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Trump announces new government entity for tracking the crimes of immigrants, tells the wife of the Navy SEAL killed in Yemen that her husband is happy with the “record-breaking” applause that his death has received

By Mark | February 28, 2017

Going into tonight’s State of the Union speech, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Given all of the developments over the past several days, I really didn’t know what Trump would say, or the tone he’d try to strike. “Would he, in an attempt completely reboot his presidency, dial back on the rambling insanity we’ve […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Alt Right, anti-immigrant, anti-Semitism, applause, bomb threats, conspiracy theory, crimes committed by Jews, Donald Trump, false flag, Harry Truman, hate, hate crime, Jewish Community Centers, Josh Shapiro, Kansas, leaks, national debt, Nazi Institute for Research on the Jewish Question, Obama, passing the buck, ratings, State of the Union, taking credit for things you didn't do, white nationalism, William “Ryan” Owens, Yemen | 8 Comments

Tom Hayden talks with me about Ann Arbor in the late 1950s, his time at the Michigan Daily, the concept of participatory democracy, and the circumstances which gave rise to the Port Huron Statement

By Mark | October 30, 2012

Earlier this evening, I had the occasion to speak with activist and author Tom Hayden about his role in the drafting of the Port Huron Statement, the circumstances which gave rise to this widely influential manifesto of the New Left, and his evolution from student journalist to impassioned activist. Hayden, who is often credited with […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, History, Michigan, Uncategorized | Also tagged 1957, 1960's, 1961, activism, Alan Haber, Bob Ross, Chandler Davis, Clement Markert, Cold War, DNC, freedom rides, House Unamerican Activities Committee, Jack Kerouac, JFK, journalism, kids today, labor, labor movement, Mark Nickerson, Michigan Daily, New Left, On the Road, participatory democracy, Port Huron Statement, SDS, share croppers, Sharon Jeffrey, sit-ins, SNCC, student activism, Students for a Democratic Society, Tennessee, the progressive agenda, Tom Hayden, UAW, unions, University of Michigan, voting rights | 28 Comments

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