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Obama Brags on Saving Detroit--But Auto Industry Bailout Came on the Backs of Working People

Laura Flanders, The Nation. February 5, 2012.

To make the deal that saved the auto industry, Treasury demanded concessions from workers and a ban on strikes. Now Obama's bragging that he saved workers.

Will 2012 be the Year of State-Required Drug Tests for Public Benefits?

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. January 18, 2012.

Statehouse politicians across the country are already racing to see who can be next to introduce a bill that would require drug testing of people receiving public benefits.

What's Going on in the War on Weed? Updates from the Front Lines of Medical Marijuana Legalization

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. December 15, 2011.

The feds are still cracking down, but the states are fighting back.

The 10 Scariest GOP Governors: Bringing a Radical Right-Wing Agenda To a State Near You

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. July 6, 2011.

The 2010 election saw a right-wing sweep of many state governor's races, and those governors haven't been shy about pushing their conservative shock treatment.

Shock Doctrine: 'Emergency Finance Managers' and the Right-Wing's Power Grab

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. June 26, 2011.

Emergency financial managers are being put in place by democratically elected governors throughout the country.

The Heartless Way Conservatives Treat Young Women Who Choose to Have Babies

Amanda Marcotte, AlterNet. May 1, 2011.

If you get pregnant outside of their very narrow parameters of what's acceptable (middle class, married, white), conservatives simply want you to suffer for it.

Police Downloading Your Data off Your Phone After Pulling You Over -- A Nightmare Reality

Juan Cole, Truthdig. April 20, 2011.

Obama is siding with police who want to use GPS devices to track you without a warrant.

Vision: Urban Gardening and Green Economy Flourish in Detroit

Corey Hill, AlterNet. March 20, 2011.

The greater Detroit area is the nexus of an entire host of progressive enterprises, notable for both the diversity of its participants and the diversity of its projects.

Michael Moore: Michigan Governor Pushing Unbelievable Anti-Democracy Measures -- Join the Fight Wednesday

Michael Moore, MichaelMoore.com. March 15, 2011.

Michael Moore: "You must stand up against these Draconian measures and this outrageous attempt to rip our democratic rights from us."

Michael Moore: Profits Are Way Up at General Motors ... So Why Aren't They Hiring?

Michael Moore, MichaelMoore.com. August 18, 2010.

"If we want a life worth living for ourselves and our kids, we have to go get it ourselves. We can’t keep waiting for the cavalry to come. That’s because we’re the cavalry."

Sen. Carl Levin Plays War Games While His Home Town Detroit Falls Apart

Medea Benjamin, AlterNet. July 1, 2010.

Detroit is careening off the cliff and elected official like Senator Levin are throwing trillions of dollars into a bloated military budget and unwinnable wars.

Why Billionaire Matty Moroun Is One of the Worst Corporate Citizens Ever

Jack Lessenberry, Smirking Chimp. June 9, 2010.

A Michigan billionaire stands in the way of a new bridge needed to kickstart Detroit's deteriorated economy.

Absurd Michigan Republican: Obama Wants Terrorists to Attack! Give Me Your Money and They Won't

Steve Singiser, Daily Kos AlterNet: PEEK. December 29, 2009.

Rep. Pete Hoekstra was blasted Monday for exploiting a recent terror scare.

Nigerian Man Attempted to Blow Up US Airliner

Agence France PresseDecember 26, 2009.

A young Nigerian man with reported links to Al-Qaeda was under arrest Saturday after trying to blow up a US airlinerv headed for Detroit.

Detroit Restaurant Workers Rally Against Wage-Stealing Restaurant Chain

Detroit Restaurant Workers Rally Against Wage-Stealing Restaurant Chain

Paul Abowd, Labor Notes. December 1, 2009.

Members of the Restaurant Opportunities Center of Michigan demonstrated against a slew of minimum-wage violations.

Michigan Citizens Win a Victory Over Nestle

Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Watch. July 8, 2009.

The people have prevailed in this battle for control of their water resources, but the larger fight still continues.

Fending Off the Mortgage Industry: Savvy Activists Are Winning in Court and on the Streets, Keeping People in Their Homes

Valeria Fernández, ColorLines. April 13, 2009.

How one Detroit community group is saving homes and protecting human rights over the right of a corporation to make a profit.

Inside the Obama Campaign: A Grassroots View

Patrick Levine Rose, AlterNet. November 5, 2008.

An Obama volunteer from East Lansing, Michigan, describes the extraordinary organization and cooperation that help elect the 44th president.

Voters Say Yes to Marijuana in Massachusetts and Michigan

Paul Armentano, NORML. November 5, 2008.

Voters have rejected the Bush doctrine on drugs.

GOP's 2008 Legal Strategy: Target Every Battleground State

Steven Rosenfeld, November 1, 2008.

So much for McCain's claim that "the fabric of democracy" is being torn. It's only being ruffled by Republicans in battleground states.

Appeals Court Orders Michigan To Restore 5,500 Voters To Rolls

American Civil Liberties Union, Advancement Project, October 30, 2008.

Ruling Is Latest Victory In ACLU And Advancement Project Legal Challenge.

Michigan Ordered to Restore Purged Voters

Advancement Project , ACLU, AlterNet: PEEK. October 16, 2008.

A federal judge orders Michigan's Republican Secretary of State to restore voters after ruling her 2008 voter purge broke federal voting rights law.

A Nasty, Four-Letter Word for Our Energy Crisis

A Nasty, Four-Letter Word for Our Energy Crisis

Bruce Nilles, Sierra Club AlterNet: Environment. October 9, 2008.

Coal. It is time to kick the habit, starting with Michigan.

Voter Rolls Grow As States Help Poor People Register

Scott Novakowski, Demos.org. October 7, 2008.

As North Carolina, Michigan, Virginia and Missouri ask public aid recipients if they want to register to vote, thousands of new voters are added.

GOP Plans and Denials to Challenge Foreclosed Voters Examined

J. Gerald Hebert, Campaign Legal Center Blog. September 29, 2008.

The ex-head of the Justice Department's Voting Section parses the GOP's recent threats to target voters who have lost homes to foreclosure.

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