By Mark | December 1, 2016
The utter disregard for truth that we’re seeing with Trump isn’t something that’s completely new… I just went through the archive here and found a number of instances over the past decade or so, where we’ve lamented the fact that truth was becoming a thing of the past. Back in 2008, I apparently even posted […]
Posted in Corporate Crime, History, Ideas, Mark's Life, Uncategorized | Also tagged Alison Camerota, Barack Obama, Birthers, citizen journalism, CNN, conspiracy theories, Detroit Free Press, fact check, free press, future of journalism, Glenn Thrush, global climate change, Hannah Arendt, Hillary Clinton, House Committee on Science Space and Technology, James Fallows, journalism, Judith Miller, Lamar Smith, lies, lying, Margaret Sullivan, media literacy, New York Times, post-truth, press, Scottie Nell Hughes, swift boating, the future of journalism, The Origins of Totalitarianism, the sad state of journalism, totalitarianism, voter fraud, voter impersonation, Ypsi-Arbor Progressive Book Club |
The eyes of the world are about to be on us again, Ypsilanti. Last year’s Wurst Challenge, as you may remember, was probably the biggest non-murder-related media event in the history of Ypsilanti. Our “20 Feet of Meat” challenge, for whatever reason, captured the imagination of folks around the world. People were talking about it […]
Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Associated Press, big news, Cre Fuller, Depot Town Tattoo, eating competitions, FLY Children's Art Center, FLY Creativity Lab, FOX News, fundraisers, Jason Youngs, Jesse Kranyak, Kate Stroud, Knifebeard Sausagehawk, New Holland Brewing, press releases, sausages, tattoos, Wurst Bar, Wurst Challenge, WXYZ |
I suspect I’ll give up after a few days, as my memory fades, and my enthusiasm wanes, but, for the foreseeable future, I’d like to keep sharing tidbits that I picked up during the recent BALLE conference, on the subject of strengthening local business ecosystems. Tonight, I’d like to share my notes on the presentation […]
Posted in Economics, Uncategorized | Also tagged BALLE, bonds, Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, business ethics, business models, business owners who get it, business philosophy, co-ops, Cutting Edge Capital, deforestation, ethics, generative economy, Global Warming, human scale, joy, lobster, Maine, Marjorie Kelly, Mexico, mission shares, Novo Nordisk, ownership, Owning Our Future: The Emerging Ownership Revolution, Sustainability, Tellus Institute, vision statements |
Before leaving for Mexico, President Obama gave a brilliant speech on the necessity of high-speed rail in the United States. And, in addition to the $8 billion already set aside for such projects in the stimulus bill, he suggested that we add an additional $1 billion per year for the next 5 years. Here’s the […]
The $410 billion omnibus spending bill passed by the House today (not to be confused with the stimulus package), according to the Detroit Free Press, included up to $187 million in earmarks for Michigan. Analysis by the watchdog group Taxpayers for Common Sense shows that the bill contained over 8,500 earmarks total, with about 300 […]
