: Vision, Passion, and a Lot of Hard Work. Democratic Perspective’s Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson welcome Sam Pillsbury, filmmaker and winemaker extraordinaire, owner of Pillsbury Wine Company, and Paula Woolsey, long time Arizona wine advocate, and owner of Revelation … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona Economy, Civic Renewal, Entrepreneurship, Housekeeping, Interviews, Oenology, Podcasts, Small Business, Viticulture
Tagged Paula Woolsey, Pillsbury Wine Company, Revelation Wines, Sam Pillsbury, Southwest Wine Center, Verde Valley AZ, Verde Valley Wine Consortium, Yavapai College
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Sasha Abramsky Interview — Podcast October 13, 2014
Social Policy and the Shrinking Middle Class: Increasing Inequality Is NOT an Accident. Democratic Perspective welcomes author and journalist Sasha Abramsky back to talk about the consequences of the social policy failures outlined in his recent book The American Way of Poverty: How the Other Half Still … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Class Conflict, Conservatives and Reactionaries, Democratic Governance, Economic Theory, Financial Sector, Health Care, Housekeeping, Income Inequality, Interviews, Jobs and Employment, Podcasts, Social Contract, Social Security, Unemployment
Tagged Economic Policy, Food Stamps, Poverty in America, Sasha Abramsky, SNAP, Social Policy
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Michael Lacey Interview — Podcast September 15, 2014
“A Wonderful Way for Malcontents To Make a Living”: Michael Lacey On the Future of Investigative Journalism. Michael Lacey, with his partner Jim Larkin, a founder, and for 35 years the Executive Editor of the award-winning Phoenix New Times, joins Democratic Perspective hosts Gary LaMaster and … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Newspapers, Housekeeping, Interviews, Investigative Journalism, Journalism, Podcasts
Tagged Andrew Thomas, Arizona Republic, Jim Larkin, Kent State Massacre, Lisa Aubuchon, Michael Lacey, Phoenix New Times, Sheriff Joe Arpaio
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Immigration: Political Gridlock and the Latest Crisis At the Border — Podcast July 14, 2014
The Golden Door: Is It Now Closed for Good? Democratic Perspective co-hosts Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson discuss the latest immigration crisis: 90,000 unaccompanied children detained at the U.S./Mexico border, with many more apparently to come. Are they refugees with rights to due … Continue reading
Posted in Child Protection, Department of Homeland Security, Housekeeping, Immigration, Law Enforcement, National Politics, Podcasts
Tagged Border Control, Economic Refugees, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, ICE, Political Gridlock, Political Refugees, Refugee Status, Unaccompanied Minors
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Mass Incarceration: The Failure of Prisons As a Replacement for Social Services — Podcast May 26, 2014
Tough On Crime: Mass Incarceration As a Case Study in What Can Happen When You Aren’t Careful What You Wish For. The U.S. has the highest incarceration rates per capita of any country in the world, higher even than countries such as China … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona Law Enforcement, Arizona Politics, Corrections Policy, Criminology, Housekeeping, Immigration, Justice System, Law Enforcement, Legal Issues, Mass Incarceration, National Politics, Penology, Podcasts, Political Contributions, Private Prisons, U.S. Court System
Tagged Crime Rates, Mental Health. Social Services, Minimum Sentencing Laws, Racism, Three Strikes and You're Out
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Arizona Mid-Term Elections, 2014: An Early Preview — Podcast May 19. 2014
The 2014 Arizona Mid-Term Primaries: Democrats, Republicans, and Independents. Old Money, New Money, and Dark Money. Can Anybody Get a Handle on the Crazy? Democratic Perspective co-hosts Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson, with producer Gary LaMaster, take an early look at the upcoming state primary elections. https://verdevalleyindependentdemocrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/DemPerspective-05-19-14.mp3Podcast: … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona Economy, Arizona History, Arizona Politics, Elections, Housekeeping, Podcasts
Tagged Arizona 2014 Mid-Term Elections, Arizona 2014 Primary Elections, Arizona 2014 State Races
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