Kakistocracy is defined as “a system of government which is run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens.” Above is a photo of Cathy Stepp. Until deciding to run for elected office in Wisconsin back in the early 2000s, she ran a residential construction company with her husband. She has no scientific credentials. […]
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Pruitt names high school graduate Cathy Stepp to head the EPA’s Great Lakes Region, where she’ll be responsible for 85% of our nation’s fresh water reserves
Posted in Environment, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged administrative state, anti-environment, Betsy DeVos, Cathy Stepp, clean water, Department of Education, Department of Energy, DNR, Donald Trump, Enbridge Line 5, environmental catastrophe, environmental protection, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Flint, global climate change, global warming denial, Great Lakes, Illinois, Indiana, Kakistocracy, Kerry Schumann, League of Conservation Voters, Michigan, Minnesota, natural resources, Ohio, pollution, public health, Rick Perry, Scott Pruitt, Scott Walker, Steve Bannon, water quality, Wisconsin 6 Comments
My friend Jeff Irwin is running for State Senate and he’d like to meet you this Wednesday in Ypsi
As those of you who follow this site know, while I occasionally come out against people running for local elected office, I rarely, if ever, come out and endorse candidates, at least during primary season, when we have multiple Democrats running against one another. Well, I’ve decided to make an exception… I’m endorsing former State […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Politics, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged 18th District, AAATA, affordable housing, Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Township, Augusta Township, Bona Sera, clean water, criminal justice reform, dioxin, economic segregation, Flint, Flint Water Advisory Task Force, Flint water crisis, friends who do cooler stuff that I do, gay rights, green tea coalition, Heat and Eat, Jeff Irwin, Jim Cherewick, job creation, Kate de Fuccio, Kathryn Loomis, marijuana, Michigan House of Representatives, Michigan State Senate, Milan, Partners for Transit, Pittsfield Township, political endorsements, pot, Salem Township, Saline, school funding, Superior Township, threats to public education, Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, York Township, Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti Township 14 Comments
Michael Moore offers the Occupy movement his thoughts on a list of demands
Michael Moore spent this past weekend working with the men and women of Occupy Wall Street, helping them to craft a vision statement for the movement, and come up with a list of outcomes that they would like to see realized. Following are Moore’s thoughts on the subject. This past weekend I participated in a […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Corporate Crime, Other Also tagged Bush tax cuts, campaign finance reform, clean water, corporate personhood, demands, democracy, education reform, election finance reform, food safety, Franklin D. Roosevelt, free education, Glass-Steagall Act, healthcare reform, holding insurance companies accountable, How to get our Democracy Back, Michael Moore, Occupy Wall Street, OWS, protests, retirement, shipping American jobs overseas, single-payer system, social security, universal health care, vision statements 12 Comments