In the absence of federal leadership, governors around the country are stepping up to fight the COVID-19 outbreak on their own. Governor Andrew Cuomo in New York is calling for retired health care workers to register with the state, asking that all hospitals increase their capacity by 50%, pushing for the construction of temporary medical […]
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While Donald Trump is focused on using this crisis to create a $500B corporate slush fund, U.S. governors step in to fill the leadership void in the fight against COVID-19
Posted in Health, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Andy Beshear, bailout, California, coronavirus, corporate welfare, corruption, COVID-19, Danny DeVito, Defense Production Act, Donald Trump, FEMA, flatten the curve, Gavin Newsom, governors, Gretchen Whitmer, Kentucky, leadership, Mitt Romney, New York, pandemic, personal protective equipment, Peter Gaynor, PPE, public health, slush fund, social distancing, spring break, supply chain management, ventilators 59 Comments
The day in racist, totalitarian creep
To my knowledge, President Trump has yet to comment on the four people who were murdered yesterday in Tennessee. It could be because the gunman used an assault weapon, like those the Republicans are fighting to keep on the market, in spite of widespread public support for legislation that would see them banned. Of course, […]
Exploring Ypsilanti’s place on the Underground Railroad: part two
This past November, I posted a lengthy interview with local historian Matt Siegfried about slavery, the fight for emancipation, and the role played by Ypsilantians in that struggle. We covered an incredible amount of ground, but, as I still had a lot of unanswered questions, I asked him back. Following, as Paul Harvey would say, […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Civil Liberties, History, Ypsilanti Also tagged 1850, A Woman’s Life Work, Abolitionism, Anti-Slavery Bugle, Canada, Civil War, David Gordon, Detroit, Detroit Free Press, Elsie Hamilton, Fugitive Slave Act, George DeBaptiste, HP Jacobs, John P. Chester, Kentucky, kidnapping, Laura Haviland, Logan Female Anti-Slavery Society, Matt Siegfried, Nashville, personal liberty laws, Quakers, Raisin Institute, reconstruction, Ross Wilkins, runaway slaves, slave-catchers, slavery, Thomas Chester, UGRR, underground railroad, Voice of the Fugitive, Willis Hamilton 18 Comments