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Calling what happened during Michigan’s lame duck session “very, very bad,” former State Senator Joe Schwartz blames term limits and the unprecedented influence of corporate money

By Mark | January 22, 2013

As we recently discussed, Michigan Radio, as part of their Issues & Ale series, hosted a panel discussion in Ypsilanti late last week on the subject of Michigan’s newly passed right-to-work legislation. The panel, which included former Republican State Senator Joe Schwartz, Kristin Dziczek, the Director of the Labor & Industry Group at the Center […]

Posted in Media, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Ave Maria, Ave Maria graduates, Center for Automotive Research, collective bargaining, Community Capital Forum, Corner brewery, corporate takeover of politics, F. Vincent Vernuccio, Gretchen Driskell, Issues & Ale, Jack Lessenberry, Koch brothers, Kristin Dziczek, Mackinac Center for Public Policy, MEDC, Michael Shuman, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Michigan House of Representatives, Michigan Radio, Michigan Senate, Mike Finney, money in politics, partisan politics, Proposition 2, Pure Michigan, right-to-work, Ron Weiser, tea party, term limits, Tom Monaghan, union busting, unions | 28 Comments

We need to come together the same way we did when we crushed SOPA, and pass the DISCLOSE Act on Monday

By Mark | July 14, 2012

As of right now, it looks as though the DISCLOSE Act is set to go before the Senate for a cloture vote on Monday afternoon. If you haven’t done so already, I’d appreciate it if you would join me in signing the petition now. And, if you have the time, it would great if you […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Al Franken, big oil, buying elections, Carl Levin, Chinese currency manipulation, Chuck Schumer, Citizens United, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Crossroads GPS, Debbie Stabenow, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act, disclose act, election reform, Hardball, Karl Rove, Michael Smerconish, money as free speech, money in politics, Move to Amend, Ohio, Patrick Leahy, Sheldon Whitehouse, Sherrod Brown, SOPA, Super PAC, too big to fail, transparency, Wall Street | 10 Comments

Bill Moyers on the Supreme Court’s decision not to revisit Citizens United

By Mark | July 10, 2012

Bill Moyers, if you haven’t seen it yet, shared a great essay a few days ago, on the Citizen’s United decision, which gave corporations and wealthy individuals the go-ahead to invest unlimited sums of money in hopes of influencing American elections, and the subsequent campaign being waged by those attempting to buy said elections to […]

Posted in Observations, Politics | Also tagged Bill Moyers, cash as free speech, Citizens United, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, disclose act, First Amendment, Fourth of July, Free Speech, George III, July 4, money as free speech, Move to Amend, Netroots Nation, Ohio, Plutocracy, privatization, secrecy, Sherrod Brown, Supreme Court, Thomas Jefferson, threats to Democracy | 4 Comments

Winning in November isn’t enough, says Van Jones. We also have to mobilize against Obama.

By Mark | June 11, 2012

I know he’s a big hero to many on the left, but Van Jones sometimes rubs me the wrong way. He’s too smiley, or something. Maybe it’s a reaction to having been taken in by John Edwards, but I now prefer my heros to be a bit more wonky, and bit less telegenic. But, at […]

Posted in Church and State, Civil Liberties | Also tagged Antonin Scalia, Bush tax cuts, Citizens United, corporate takeover of politics, Department of Defense, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, fear, gay marriage, Grover Norquist, hope, John Edwards, money as free speech, money in politics, Netroots Nation, Obama, Occupy Wall Street, Pell grants, political organizing, Scott Walker, slickness, Supreme Court, tax the rich, tea party, Tea Partyfication, Trayvon Martin, unions, Van Jones, Wisconsin | 11 Comments

What does Scott Walker’s victory in Wisconsin mean?

By Mark | June 7, 2012

To all of my friends in Wisconsin who didn’t vote yesterday, I hate you. Not only are you responsible for keeping the unabashed corporate shill Scott Walker in office, but, more importantly, you’re responsible for ruining my first Netroots Nation conference. OK, maybe I’m overstating things a bit. I’m sure the conference will be just […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged ALEC, campaign finance reform, Citizens United, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, corporatocracy, election finance reform, Greg Sargent, Koch brothers, labor, Milwaukee, money as free speech, money in politics, Move to Amend, recall, Reince Preibus, robocalls, Russ Feingold, Sarah Palin, Scott Walker, Tom Barrett, unions, voter fraud, We Are Wisconsin, Wisconsin | 24 Comments

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Calling what happened during Michigan’s lame duck session “very, very bad,” former State Senator Joe Schwartz blames term limits and the unprecedented influence of corporate money

We need to come together the same way we did when we crushed SOPA, and pass the DISCLOSE Act on Monday

Bill Moyers on the Supreme Court’s decision not to revisit Citizens United

Winning in November isn’t enough, says Van Jones. We also have to mobilize against Obama.

What does Scott Walker’s victory in Wisconsin mean?

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