Tag Archives: Lesley Stahl

Betsy DeVos called out on 60 Minutes for undermining public education in Michigan

By Mark | March 11, 2018

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was just on Sixty Minutes, talking with Lesley Stahl about, among other things, the work she’s done in her home state of Michigan to undermine public education. In a better world, this interview alone would be enough not only to have DeVos immediately fired, but also initiate impeachment proceedings against […]

Posted in Education, Michigan, Uncategorized | Also tagged 60 Minutes, Betsy DeVos, dismantling of public education, Donald Trump, for-profit charter schools, impeachment, school reform, threats to public education | 20 Comments

Before you thank Trump for finally telling the violent racists emboldened by his victory to “Stop it,” you should know that he also announced his chief White House strategist would be Steve Bannon, the man who brought white nationalism into the mainstream with the alt-right

By Mark | November 13, 2016

Since the election, as I’m sure you know, a number of non-white Americans have come forward to report instances of racial intimidation. Last night, Mark Fancher of the Michigan ACLU, who was one of my guests on the Saturday Six Pack, told us that, over the preceding 48 hours, his office had received an “avalanche” […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Uncategorized | Also tagged ACLU, Breitbart News, Build the Wall, Donald Trump, hate speech, hijab, Mark Fancher, race baiting, racial intimidation, racism, responsibility, rhetoric, Stephen Bannon, Steve Bannon, University of Michigan, white nationalism, white nationalist | 40 Comments

Lobbyist Jack Abramoff on just how easy it is to “own” members of Congress

By Mark | November 7, 2011

Last night, as I was driving around Ann Arbor in my pajamas, in search of my daughter’s friend Mox, I started flipping around between AM stations, in hopes of finding an episode of When Radio Was. While I wasn’t able to find one, I did happen across something interesting – a station that was broadcasting […]