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Healthcare Forum: We Want to Hear Your Stories

For the past 30 years, my career has focused on health promotion, disease prevention, behavioral research, and communications. I have seen, photographed, and written about the good, the bad and … Continue reading →

October 27, 2017

Top 20 Reasons Why Republicans Want to Repeal Obamacare (video)

In Elysium, Matt Damon’s 2013 post-apocalyptic drama, the 1% are safely ensconced on a idyllic floating space station (Elysium). In contrast, the 99% toil in poverty and grime and suffer … Continue reading →

November 7, 2014

Boo Hoo: Two Sick Babies Hurt AOL’s Bottomline… Not

AOL Chairman and CEO Tim Armstrong reported that the highly profitable, multi-million-dollar company was forced to cut employee benefits because of increased insurance costs under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) … Continue reading →

February 8, 2014 · 1 Comment

UPDATE: Oct 16 PDA Tucson Fall Membership Meeting Postponed until Nov 14

October 15 Update: Yesterday, I posted a notice about the Fall Membership Meeting of PDA Tucson. The headline speaker was to be Congressman Raul Grijalva. The Congressman had to cancel, … Continue reading →

October 15, 2013 · 1 Comment

Affordable Care Act Claims: PolitiFact Sorts Fact from Fiction

As the Republican Congressional circus continues, October 1– the federal budget deadline and the Affordable Care Act health exchange roll-out date– is fast approaching. Teapublican Senatorial crusaders Ted Cruz and … Continue reading →

September 24, 2013 · 1 Comment

Ronnie & Nancy Scold Congress for ‘Bringing the Country to the Edge of Default’ (video)

President Ronald Reagan has been elevated to God-like status by contemporary Republicans– particularly those who still believe in trickledown economics, union-busting, Welfare Queens, the “vegetable” ketchup, and spending BIG BUCKS … Continue reading →

September 20, 2013 · 1 Comment

‘Life or Debt’: Dr. Danny on the Cost of Care (video)

More people in the US go bankrupt because of medical bills than for any other reason. Even in Massachusetts— where they have Romneycare (the model for Obamacare)– peoplewith health insurance are going bankrupt … Continue reading →

March 28, 2013

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PDA members, including Advisory Board Chair Mimi Kennedy, protested food stamp cuts in front of Congressman Henry Waxman’s office.

Visiting with PALF chairman Fred Yamashita at the 2016 Labor Day Picnic.

Arizonans for New Economy co-directors Jim Hannley and Pamela Powers Hannley with UA Tech Park VP Bruce Wright.

In the 1980s, the Tucson Weekly called Tucson the “Baked Apple”.

Ironically, I posted this blog post on the anniversary of this election on June 19. 1970ish.

It was truly a honor to meet Nevada State Senator Patricia Spearman (center) in October and to confer with her regarding our efforts to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in Arizona. Spearman led the successful Nevada efforts to ratify the ERA in 2017. Here we are with activist and NOW leader Dainne Post after the ERA workshop at the We the People Conference in Phoenix. There are a lot of Arizona women who are ready to make history in 2018. Watch my blog here and my Facebook page here for ERA updates.

Giving the LD9 update at the June meeting. What a great crowd!

Protesting cuts to education

John Nichols of ‘The Nation’ addressed progressives and unionists at a Tucson event.

There have been many lively debates in the Arizona House in 2018. This team of House Democrats fought for consumer protections and fought against risky financial deals in a “regulatory sandbox.” (Pictured are Reps. Mitzi Epstein, Kelli Butler, Athena Salman, Pamela Powers Hannley, Ken Clark and Isela Blanc.)

Occupy encampment in Armory Park– before it was cleared out in the middle of the night by Tucson Police.

Congressman Ron Barber and Pamela Powers Hannley at Cyclovia

Governor Ducey had proposed increasing prison beds and funding, while cutting education. Protesters took issue with that short-sighted idea.

A giant poet’s head made up of stainless steel letters marks the stop near the UA Poetry Center.

Protesting anti-woman laws at the Arizona state capitol.

Despite the sweltering heat, Jim and I had a great time at the Labor Day Picnic. We collected a lot of Clean Elections $5 donations and signatures. Here I am with LD9 chair Michael Dues.

This is a broken sink in the Ladies’ Room at the Arizona State Building in downtown Tucson. One of the elevators also was broken. It’s time to fix Arizona government.

Jobs with Justice marching with Occupy Tucson in support of postal workers.

#RedForEd teachers and supporters in the Arizona House Gallery, 2018.

Martin Luther King, Jr. march.

Protesters hand deliver symbolic big check from corporate American to McCain.

Rep. Pamela Powers Hannley with Red For Ed

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PDA Tucson Coordinator Jim Hannley speaks against both the crowd management ordinance and the urban camping ban at the City Council meeting.

Protesting migrant deaths in the Arizona desert.

Pamela Powers Hannley, Progressive Democrat for Arizona House, LD9

Rep. Sally Ann Gonzales and I were interviewed by NBC at the Phoenix rally.

We often hear that corporations need migrant workers because Americans “don’t want to do these jobs.” When I hear this statement, I picture farm workers picking vegetables. Recently, I toured two dairies and an animal feed packing plant in Pinal County. The photo above from the Zinke Dairy shows a giant cow milking carousel. Nine migrant workers milk 4000 cows three times a day at this dairy. Legislators watched the two men pictured here– working at a brisk pace– bend over and pick up, lift, and attach large electronic suction cups to the cows as they ride the carousel around the giant facility. This level of automation is the wave of the future for industrial jobs.

A homeless man sleeps in the shadow of corporate America.

Rep. Pamela Powers Hannley with members of the Tucson Chapter of NOW on opening day at the Arizona Legislature, 2018.

The Living Economy event was very informative; we had a great time hob-nobbing. My husband Jim is a small business owner and a member of Local First Arizona. I have owned two small businesses in the past– Powers/Queen Associates and Wind Dancer Design. We support Local First Arizona and buying/investing locally. We believe that supporting local small businesses with low-interest loans through a public/private partnership between a public bank and community banks and credit unions is the sustainable route to improving our local economy. Trickle down economics doesn’t work; it’s time for new ideas.

The Oberlin Rescuers outside of the Cuyahoga County Jail.

Safe Park, downtown Tucson

Rev. Ron Phares and Pamela Powers Hannley

Jim and I were part of a contingent of Unitarian Universalists who came up from Tucson. Here I am with Rev. Ron Phares from the Mountain Vista UU Church in my district. (Jim is photobombing us.)

We are the 99%.

The Tucson Progressive: Pamela J. Powers

I stand on the side of Love. I believe in kindness to all creatures on Earth and the inherent self-worth of all individuals–not just people who agree with me or look like me.

Widespread economic and social injustice prompted me to become a candidate for the Arizona House, representing Legislative District 9 in the 2016 election.

My platform focused on economic reforms to grow Arizona’s economy, establish a state-based public bank, fix our infrastructure, fully fund public education, grow local small businesses and community banks, and put people back to work at good-paying jobs.

In the Arizona House, I was a strong voice for fiscal responsibility a moratorium on corporate tax breaks until the schools were fully funded, increased cash assistance to the poor, expansion of maternal healthcare benefits, equal rights, choice, unions, education at all levels and protecting our water supply.

After three terms, I retired from the Arizona Legislature in January 2023 but will continue to blog and produce my podcast “A View from the Left Side.”

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Tag Archives: Affordable Care Act

Healthcare Forum: We Want to Hear Your Stories

Top 20 Reasons Why Republicans Want to Repeal Obamacare (video)

Boo Hoo: Two Sick Babies Hurt AOL’s Bottomline… Not

UPDATE: Oct 16 PDA Tucson Fall Membership Meeting Postponed until Nov 14

Affordable Care Act Claims: PolitiFact Sorts Fact from Fiction

Ronnie & Nancy Scold Congress for ‘Bringing the Country to the Edge of Default’ (video)

‘Life or Debt’: Dr. Danny on the Cost of Care (video)

Visualizing AZ Tax Giveaways

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