Every year, dedicated high-school students are denied the chance to attend college, based solely on their undocumented status. These young patriots are doctors who will never get the chance to heal us, teachers who won’t be able to educate our children, police and firefighters who will never be able to protect us-all because their dreams [...]

Candlelight vigil at John McCain’s Office After sunset, attendees lit candles, and Dennis Stout, co-leader of the Arizona chapter of Veterans for Peace, read the names of Arizona’s soldiers killed in the war, including four ASU students. “Those are 4,000 people — not 4,000 numbers,” he said. “Each of these is a family that’s been [...]

As sticklers on proper framing of the Democratic message, you often hear DFAers correcting other Democratic party members if they repeat the republican frame when naming our party.  We are not the Democrat Party, we are the DEMOCRATIC PARTY! From Crooks & Liars Post: McCain and the ‘ic’ factor Poor John McCain isn’t especially good [...]

Over the last few weeks, a special-interest group with a partisan political agenda has run misleading ads to create a culture of fear across the country.These ads, which the nonpartisan, non-profit FactCheck.org has called “false” and “misleading,” have caused a great deal of confusion about an important debate in Congress. They even alleged our ability [...]

Andrea Dalessandro, Candidate for LD 30 House, has written an excellent opinion piece on the Stop Payday Loans initiative: In 2000, many legislators were hoodwinked into allowing payday loans in Arizona. The law is set to expire, or “sunset,” in 2010 but Senate Bill 1239 seeks to postpone the ban until 2012. The leadership of [...]

Please vote in the upcoming SRP board elections if you can. This is for registered voters who own property in the SRP areas, which probably includes any property you own in the East Valley. The election is April 1, but you can vote by mail if you request your early ballot by the end of [...]

Phoenix voters will be asked to vote for continuing improvements in their parks and mountain preserves, without an increase in taxes. The initiative, known as the Phoenix Parks and Preserves Initiative (PPPI), will be Proposition A in the city election on Tuesday, May 20. It will be paid for by extending the 0.1 % sales [...]

The Democratic race for President has lost its focus. We have John McCain to beat in November, instead we fight each other. Geraldine Ferraro. Reverend Wright. Rezko ties. Secret tax returns. If you’re like me; you’re sick of it. We have a war to end, an economy in trouble, and $4 gas. With hundreds of [...]

DFA-MC Teams Meeting 7pm Tuesday March 18th IHOP Restaurant 2501 N. 44th St. Phoenix, AZ 85008 Teams will be forming to tackle important issues and projects. Get involved with others working on the things you care about. Are you interested in Media response? Election Integrity? Or do you have a secret longing to be a [...]

Uncounted Movie Screening March 13, 2008 ~Thursday 7:00pm ~ Tickets $10 ~ Harkins Camelview 5 7001 East Highland Ave Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Hosted by: Cynthia Black of Action Point and 1480 KPHX. Q and A with filmmaker David Earnhardt and BradBlog’s Brad Friedman. Click here to purchase tickets online. Presented by: 1480 KPHX Action Point [...]