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The Failure of Ideologically-Driven Public Policies: Minnesota vs. Arizona — Podcast January 11, 2016

Red States and Blue States: Ideology vs. Service to the People. Democratic Perspective looks at why the ideological preoccupations of the Republican right have proven so disastrous for the people who live in red states. Mike Cosentino and Gary LaMaster compare unemployment, wealth distribution, health … Continue reading

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Marcia Busching and Paul Newman Interview — Podcast October 29, 2012

The Arizona Solar Team 2012: Democratic Candidates for the Arizona Corporation Commission. Democratic Perspective co-hosts Mike Cosentino and Gary LaMaster interview Democratic candidates for the Arizona Corporation Commission,  Marcia Busching and incumbent Commissioner Paul Newman. Together with Sandra Kennedy — also an … Continue reading

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Arizona Legislative District 6 Candidate Interviews — Podcast July 2, 2012

Arizona’s Legislative District 6: A Real Choice, and a Real Opportunity in 2012. Democratic Perspective’s co-hosts, Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson, interview the three Democratic candidates for Arizona’s Legislative District 6. Doug Ballard and Angela Lefevre are running for the House, and … 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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A Rare, Sane Voice In The Arizona Legislature

Democratic Perspective spoke with Chad Campbell, House Minority Leader in the vast wasteland otherwise known as the Arizona State Legislature. We began by asking about the Republicans’ refusal to extend unemployment benefits to as many as 45,000 Arizonans who have … Continue reading

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