In response to the big Supreme Court decision the other day, which gave corporations (U.S. and international) unprecedented power with which to influence elections via capital contributions, Florida Congressman Alan Grayson just introduced legislation to change U.S. tax law, so that all corporate contributions would be taxed at a rate of 500%. The legislation is […]
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Free speech is for humans, and business should mind its own business
Germany considers the implementation of Integration Contract
While, as a good ACLU member, the thought of having to sign something like a loyalty oath makes me want to recoil in horror, I think there might be some merit to this new program that they’re considering in Germany. Given the current difficulty they’re having in assimilating immigrants, they’re considering the use of an […]
AnnArbor.com to practice aggressive moderation
When it was announced earlier this spring that the venerable, old Ann Arbor News would be going out of business to be reborn as a primarily online entity known as AnnArbor.com, there weren’t a lot of details given. Echoing the heady days before the dotcom crash, we were told that the new venture would be […]
bill ayers to speak in ann arbor monday
Much was made this past election cycle of former Weather Underground member, Bill Ayers, and the extent to which he might have had an ongoing and significant relationship with Barack Obama. Ayers, now a college professor and a recognized authority on the subject of education, as you may recall, had served on the board of […]