Mark Maynard

Howard Dean on his 2004 run for President: “We were really running against the Democratic party… The Democratic party was becoming increasingly what we would now call corporatist. They’d given up. They just weren’t fighting for a better country.”

By Mark | July 23, 2014

A few days ago, at the Netroots Nation conference, I had the good fortune to catch a session with former presidential candidate, and progressive standard bearer, Howard Dean. Following is the first of three videos I hope to post over the coming weeks, accompanied by my quick attempt at transcription. In this clip, you’ll hear […]

Posted in Politics | Also tagged 2004, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Convio, Democratic National Committee, Dick Cheney, Dick Gephardt, Eugene McCarthy, foreign policy, George Bush, Howard Dean, Iowa, Iraq war, Jim Jeffords, Joe Lieberman, John Edwards, John Kerry, Netroots Nation, Presidential politics, Saddam Hussein, Sandy Berger, Susan Rice, Vietnam, Wesley Clark | 6 Comments

Michigan’s 6 ballot proposals and how I intend to vote

By Mark | November 5, 2012

Other than trying my best to convince folks to vote for Syed Taj and Barack Obama, and against the likes of “mentally unbalanced” Tea Party-favorite Kerry Bentivolio, the race-baiting Pete Hoekstra, and the climate change denying serial liar Mitt Romney, I haven’t really said much about the upcoming election. To be honest, I didn’t think […]

Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Alternative Energy, alternative fuels, ballot initiatives, Benton Harbor, Bill Clinton, charter schools, Citizens Research Council of Michigan, collective bargaining, Constitutional amendments, corporatocracy, disenfranchisement, dismantling of public education, Emergency Financial Manager Act, Emergency Manager, fear mongering, fracking, Headlee Amendment, home health care workers, House Judiciary Committee, Kerry Bentivolio, Koch brothers, League of Women Voters, Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Matty Moroun, Michigan Chamber of Commerce, Muskegon Heights, Pete Hoekstra, Proposal A, Public Act 4, racism, renewable energy, Republican lies, Richard Murphy, Rick Snyder, right-to-work, Syed Taj, threats to Democracy, union busting | 49 Comments

AIG: the distance between “I hope they commit suicide” and “off with their heads”

By Mark | March 17, 2009

According to New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, 73 employees of AIG (American International Group) took home $1 million or more in bonuses last week. In total, the “too big to fail” insurer recently paid out $165 million in bonuses to its employees. According to the CEO of the company, Edward M. Liddy, they […]

Posted in Economics, Observations | Also tagged ACORN, AIG, American International Group, Andrew Cuomo, bailout, Charles Grassley, Edward M. Liddy, Obama, off with their heads, suicide | 55 Comments

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Howard Dean on his 2004 run for President: “We were really running against the Democratic party… The Democratic party was becoming increasingly what we would now call corporatist. They’d given up. They just weren’t fighting for a better country.”

Michigan’s 6 ballot proposals and how I intend to vote

AIG: the distance between “I hope they commit suicide” and “off with their heads”

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