The people of Michigan had their chance yesterday to remove Rick Snyder and his administration from office. And, much to my surprise, they chose to given him four more years instead. I would have thought, given our state’s history relative to organized labor, and the conversations I’ve had with folks over the past several years, […]
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I am disappointed in you, my fellow Michiganders
Posted in Mark's Life, Michigan, Politics, Rants, Uncategorized Also tagged anti-union, corporatism, dismantling American cities, dismantling of public education, Election Day, election results, elections, electoral politics, Emergency Manager, for-profit charter schools, homophobia, John Engler, Koch brothers, labor history, Lon Johnson, Mark Brewer, Mark Schauer, Michigan Democratic Party, minimum wage, old white men making decisions on women's health, racism, Rick Snyder, right-to-work, tax cuts, union busting, women's health 67 Comments
Welcome to Michigan, where we invest in anti-abortion pseudo-science bullying instead of things that actually work, like comprehensive sex education
Last year, Republicans in Michigan’s legislature passed a budget which included a $700,000 “abortion alternatives program” to be managed by the faith-based organization Real Alternatives. While the Pennsylvania non-profit claims to have brought the abortion rate in their home state Detroit News. The Michigan Legislature won’t fix the roads. It hasn’t shown much interest in […]
Posted in Church and State, Michigan, Uncategorized Also tagged abortion, abstinence only, anti-abortion, anti-science, contraception, Jeff Irwin, Kevin Bagatta, Michigan Department of Community Health, Michigan House of Representatives, Michigan Pregnancy and Parenting Support Services Program, Pennsylvania, pregnancy, pro-life, Progressive Women's Caucus, pseudo-science, Pure Michigan, Real Alternatives, women's health, women's rights 12 Comments