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7 essays from Arizona Talks Voices exploring this thread. Back to all Voices →
American cities stopped building up and started building out. Joe Pitts argues that the Sun Belt's suburban boom doesn't have to mean the end of great cities, and lays out what it would take for Phoenix to become the proving ground for a new kind of American city.
State Senator Analise Ortiz argues that the ICE detention facility planned for Surprise is being imposed on the city without the consent of its residents. Local leaders, she writes, have the legal tools and the responsibility to stop it.
Nivea Krishnan, Tara Cosentino, and Richie Glover
After learning to disagree well through high school speech and debate, Nivea Krishnan and two fellow Arizona Talks leaders make the case for expanding an activity only 48 of the state's roughly 560 high schools can offer.
An Arizona entrepreneur and community-development leader argues that mail-in voting and accessible polling places are how working parents, seniors, and tribal and rural voters actually get to participate.
Former state senator Steve Kaiser argues that the most powerful influence on a politician is an informed constituent. He walks through how voters can build real civic relationships with the people who represent them.
A transplant from Iowa reflects on how Arizona's culture of freedom and accountability transformed his understanding of opportunity—from personal advancement to a calling to build, serve, and become.
“The strength of our nation depends on our ability to see ourselves—and others—as more than who we vote for. Our country needs you and me to be more than our political identities.”
