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Bonnie Bucqueroux on the Lansing Online News

As I think I’ve demonstrated here in the past, I’m intrigued by what’s going on around the United States in the emerging field of citizen journalism. I like the idea of regular people rising up, motivated by the ever-decreasing quality of local reportage, and launching their own online news communities. As some of you may […]

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Michigan continues to dismantle valuable community infrastructure, shift tax burden to working class, in order to pay for tax breaks for business owners

As you may have read on Eclectablog a few days ago, Joseph Harris, the Emergency Financial Manager installed by the Governor’s office to oversee the dismantling/privatization of Benton Harbor, recently put the City’s small, in-house radio station up for sale on Ebay. Well, Rachel Maddow just picked up on the story. Here’s her report. Visit […]

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Plotting world domination with Chris Savage

If tonight’s posts are less coherent than normal, it’s the fault of Chris Savage, the man behind the highly acclaimed website, Eclectablog. He and I went out this evening, accompanied by his wife, Anne, to discuss the state of the progressive blogosphere in Michigan over beers. While I’m not at liberty to tell you much […]

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