Tag Archives: John Conyers

If we can’t organize to stop the appointment of Steve Bannon, a known white nationalist, we’re not going to be able to do anything to stop Trump

By Mark | November 17, 2016

Earlier this week, as we discussed a few days ago, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he would be appointing Steve Bannon, the race-baiting head of Breitbart News, his chief White House strategist. And this, my friends, is something that we, as civilized people, who value things like civil rights and diversity, should do everything in […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged #DumpBannon, advice and consent, Alt Right, Andrew Breitbart, Andy LaBarre, anti-Semitic, Brenda Lawrence, call to action, Candice Miller, Cicilline letter, Dan Kildee, David Cicilline, Debbie Dingell, Debbie Stabenow, Donald Trump, Dump Bannon Caucus, ebbie Dingell, Fred Upton, Glenn Beck, Harry Reid, Jews, nationalism, neo-Nazi, political correctness, Pravda, racism, Russia, Sander Levin, Stephen Bannon, the press, the shameful state of the American press, threats to Democracy, threats to journalists, Tim Walberg, Van Jones, White House, white nationalism, white nationalist, white supremacist | 48 Comments

Oily, environmentally toxic pyramid of greed being erected in Detroit by the Koch brothers

By Mark | May 19, 2013

For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure of traveling along the Detroit River lately, there’s apparently a new landmark on the Motor City waterfront – a three-story tall pile of petroleum coke, which covers an entire city block. According to a report in today’s New York Times, we have libertarian industrialists Charles and […]

Posted in Detroit, Environment, Uncategorized | Also tagged Alberta, Ambassador Bridge, Andy Hartz, Canada, carbon emissions, Charles Koch, China, CO2, Coke, corporatocracy, David Koch, Detroit River, Gary Peters, global climate change, Global Warming, Ken Boyd, Kerry Satterthwaite, Keystone XL pipeline, Koch brothers, Koch Industries, lame duck, Libertarianism, Lorne Stockman, Marathon Petroleum, Matty Moroun, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, oil, Oil Change International, oil sands, petcoke, petroleum coke, Pure Michigan, right-to-work, tar sands | 35 Comments

Detroit moves one step closer to state takeover

By Mark | January 10, 2012

It’s looking like today may mark the beginning of the end for Detroit’s Mayor and City Council. According to numerous sources, the closed-door meetings on the take-over of the City have begun. The following comes from the Detroit Free Press. …A 10-member team appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder is trying to determine if a financial […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Detroit, Michigan, Politics | Also tagged Abraham Kane, animation, Benton Harbor, Chris Prynoski, Dave Bing, Disney, Ecorse, EFM, Emergency Financial Manager, Flint, Mike Chilton, Motorcity, Pontiac, race, Rick Snyder, Robocop, The Burners, the Emergency Financial Manager Act, union busting, vote oppression, voter suppression, Wendell Anthony | 13 Comments

The 2010 census and what it means to Michigan

By Mark | December 21, 2010

The results of the 2010 Census were made public today. Among other things, it was revealed that the U.S. population grew 9.7% over the course of the past decade, which is the slowest rate of growth since the Great Depression. That, of course, is an average, and some states did better than others. While several […]

Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2010 census, 9/11, Anthony Weiner, census, first responders, Gary Peters, Great Depression, House, Hurricane Katrina, John Dingell, Jon Stewart, Louisiana, Lynn Rivers, Michigan's 13th congressional district, Michigan's 16th congressional district, population decline, redistricting, Sander Levin, Thunderdome, Voting Rights Act | 13 Comments

Congressional support for cutting the military budget is beginning to come together

By Mark | October 13, 2010

Continuing our conversation of a few days ago about cutting the military budget, I just heard that Barney Frank and Ron Paul, along with 55 congressional co-signers sent a letter this evening to the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform calling for significant defense cuts. Here’s a clip from the letter: …The Department of […]