By Brian Flagg, I read this great article in America magazine by the auxiliary bishop of San Francisco, Robert W. McElroy, entitled “Market Assumptions: Pope Francis’ challenge to income inequality” (Nov 3, 2014). This past April, Pope Francis told over 10 million online followers, in nine different languages, “Inequality is the root of social evil.”Continue reading “FOR JOHN C. SCOTT: on if I was King…”
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MODERN DAY SAINT- MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
by Brian Flagg, I agree with Eugene Robinsons’ brilliant column in Friday’s Daily Star “MLK’s call for economic justice rings true today as well.” Also today’s piece in the Star by Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez “All labor has dignity: Remembering icon’s vision of worth” is really right-on. By the time the brother wasContinue reading “MODERN DAY SAINT- MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.”
RECOGNIZE ENDURING SCARS OF SLAVERY’S SHACKLES
This article puts Ferguson and racial tension in America 2015 in its appropriate context? Know your history! This was taken from the editorial page of the Arizona Daily Star (Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014) http://tucson.com/news/opinion/column/farrow-recognize-enduring-scars-of-slavery-s-shackles/article_86270181-2bbe-5f4b-a5f0-78a308754e63.html Anne Farrow is the author of “The Logbooks: Connecticut’s Slave Ships and Human Memory” and co-author of “Complicity: How the NorthContinue reading “RECOGNIZE ENDURING SCARS OF SLAVERY’S SHACKLES”
The impact of trade and immigration
by Brian Flagg, My feeling is that Arizona Daily Star syndicated columnist Esther Cepeda is almost never progressive, helpful or big picture oriented. However, on Friday, December 12 the feast day of La Virgen de Guadalupe, La Reina de las Americas, she laid out the truth about the root cause of immigration (NAFTA, CAFTA andContinue reading “The impact of trade and immigration”
IN DEFENSE OF AUGIE ROMERO
by Cesar Aguirre On the second page of today’s Daily Star (12/2/14) the headline reads, “State reviewing TUSD on Mexican American Studies”. This is because Augustine Romero was baited into an argument over whether or not Mexican American Studies had returned to TUSD in the form of a federally required Culturally Relevant Curriculum (CRC) thatContinue reading “IN DEFENSE OF AUGIE ROMERO”
Why is Mayor Rothschild so intent on persecuting BUS RIDERS?
Why is Mayor Rothschild so intent on persecuting BUS RIDERS?.
Why is Mayor Rothschild so intent on persecuting BUS RIDERS?
by Brian Flagg, At yesterday’s Council meeting Mayor Rothschild could have realized that, once again, he had only one other vote for raising fares. He could have accepted the recommendation of Councilwoman Karin Uhlich and his own Transit Task Force to not raise fares, but instead embark on an aggressive marketing campaign to increase ridership,Continue reading “Why is Mayor Rothschild so intent on persecuting BUS RIDERS?”
The CANARY in the COAL Mine (with thanks to Tony Davis)
by Brian Flagg, Is this the most important story the Arizona Daily Star has published in recent years? (As wells dry up on the outskirts, hauling water becomes norm, by Tony Davis, 10/26/14) Could it be that Tony Davis is a prophet and at least in this one case The Star allowed him to writeContinue reading “The CANARY in the COAL Mine (with thanks to Tony Davis)”
Vote YES on PROP. 415!
The homeless, the familias of our barrios and Casa Maria… We are all dog and cat lovers! Thanks to our good buddy and fellow South Tucsonan Dan Eckstrom for his guidance on this matter. In addition to doing the right thing for our 4 legged friends, this bond measure is important because its’ success pavesContinue reading “Vote YES on PROP. 415!”
Still serving after all these years!
Siovhan Sheridan has a degree in Theology from Harvard University and is an immigration lawyer with the Claudia Arevalo Law Firm. She is going to lead one of the discussions at Casa Maria on “The Joy of the Gospel” by Pope Francis! Come join us! Still serving after all these years! by Siovhan Sheridan, IContinue reading “Still serving after all these years!”
Voces de Casa Maria 