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Civil Rights Groups Call on Alabama Automakers to Oppose Harsh Anti-Immigration Legislation

Elena Shore, New America Media. February 8, 2012.

Civil rights groups are turning to a new potential ally in the fight against Alabama’s harsh immigration law: the state’s top automakers.

As Obama Prepares to Take Over the Auto Industry, It's the Japanese Who Can Save U.S. Jobs

Sally Kohn, Sanford M. Jacoby, AlterNet. March 31, 2009.

Unlike U.S. companies, most large Japanese corporations balance short-term opportunities with long-term needs.

Free Market? How Detroit Designed Its Own Catastrophe

Michael Tomasky, Comment Is Free. March 31, 2009.

Why don't automakers produce hybrid vehicles that aren't SUVs?

Michael Moore: Save the Auto Industry and Kick Its CEOs to the Curb

Michael Moore, MichaelMoore.com. December 5, 2008.

These auto execs don't deserve a dime. Fire all of them, and take over the industry for the good of the workers, the country and the planet.

Democrats' Soft Spot for Automakers Have Shielded Detroit from Its Own Bad Decisions

Garland McLaurin, American News Project. November 17, 2008.

The automobile lobby is back on Capitol Hill to secure $25 billion in loans. Will the money get wasted or put to good use?

The Washington Post Only Supports Bailouts for Millionaires, Not Autoworkers

Dean Baker, Huffington Post. October 28, 2008.

After all, the average autoworker only makes $56,650 a year, who do they think they are?

Mitt Romney Says Obama \"Failed America,\" But Romney Was the One Who Wanted to \"Let Detroit Go Bankrupt\"

BooMan, December 31, 1969.