How Tucson fought back against Big Tech What an Amazon data center in the desert says about our economy Justin Stofferahn Aug 10, 2025 – You’re Probably Getting Screwed One of the political challenges decades of unchecked economic consolidation creates is a sense of inevitability. We might all be getting screwed in the second Gilded Age, but that is just the way life is. That cynicism is understandable and to a degree warranted. Our politics would be better off if our elected leaders better understood the righteous frustration and anger people have in our existing economic order instead of belittling it or trying to change the subject. However, the structure of our economy is absolutely within our control, it just requires some political courage. While such courage feels hard to find these days, this week had a really great example.
If it can happen in Arizona, it can happen elsewhere. It’s not inevitable.
Amazon’s $3.6 Billion Data Center KILLED By Tucson Residents – More Perfect Union Aug 7, 2025
How Tucson Fought an Amazon Data Center and Won More Perfect Union Aug 12, 2025
The elected representative who voted for this crap said people should not have a say, he’s the decider, and he actually called their water supply a “water portfolio” so we can guess what else is going on there.
How Tucson Beat Amazon’s Data Center August 12, 2025 – It Could Happen Here podcast James is joined by Karl Kasarda of InRangeTV to discuss the Project Blue data center and the coalition of people who campaigned against its construction in Tucson.