Snyder Trips Over Lame Duck

October 13th, 2011 · 5 Comments

Governor forced to do damage control after he confuses press about how long he’ll serve.

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New Anti-Union Minefield

September 15th, 2011 · 3 Comments

War between MEA and Senate leader over right-to-work for teachers could wound governor.

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The 16.5 Percent Solution

July 16th, 2011 · 10 Comments

The real fix for what ails our economy is so obvious I’m surprised I didn’t think of it.

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Protests Not Stopping Gov. Snyder

March 24th, 2011 · 7 Comments

Columns Tim Skubick Protests Not Stopping Gov. Snyder March 25, 2011 Over 5,000 union members one day. Over 1,000 senior citizens the day before that. Demonstrators are showing up on the Capitol steps to voice their disdain for the governor’s budget, and their numbers are impressive. However, the numbers that really count are 56 votes [...]

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Rebuilding the UAW

June 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Rebuilding the UAW June 18, 2010 You have to wonder what Walter Reuther would think, if he could come back today and see what has become of the union he did so much to build all those years ago. You have to wonder even more what he would advise his latest successor, newly elected United [...]

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High Court Ruling a Victory for Liberty and Free Speech

January 28th, 2010 · 4 Comments

High Court Ruling a Victory for Liberty and Free Speech Guest Column by Eric Doster February 1, 2010 According to the First Amendment of the United States Constitution: “Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press…” Article I, Section 5 of the Michigan Constitution similarly protects the freedom of speech [...]

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Supreme Court Ruling Constitutes Abuse of Democracy

January 28th, 2010 · 6 Comments

Supreme Court Ruling Constitutes Abuse of Democracy Guest Column by Rich Robinson February 1, 2010 For more than 100 years, congresses, presidents and successive configurations of the Supreme Court held a central truth about American electoral politics: Democracy was not for sale to the highest corporate bidder. New loopholes were invented. Loopholes were closed. Democracy [...]

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Corporate Politics

January 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Corporate Politics by John Lindstrom Gongwer News Service January 29, 2010 In the litany of significant U.S. Supreme Court decisions — Marbury v. Madison, Dred Scott, Brown v. Board of Education, Miranda, New York Times v. Sullivan, Roe v. Wade — will we now add Citizens United v. FEC? Based on the general hyperventilation and [...]

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