John Stossel’s Presidential debate
In searching around online for video of tonight’s Republican debate, I stumbled across this disturbing piece of footage from Fox News.The guy on the right is Gary Johnson, who, if you can believe it,...
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Non-Democrats in the Ypsilanti Democratic Primary… is there anything wrong...
As the deadline for registering to vote in the August 7 primary is one week from today, I thought that now might be a good time to publicly commend a certain local landlord for defecting from the ultra...
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Gutting the Voting Rights Act… Can poll taxes be too far away?
In a 5-4 decision earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, stating that the provision, which, for almost 50 years, has required that certain areas...
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Reverend Dr. William Barber II on reclaiming the moral high ground and...
Reverend Dr. William Barber II, the North Carolina minister who founded the Forward Together moral movement, is in the press today. It would seem that a young man in his group was arrested yesterday in...
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The chickens, having come home to roost, consumed Boehner… Nixon made a deal...
Quite a bit has been written over the past few weeks about John Boneher’s unexpected decision to step down as Speaker of the House and leave Congress. While everyone seems to be in agreement that his...
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Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview: D’Real Graham
A few weeks ago, longtime Ypsilanti resident D’Real Graham left town for Washington, DC, where he’ll soon be restarting his college career. Before leaving, D’Real and I had the occasion to exchange a...
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Paul Ryan justifies lower taxes on America’s most wealthy by reminding us...
This week, the Republicans are supposed to be sharing the long-awaited details of their tax reform plan, which, according to those in the know, will likely be ‘a massive windfall’ for Americans most...
View ArticleDonald Trump, never one to pass up an opportunity to demonstrate his depth of...
It took impeachment, but Donald Trump has finally won his first popular vote! Members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach the President of the United States this evening, making...
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