Planned Parenthood isn’t fucking around… This afternoon, the respected, 102 year old reproductive health care organization launched an aggressive, six-figure ad campaign in Maine directed at Senator Susan Collins, one of two pro-choice Republicans who presently stand between anti-abortion Judge Brett Kavanaugh and the Supreme Court. The first ad in the campaign, which features a […]
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Planned Parenthood and the campaign to get Susan Collins to do the right thing
Posted in Civil Liberties, Health, Uncategorized Also tagged abortion rights, Alaska, anti-abortion, Brett Kavanaugh, bribes, Donald Trump, Leana Wen, Lisa Murkowski, Maine, NARAL, old white men making decisions on women's health, pro choice, reproductive rights, Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court, Susan Collins, women's health 29 Comments
The campaign to get Eden Foods products off our local co-op shelves
Presently there are movements afoot, both in Ann Arbor and in Ypsilanti, to pull products by Eden Foods off the shelves of our respective food co-ops. Following is a conversation with Georgina Hickey, who is leading the charge in Ypsilanti, and Ann Rogers, who is doing the same in Ann Arbor, explaining why, in their […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Civil Liberties, Ypsilanti Also tagged ACA, Affordable Care Act, Ann Rogers, boycotts, Cheryl Farmer, co-ops, contraception, Dan Gillotte, Eden Foods, Georgina Hickey, GMO, Hobby Lobby, Michael Potter, National Organization for Women, NOW, old white men making decisions on women's health, People's Food Co-op, petitions, religious extremism, reproductive justice, soy, soymilk, Supreme Court, Wheatsville, women's health, Ypsi Food Co-op 70 Comments
I am disappointed in you, my fellow Michiganders
The people of Michigan had their chance yesterday to remove Rick Snyder and his administration from office. And, much to my surprise, they chose to given him four more years instead. I would have thought, given our state’s history relative to organized labor, and the conversations I’ve had with folks over the past several years, […]
Posted in Mark's Life, Michigan, Politics, Rants, Uncategorized Also tagged anti-choice, anti-union, corporatism, dismantling American cities, dismantling of public education, Election Day, election results, elections, electoral politics, Emergency Manager, for-profit charter schools, homophobia, John Engler, Koch brothers, labor history, Lon Johnson, Mark Brewer, Mark Schauer, Michigan Democratic Party, minimum wage, old white men making decisions on women's health, racism, Rick Snyder, right-to-work, tax cuts, union busting, women's health 67 Comments