A View from the Left Side
A View from the Left side is hosted by Pamela Powers, progressive author and former member of the Arizona Legislature. Powers and her guests tackle wide-ranging topics from politics and policy to health and wellness, lifestyle, technology and culture.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 33
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
With Increasing Heat & Decreasing Water Supply, How Will Climate Change Shape Arizona's Future?
Long-term drought, extreme heat, intense fires and unpredictable weather -- obviously, Arizona is feeling the effects of climate change now.
Governor Doug Ducey and Republican Legislators continue to…
Independent Redistricting Commission Draft Maps Ready for Comment
Arizona’s 2021 Independent Redistricting Commission has been working on new Congressional and Legislative maps for a few months now. Controversial draft maps (version 10) were passed by the commissio…
With Cash in the Coffers, Will Arizona Finally Invest in Healthy Children and Families?
During my five years in the Arizona House, I have been a crusader for increased funding and services for maternal and child health. Arizona is worst in the country for Adverse Childhood Experiences. …
Cybersecurity, Corporate Surveillance, & Crypto: How Safe Are We?
An overabundance of fake news, paid political advertising and trolls gaslighting the facts have turned most social media sites into cesspools of misinformation and click bait to boost engagement and …
Fight for $15 in a Right-to-Work State
"Ya know Arizona is a right-to-work state. Don't'cha? The right to work for less," my Dad warned me, 40 years ago when I moved to Tucson in the fall of 1981.
Back in 1981, I knew what right to work m…
Updates: From Taxes to Reproductive Rights & COVID ... What's the Latest?
One of my pet peeves is reading a cliff-hanger news story, only to be left hanging when there is no follow up. Several stories reported in my previous podcasts have had newsworthy developments since …
The Filibuster: It's Time to Remove a Relic of Racism
In 2020, President Obama called the filibuster a relic of the Jim Crow era. Obama was putting it mildly. Historically, the filibuster has been a primary weapon against civil rights legislation for mo…
COVID19 in Arizona: Where Are We Now? 18 Months Later ...
Eighteen months ago the Arizona Legislature shut down due to the COVID19 pandemic and the governor's shelter in place order. Arizonans have traveled a rocky road since then.
Throughout most of the p…
Fighting Back Against Repressive Anti-Choice Laws in Arizona & Texas
In 2016, Senate Republicans stopped President Barack Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court to replace Justice Antonin Scalia. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said it was t…
Labor Day: How Unions Are Organizing Arizona
Work has changed dramatically in the past 40 years.
In the 1980s, President Reagan busted the air traffic controllers’ union, corporations began closing factories and offshoring American jobs to coun…
Arizona Bowl: Using Sex to Sell Football & Gaming
In early August, a friend of mine invited me to like the Facebook group entitled “Stand Against Barstool Sports Rape Culture.” It didn’t take much digging to figure out why my friend Kat Stratford ha…
Arizonans Fight Back Against #AZLeg Republicans with Six Referenda
As predicted many times by the House Democrats, the people of Arizona are fighting back against bad government and unconstitutional laws passed by Republican Legislators during the 2021 session, whic…
The State of Politics in Arizona
Fifteen months out from the 2022 election, the US is awash with conspiracy theories about the results of the 2020 election and the COVID19 pandemic. Arizona Senate's infamous audit of Maricopa County…