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Don’t stop engaging. There really are still undecided voters out there. I just met one.

By Mark | November 7, 2016

I went out canvassing yesterday. I wasn’t scheduled to work a shift, but I had a few hours free, as the kids were otherwise engaged, so I decided to drop by the local Clinton campaign office and see what I could do to help. And, as there was another guy there who wanted to go […]

Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 2016, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, organizing, Presidential politics | 12 Comments

Mayor Amanda Edmonds, Sheriff Jerry Clayton, Superintendent Ben Edmondson, community activist Jeannette Hadden, and local teen Justin Thomas discuss plans to empower kids and curb youth violence in Ypsilanti, and the lovely, fuzzy, power pop of Minihorse …on this weekend’s Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | July 30, 2015

This weekend on the Saturday Six Pack we’ll be discussing Ypsilanti’s recent wave of teen violence with Mayor Amanda Edmonds, Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton, Superintendent of Ypsilanti Community Schools Dr. Benjamin Edmondson, community activist Jeannette Hadden, and local high school student Justin Thomas, who will be representing the teen organization Dedicated to Make a […]

Posted in The Saturday Six Pack, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Amanda Edmonds, Benjamin Edmondson, BOH, Dedicated to Make a Change, Finesse Gang, gangs, guns, Jeannette Hadden, Jerry Clayton, Justin Thomas, Keandre Duff, Keon Washington, Minihorse, minimum wage, public education, Rakk Life, tax breaks, teens, the top 1%, threats to public education, wealth inequality, Ypsilanti Community Schools | 12 Comments

“Let’s do this in a peaceful way,” Ypsilanti pastor urges law enforcement agencies participating in gang crack down

By Mark | July 23, 2015

I decided to take my lunch hour today and attend the press conference called by the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department on the subject of gang violence in Ypsilanti. What follow are my rough notes. If, after reading through them, you find yourself wanting more, I’d suggest watching the video at the end of the post, […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Alex Easley, City of Hope Ministries, crime, David Rutledge, Dedicated to Make a Change, Eastern Washtenaw Safety Alliance, EWSA, Finesse Gang, gangs, gun violence, guns, Jeannette Hadden, Jerry Clayton, Keandre Duff, Keon Washington, law enforcement, Marlene Radzik, parental responsibility, poverty, Rakk Life, Ronnie Peterson, summer jobs, Tony DeGiusti | 31 Comments

As it’s become impossible to pass laws in Congress due to Republican obstructionism, the fight for the minimum wage has moved aggressively to the states… Here’s what’s happening

By Mark | April 7, 2014

Last night, Zingerman’s co-founder Paul Saginaw and I met up for a late dinner at Dalat to discuss the various campaigns being waged across the country right now to raise the minimum wage, and how it came to pass that he’s become a spokesman for the movement. My hope is to share my notes later […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Economics, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Michigan, Uncategorized | Also tagged Adam Zemke, ballot initiatives, Barack Obama, cheap labor, Congressional Budget Office, Costco, Economic Policy Institute, executive orders, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013, GDP, inflation, Jeff Irwin, Koch brothers, lobbying, Mark Schauer, Michigan House Bill 4386, minimum wage, Paul Saginaw, Plutocracy, Plutocrats, political strategy, poverty, Raise Michigan, Republican obstructionism, Tom Harkin, Zingerman's | 23 Comments

I wonder if they mean “cleaner” in the sense that Winston Wolf’s a cleaner, or if they just mean someone with a jizz rag

By Mark | October 24, 2013

Regardless, I think I’m going to call, as I’ve been looking for an excuse to engage with Deja Vu management since that time, about three years ago, when they discouraged me over the phone from bringing my parents and kids into the city for their annual “Melonfest” event… I wish I had the manager on […]