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Category Archives: Social Services
Lefebvre Interview – November 14, 2019
Is It Now A Crime To Save Lives? Steve Williamson and Mike Cosentino welcome Sue Lefebvre, author of No More Deaths: Humanitarian Aid Is Never A Crime, Saving Lives Of Migrants, to discuss issues at the border, as well as … Continue reading
Posted in Compassion, Department of Homeland Security, Government, Homeland Security, Human Rights, Immigration, Interviews, Justice System, Legal Issues, Morality, National Politics, Social Services, Social Work
Tagged Border Patrol, Dr, Humanitarian Aid, No More Deaths, Scott Warren
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Kazian Interview – Podcast October 22, 2018
Maintaining Fire And Rescue Preparedness In Sedona. Democratic Perspective co-hosts, Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson, welcome Chief Kris Kazian to discuss the challenges faced by the Sedona Fire District. Not only is the department responsible for fire protection for an … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona Politics, Fiscal Policy, Government, Interviews, Local Politics, Public Service, Regulatory Agencies, Social Services, Taxation
Tagged Emergency Medical Services, Fire Protection, Sedona Fire District
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Matthew Goodwin Interview — Podcast September 11, 2017
The Shock Doctrine and Global Warming: Matt Goodwin on Naomi Klein’s Critique of Predatory Capitalism and Its Reaction (or Lack of Reaction) to a Genuinely Existential Threat. Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson welcome Matt Goodwin, Professor of Philosophy at Northern Arizona University, … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Climate Change, De-regulation, Democratic Governance, Economic Policy, Economic Theory, Energy Policy, Environmental Issues, Ethics, Global Warming, Interviews, National Politics, Philosophy, Podcasts, Privatization, Public Accountability, Regulatory Agencies, Renewable Energy, Social Services, Sustainable Development
Tagged Disaster Capitalism, Free Market Economics, Matt Goodwin, Milton Friedman, Naomi Klein, Neoliberalism, Predatory Capitalism, The Shock Doctrine, This Changes Everything
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Stephen Nuño Interview — Podcast August 21, 2017
How “I Lift My Lamp Beside the Golden Door” Became “Build the Wall!”: A History of U.S. Attitudes Toward Immigration. Democratic Perspective’s Mike Cosentino speaks with Northern Arizona University Professor Stephen Nuño about the history of U.S. attitudes toward immigration. Economic and … Continue reading
Posted in Agricultural Policy, Arizona History, Civil Liberties, Cultural Change, Cultural Diversity, Democratic Governance, Domestic Policy, Homeland Security, Human Rights, Immigration, Industrial Policy, International Terrorism, Jobs and Employment, Justice System, Labor Shortages, National Politics, National Security, National Sovereignty, Podcasts, Political Gaffes, Public Policy, Racial Discrimination, Racism, Social Services, U.S. Court System
Tagged Arizona SB1070, Emergency Quota Act of 1921, Hart-Celler Act, Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, National Origins Formula, NAU, Northern Arizona University, Simpson–Mazzoli Act, Stepehen Nuño
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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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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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David Brushwood Interview — Podcast March 20, 2017
The Opioid Epidemic: What Happens When the Quest for Effective Chronic Pain Management Encounters the War on Drugs. David Brushwood, professor emeritus of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy talks to Democratic Perspective regulars Mike Cosentino, Gary LaMaster and Steve Williamson, … Continue reading
Posted in Criminal Justice Reform, Department of Veterans Affairs, Domestic Policy, Health Care, Health Care Delivery, Interviews, National Politics, Penology, Podcasts, Public Health Policy, Social Services, War On Drugs
Tagged ACA, Affordable Care Act, AHCPA, AMA, American Health Care Act, American Medical Association, David Brushwood, DEA, Drug Enforcement Administration, FDA, Fifth Vital Sign, Food and Drug Administration, Heroin, Hydrocodone, Jeff Sessions, Office of National Drug Control Policy, ONDCP, Opioid Epidemic, Opioids, Oxycontin, Pain Management, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, pharmacology, Rush Limbaugh, Scott Gottlieb
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Steve Ryan Interview — Podcast January 30, 2017
The Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security: Regardless of What Donald Trump and Paul Ryan Tell You, These Programs May Be All That Stands Between You and A Genuinely Miserable Old Age. Steve Ryan, a local Sedona attorney, joins Democratic Perspective’s Mike Cosentino, … Continue reading
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Health Care Delivery, Health Insurance, Interviews, Medicaid, Medicare, Podcasts, Public Policy, Social Contract, Social Security, Social Services, Tax Revenues, Welfare
Tagged AHCCCS, Donald Trump, Medicaid, Medicare, Paul Ryan
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Tim Elinski Interview — Podcast January 23, 2017
The Example of Cottonwood, Arizona: Why Transparency and Citizen Participation Are the Keys to Effective Government. Tim Elinski, newly elected mayor of Cottonwood, joins Democratic Perspective’s Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson for a discussion of the challenges facing small town governments in Arizona. If you want … Continue reading
Posted in Civic Renewal, Community Activism, Continuing Education, Democratic Governance, Demographic Trends, Education, Education Policy, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Issues, Government, Interviews, Jobs and Employment, Labor Shortages, Local Politics, Podcasts, Poverty, Public Education, Small Business, Social Services, Sustainable Development, Taxation, Underemployment, Unemployment, Water Policy
Tagged City Planning, Cottonwood AZ, Cottonwood City Council, Cottonwood Mayor, Diane Joens, Old Town Cottonwood, Tim Elinski, Yavapai College
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2016: Democratic Perspective’s Year In Review — Podcast January 2, 2017
Things Fall Apart; The Centre Cannot Hold: Democratic Perspective’s 2016 in Review. The Democratic Perspective crew contemplates a year that has changed everything, albeit not in the way that we’d hoped for when we went to the polls on November 8th. Those of us who still hold to the … Continue reading
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Anti-Federalism, Bigotry, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Class Conflict, Climate Change, Conservatives and Reactionaries, Cultural Change, Cultural Diversity, De-regulation, Democratic Governance, Demographic Trends, Digital Revolution, Domestic Extremism, Economic Policy, Education Policy, Energy Policy, Ethics, Foreign Policy, Global Warming, Government, Health Insurance, Immigration, Income Inequality, Industrial Policy, inherited Wealth, Jobs and Employment, LIberals and Conservatives, Mass Media, Media Campaigns, Misogyny, National Politics, Podcasts, Political Lies, Political Parties, Political Polarization, Presidential Elections, Racial Discrimination, Racism, Social Contract, Social Security, Social Services, Technology, Unemployment
Tagged Donald Trump, Elections 2016, Right Wing Populism
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