Category: Politics
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Arizona’s Water is Growing Alfalfa to Ship to Saudi Arabia
Arizona is leasing farmland to a Saudi water company, straining aquifers, and threatening future water supply in Phoenix. Fondomonte, a Saudi company, exports the alfalfa to feed its cows in the Middle East. The country has practically exhausted its own underground aquifers there. In Arizona, Fondomonte can pump as much water as it wants at…
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The Two Faces of Any Biggs
Andy Biggs speaks a great thing in his periodic email newsletter but his actions say another thing. He vote NAY on H.R.3967 – Honoring our PACT Act of 2022. Shameful!
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The Two Faces of Sinema
U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the Arizona Democrat who single-handedly thwarted her party’s longtime goal of raising taxes on wealthy investors, received nearly $1 million over the past year from private equity professionals, hedge fund managers and venture capitalists whose taxes would have increased under the plan.
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Republicans Want to Defund Your Public Libraries
This can’t be real! But it is TRUE. Gutting public schools, targeting booksellers, shutting down libraries: Every censorship tactic is on the table.
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Why Do the Republicans Want to Destroy the Climate?
As this infographic using Rapid Energy Policy Evaluation and Analysis Toolkit (REPEAT) estimates shows, while annual net greenhouse gas emissions are forecast to be significantly lower by 2030 than they would be if the country’s current policies were maintained, the target is still well out of reach. expects emissions to come closer to the desired…