Donald Trump was scheduled to meet with Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer this afternoon at the White House to discuss his desire for a robust infrastructure program to rebuild America’s crumbling roads and bridges. According to the Washington Post, however, Trump — arriving 15 minutes late for the meeting — walked in “visibly […]
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By Mark | February 26, 2016
Today, as I was eating lunch alone in my car, listening to the radio, an interesting thought crossed my mind. “Which of our country’s established Republican leaders,” I wondered, “would agree to be Trump’s running mate, if they were asked?” While it’s true that, in general, I have a very low opinion of those who […]
Posted in Ideas, Mark's Life, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged bullies, Charles Koch, Chris Christie, Donald Trump, fascism, Presidential politics, racism, sexism, walls |
By Mark | October 17, 2011
I’d heard mention of the Washtenaw Community Action Team over the past several months or so, but I never really took the time to figure out how they fit into the local ecosystem of left-leaning political organizations, or what their objectives were. Fortunately, however, I had the occasion this past weekend to exchange a few […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Corporate Crime, History, Michigan, Politics, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 40 hour work week, AAUP, Adam Warner, AFL-CIO, America Votes Labor Unity Fund, astroturf, banks, child labor, civil disobedience, collective bargaining, commencement, corporatocracy, Flint, Graduate Employees Organization, Great Flint Sit Down Strike, Gregg Barak, Howard Bunsis, Ian Robinson, infrastructure, Inside Job, Jane Slaughter, Koch brothers, labor, labor history, Martin Luther King, Maureen Taylor, Mehmet Yaya, Occupy Ann Arbor, Occupy Detroit, Occupy Wall Street, OWS, protests, Public Act 4, Right to Teach, right-to-work, Solidarity Forever, Stadium Bridge, Stand Against Snyder, Tom Weisskopf, UM Graduate Research Assistants, UMHS nurses, unions, Wall Street, Washtenaw Community Action Team, WCAT, We Are One, We Are The People, Wisconsin, With Babies and Banners: A Story of the Women's Emergency Brigade |
By Mark | September 4, 2011
A few days ago, I started a series of what I’m calling “Ypsi/Arbor exit interviews” by posting an email conversation with my friend Forest Juziuk, who will be leaving shortly for the promised land of San Fran-frisky. Today, I offer the second installment of the ongoing initiative. This interview is with a parasitic entity called […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Dreamland Tonight, Ypsilanti | Also tagged dinner theater, dog fighting, Dreamland Theater, Drew Barrymore, entertainment management, exit interviews, Florence Henderson, Florida, Forest Juziuk, Fucking Awesome Fest, Genitti’s Hole-In-The-Wall, Hob the Troll, Hollis, Jambo Man, Jordan Trovillion, juvenile work camp, Manhole, Pleasure Dome, Ponderosa, Portland, Robert DeNiro, Robert Reed, salt mines, San Francisco, Stevo Doccerson, summer camp, swingers, Thom Elliott, Totally Awesome Fest, trolls, vaudeville, Westland, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews |
My dad, who lives in Kentucky, sent me a report by the Michigan Department of Transportation on bridge health today, suggesting that I perhaps alter my routes based upon the information contained within it. For the most part, I didn’t see anything too terribly shocking, but I was surprised to see that downtown Ypsilanti had […]
