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U.S. History

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2012

    Glenn Spencer's Lawyer John Munger Calls Me a "Wacko" as He Mainstreams a Racist Anti-Semite

    You'd think a practicing lawyer, former president of the Arizona Board of Regents, and erstwhile GOP gubernatorial candidate would possess a lick of sense. But Tucson attorney John Munger is proof positive that possession of a swell resume is no guarantee of intelligence.Munger is the fella who rece ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2012

    Ethnic Studies Revolt: Banned Book Caravan To Barnstorm Tucson

    Tony Diaz, dropping some knowledge with the Libro-Traficante caravanArizona's ethnic studies ban has resulted in the eradication of the successful and popular Mexican American Studies program in the Tucson Unified School District, and a backward edict banning certain supposedly "dangerous" books by ... More >>

  • News

    March 1, 2012

    Ask a Mexican on Arizona's Insanity

    Tony Diaz, dropping some knowledge with the Libro-Traficante caravanArizona's ethnic studies ban has resulted in the eradication of the successful and popular Mexican American Studies program in the Tucson Unified School District, and a backward edict banning certain supposedly "dangerous" books by ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 9, 2012

    Birthday Love

    Tony Diaz, dropping some knowledge with the Libro-Traficante caravanArizona's ethnic studies ban has resulted in the eradication of the successful and popular Mexican American Studies program in the Tucson Unified School District, and a backward edict banning certain supposedly "dangerous" books by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    President Obama's Sexy Al Green Croon, Plus Four Other Presidents That Won Over the Country With Music

    Like him or hate him -- and God knows our commenters are divided -- but you can't deny President Obama's ability to speak. His 2012 Campaign Kickoff State of the Union address on Tuesday night was yet another example of the man's public command, but to be honest, we couldn't really concentrate on wh ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 26, 2012

    Map Quest

    Like him or hate him -- and God knows our commenters are divided -- but you can't deny President Obama's ability to speak. His 2012 Campaign Kickoff State of the Union address on Tuesday night was yet another example of the man's public command, but to be honest, we couldn't really concentrate on wh ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 8, 2011

    A Flair for the Old-Timey

    Like him or hate him -- and God knows our commenters are divided -- but you can't deny President Obama's ability to speak. His 2012 Campaign Kickoff State of the Union address on Tuesday night was yet another example of the man's public command, but to be honest, we couldn't really concentrate on wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    Congressional Candidate Kirk Adams: I'm "the Youngest Speaker in Arizona History." Not Quite *UPDATED*

    Kirk Adams: not the youngest House speaker in Arizona history.​UPDATE: See Adams' response to House Speaker Age-Gate here.Former Arizona House Speaker and current Congressional candidate Kirk Adams issued a press release recently claiming he was "the youngest speaker in Arizona history."The releas ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 16, 2011

    Freedom Party

    Kirk Adams: not the youngest House speaker in Arizona history.​UPDATE: See Adams' response to House Speaker Age-Gate here.Former Arizona House Speaker and current Congressional candidate Kirk Adams issued a press release recently claiming he was "the youngest speaker in Arizona history."The releas ... More >>

  • Culture

    May 26, 2011

    Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party Is as Bad as It Sounds

    Kirk Adams: not the youngest House speaker in Arizona history.​UPDATE: See Adams' response to House Speaker Age-Gate here.Former Arizona House Speaker and current Congressional candidate Kirk Adams issued a press release recently claiming he was "the youngest speaker in Arizona history."The releas ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 19, 2011

    Presidents Gay

    Kirk Adams: not the youngest House speaker in Arizona history.​UPDATE: See Adams' response to House Speaker Age-Gate here.Former Arizona House Speaker and current Congressional candidate Kirk Adams issued a press release recently claiming he was "the youngest speaker in Arizona history."The releas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    Ethnic Studies: Doug MacEachern's Anti-Intellectual Quackery

    Courtesy of the Three Sonorans blog. Now here's a quiz: What do all these people have in common? Just a coincidence, I'm sure...It's the easiest thing in the world to label someone a Marxist, a commie or un-American. You don't need any real evidence. All you need to do is show that someone read the ... More >>

  • News

    March 10, 2011

    Ask a Mexican on Imperialist Land Grabs and Exclaiming in ALL CAPS

    Courtesy of the Three Sonorans blog. Now here's a quiz: What do all these people have in common? Just a coincidence, I'm sure...It's the easiest thing in the world to label someone a Marxist, a commie or un-American. You don't need any real evidence. All you need to do is show that someone read the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 24, 2011

    Soul Sister

    Desert Dance celebrates Black History Month

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    The 15 Best Songs About U.S. Presidents

    We at Up on the Sun, like Clinton himself, feel your pain. Every year Presidents Day rolls around and you're struggling to plant that cherry tree and buy all the stovepipe hats you can, all so that you can have the best damn Presidents Day party possible. (C'mon, we can't be the only ones.)So to ea ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2011

    Soul Sister

    Desert Dance celebrates Black History Month

  • Calendar

    February 3, 2011

    Back in Black

    Celebrate African-American culture and more at Civic Space Park

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2010

    Russell Pearce and the Neo-Confederate Cause

    democraticunderground The new Republican "neo-Cons," are neo-Confederates, led by Russell Pearce Having recently returned from spending Christmas in my native North Carolina, an obviously older state than the almost-but-not-yet-100-year-old state of Arizona, I was struck by a sense of history ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 9, 2010

    Jewell Parker Rhodes @ Carnegie Center

    democraticunderground The new Republican "neo-Cons," are neo-Confederates, led by Russell Pearce Having recently returned from spending Christmas in my native North Carolina, an obviously older state than the almost-but-not-yet-100-year-old state of Arizona, I was struck by a sense of history ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 1, 2010

    President Physician

    Former White House doctor tells all

  • Calendar

    June 17, 2010

    Late Registration

    Valley celebrates African-American history and heritage

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2010

    Yuma Mayor Finally Apologizes for Calling Gays "Lacy-Drawered" and "Limp-Wristed"

    Yuma Mayor Al Krieger​As vehemently as he defended his anti-gay comments last week -- in one case even referencing George Washington and Abraham Lincoln -- we figured it would be only a matter of time before Yuma Mayor Al Krieger broke down and apologized.We were right.

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    Yuma Mayor Al Krieger Calls Gays "Lacy-Drawered, Limp-Wristed People"

    Yuma Mayor Al Krieger​You can add Yuma Mayor Al Krieger to the long list of Arizona politicians intent on embarassing the hell out of this state.According to this clip from KYMA Channel 11, Krieger used a Memorial Day speech to criticize congressional plans to repeal "Don't Ask Don't Tell" - ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 15, 2010

    Skinhead Deep

    Ex neo-Nazie writes his way to redemption

  • Calendar

    April 15, 2010

    Black Ink

    Arizona wordsmiths honored

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2009
  • Blogs

    September 17, 2009

    "Declare Your Independence with Ernie Hancock" Features Yours Truly as Guest

    Think Ernie's got an ego? Nah...I took up Phoenix libertarian Ernie Hancock's invite to be on his Webcast Wednesday morning, after much prodding from Hancock and his supporters. Alas, I couldn't make it into the studio. (Sorry, Ernie, I've never been an a.m. person.) Still, we s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    Arty Girl: Robert Colescott, African American Artist, Dies in Tucson

    By Bromirski from Flickr Creative Commons"George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware: Page From an American History Textbook" by Robert Colescott. Much like the death of Michael Jackson overshadowed the loss of Farrah Fawcett, Bisbee, AZ artist Rose Johnson's untimely and tragic demise diverted ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 12, 2009

    Arizona Aloha Festival

    By Bromirski from Flickr Creative Commons"George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware: Page From an American History Textbook" by Robert Colescott. Much like the death of Michael Jackson overshadowed the loss of Farrah Fawcett, Bisbee, AZ artist Rose Johnson's untimely and tragic demise diverted ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 19, 2009

    Sister Moses: The Story of Harriet Tubman

    By Bromirski from Flickr Creative Commons"George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware: Page From an American History Textbook" by Robert Colescott. Much like the death of Michael Jackson overshadowed the loss of Farrah Fawcett, Bisbee, AZ artist Rose Johnson's untimely and tragic demise diverted ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 25, 2008

    Julie Rivett

    By Bromirski from Flickr Creative Commons"George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware: Page From an American History Textbook" by Robert Colescott. Much like the death of Michael Jackson overshadowed the loss of Farrah Fawcett, Bisbee, AZ artist Rose Johnson's untimely and tragic demise diverted ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 20, 2008

    Bill McKibben at Changing Hands Bookstore

    By Bromirski from Flickr Creative Commons"George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware: Page From an American History Textbook" by Robert Colescott. Much like the death of Michael Jackson overshadowed the loss of Farrah Fawcett, Bisbee, AZ artist Rose Johnson's untimely and tragic demise diverted ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 6, 2008

    Smog Alert

    By Bromirski from Flickr Creative Commons"George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware: Page From an American History Textbook" by Robert Colescott. Much like the death of Michael Jackson overshadowed the loss of Farrah Fawcett, Bisbee, AZ artist Rose Johnson's untimely and tragic demise diverted ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 3, 2008

    Sara Paretsky

    By Bromirski from Flickr Creative Commons"George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware: Page From an American History Textbook" by Robert Colescott. Much like the death of Michael Jackson overshadowed the loss of Farrah Fawcett, Bisbee, AZ artist Rose Johnson's untimely and tragic demise diverted ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 13, 2007

    Voodoo Gurus

    Three Bad Jacks cast a spell at the Rhythm Room

  • Calendar

    November 15, 2007

    Die Laughing

    Three Bad Jacks cast a spell at the Rhythm Room

  • Calendar

    September 20, 2007

    Singapore Fling

    Meet the top guns of cocktail aeronautics

  • News

    November 16, 2006

    A Chicken in Every Pot of Gold

    Hombres verdes, unite!

  • News

    August 17, 2006

    Hayworth Hoo-Ha

    The Bird defends J.D. Hayworth, of all people, and sticks its beak into the mystery of Gary Tupper's hacked Web site

  • Film

    November 18, 2004

    Cage Death Match

    Pyramid scheme

  • Music

    February 12, 2004

    Black 47

    New York Town (Gadfly)

  • News

    July 26, 2001

    Spleen Man

    No guts, no glory for over-the-top PR guy

  • Music

    November 30, 2000

    He Got Rhythm

    Ken Burns wants you to know why Jazz is America's music

  • Calendar

    May 25, 2000

    Rebel Rouser

    Ken Burns wants you to know why Jazz is America's music

  • Culture

    January 13, 2000

    When Photo Was King

    Images from the Deep South take viewers on a walk through the civil rights era

  • Dining

    February 25, 1999

    Mr. Tea

    Images from the Deep South take viewers on a walk through the civil rights era

  • News

    June 20, 1996

    Letters

    Images from the Deep South take viewers on a walk through the civil rights era

  • News

    May 23, 1996

    The Museum That Couldn't Think Straight

    It's named after Kemper Marley, the apparent inspiration for the murder of newsman Don Bolles. It's full of inaccuracies, racism, Chamber of Commerce blather and third-rate gimmickry.

  • News

    May 23, 1996

    The Way It Wasn't

    It's named after Kemper Marley, the apparent inspiration for the murder of newsman Don Bolles. It's full of inaccuracies, racism, Chamber of Commerce blather and third-rate gimmickry.

  • News

    July 1, 1992

    WILL THE REAL TEDDY ROOSEVELT PLEASE STAND UP?

    ACTUALLY, WE'D SETTLE FOR WAYNE DELLINGER

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