George Bush/Dick DeVos Charter School Fundraiser Highlights Disturbing Future of Public Schools
George W. Bush and school privatization advocate Dick DeVos teamed up to raise over $400,000 for the West Michigan Aviation Academy this week. West Michigan Aviation Academy (WMAA) is a public charter high school that already receives more money per pupil from the state than 511 of Michigan’s 826 school districts. WMAA’s enrollment is expected to be around 400 students next year. If you figure [...]
Mike Karl – The best job creator is the middle class consumer
Today we are back with labor activist Mike Karl to talk about Solidarity, the fast food strikes, and more. We also skip headlines today to do our summary of Congressional activity. We discuss: The resurgence in solidarity Fair day’s work for a fair day’s pay Labor movement as a social justice movement The role of [...]
Emily Dievendorf – We need to build an army
Today Emily Dievendorf of Equality Michigan joins us to talk about the recent Glengariff poll (pdf) showing unprecedented support for equality across 30 demographics in Michigan. Here’s the Equality Michigan press release on the poll. We discuss: The glengariff poll and its usefulness in policy discussions The comfort number for the ballot initiative The twitter [...]
Walt Sorg on GOP destruction of environmental protections and Michigan’s natural resources
Walt Sorg joins us to discuss the way that the Republicans in Lansing are gutting the bejoobers out of our environmental protections. It’s scary and heart-breaking. We talk about the content in Walt’s recent article in the Lansing City Pulse – The pendulum has swung Today we talk about The history of environmental protections in [...]
House Dems propose legislation to expand education & access to health care for women
Once again the House Dems are leading from the minority. This week they’ve introduced four bills and three resolutions to address health care issues specific to women. From the press release: “We have all heard from women and their families across Michigan that they need better access to women’s health care services,” said Greimel. “This [...]
Bert Johnson – Do we have a legitimate State government?
State Senator Bert Johnson joins us today to discuss Detroit, education, and the criminal investigation into the EAA Today we discuss: Kevyn Orr: Detroit is worse off than we thought (this is what we started with) Snyder is the EM of Detroit EAA federal funds fraud Does Michigan have a legitimate state government Is the [...]
Bert Johnson – Do we have a legitimate State government?
State Senator Bert Johnson joins us today to discuss Detroit, education, and the criminal investigation into the EAA Today we discuss: Kevyn Orr: Detroit is worse off than we thought (this is what we started with) Snyder is the EM of Detroit EAA federal funds fraud Does Michigan have a legitimate state government Is the [...]
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Emily Dievendorf – We need to build an army
Today Emily Dievendorf of Equality Michigan joins us to talk about the recent Glengariff poll (pdf) showing unprecedented support for equality across 30 demographics in Michigan. Here’s the Equality Michigan press release on the poll. We discuss: The glengariff poll and its usefulness in policy discussions The comfort number for the ballot initiative The twitter [...]
George Bush/Dick DeVos Charter School Fundraiser Highlights Disturbing Future of Public Schools
George W. Bush and school privatization advocate Dick DeVos teamed up to raise over $400,000 for the West Michigan Aviation Academy this week. West Michigan Aviation Academy (WMAA) is a public charter high school that already receives more money per pupil from the state than 511 of Michigan’s 826 school districts. WMAA’s enrollment is expected to be around 400 students next year. If you figure [...]
Mike Karl – The best job creator is the middle class consumer
Today we are back with labor activist Mike Karl to talk about Solidarity, the fast food strikes, and more. We also skip headlines today to do our summary of Congressional activity. We discuss: The resurgence in solidarity Fair day’s work for a fair day’s pay Labor movement as a social justice movement The role of [...]
House Dems propose legislation to expand education & access to health care for women
Once again the House Dems are leading from the minority. This week they’ve introduced four bills and three resolutions to address health care issues specific to women. From the press release: “We have all heard from women and their families across Michigan that they need better access to women’s health care services,” said Greimel. “This [...]
