Unconventional Michigan--a radical anti-authoritarian group organizing in Michigan for the protests against the Republican National Convention (RNC)--has released a report-back from their June 14 consulta.
The Iraq War has cost Michigan $17.4 billion dollars and Grand Rapids $343.5 million according to a new analysis by the National Priorities Project.
The ACLU has released new documents showing that the Pentagon has a coordinated effort aimed at hiding the human costs of the Iraq War.
A group affiliated with the Republican National Committee that was formed to bypass spending limits is preparing to run its first anti-Obama ad in Michigan. It is just one of many outside groups aiming to influence the presidential election through advertising.
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A new book by Erin E. Williams and Margo DeMello explores the treatment of animals and how the pursuit of profit has led to horrendous treatment of animals in the United States.
Headlines from Democracy Now!, a daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing on over 650 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the US.
A new report has found that the State of Michigan currently has several contracts for uniforms that rely on sweatshop labor. A group called Sweatfree Communities is advocating that the state join the Sweatfree Consortium to improve conditions in the factories.
The Starbucks Workers Union--which has a chapter in Grand Rapids--is organizing worldwide protests for July 5th against Starbucks' union busting efforts. The company recently fired baristas in Spain and Grand Rapids for union organizing.
Samuel Cummings--a local real estate developer and longtime supporter of Republican politics--will host a fundraiser for Republican presidential candidate John McCain tomorrow. Cummings has characterized Democratic Party candidate Barack Obama's policies as "socialist."
In his July column for Recoil magazine, Mediamouse.org contributor Jeff Smith examines how the media covers the oil crisis. Not surprisingly, he finds that they leave out the larger context of what is driving prices up, focusing instead on how much oil costs and advertising where people can get the best prices.
Mediamouse.org contributor Jeff Smith recently spoke at the Grand Rapids Water Festival about water and corporate greenwashing, here's a transcript of his remarks.
Headlines from Democracy Now!, a daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing on over 650 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the US.
Michigan Senators Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow--both of whom consistently claim to be opponents of the Iraq War--voted last week to fund the continued occupation of Iraq without any restrictions on the military's conduct.
Activists in Indiana organizing to stop the constructed of I-69--"The NAFTA Superhighway"--have called for solidarity calls and faxes directed at a major contractor for the project.
DesDespite a mixed record on the environment, Republican representative Vern Ehlers has once again received the endorsement of a prominent national environmental group.
When the Green Party hosts its national convention in Chicago next month, it is promising a real debate--unlike the scripted conventions of the Democratic and Republican parties--on a variety of issues ranging from impeachment to single-payer healthcare.
Democratic Party presidential candidate Barack Obama is beginning what many people see as a recurrent phenomenon in recent Democratic Party presidential campaigns--a shift to the so-called "center." That shift often means adopting right-leaning policies at odds with earlier positions.
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Headlines from Democracy Now!, a daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing on over 650 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the US.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain will be in Grand Rapids twice in July, appearing at fundraisers organized by wealthy businessmen with a history of financially supporting Republican politicians.
Headlines from Democracy Now!, a daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing on over 650 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the US.
A new report on undocumented immigration in Michigan by a Republican task force calls for a variety of measures aimed at criminalizing immigrants and immigration. The task force features West Michigan Representative Dave Agema who has made a variety of controversial statements about immigrants.
The West Michigan Justice and Peace Coalition is bringing a memorial to the human costs of the Iraq War to Grand Rapids this fall. The memorial, titled "Arlington Midwest," is designed to highlight the human costs of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars by featuring a cemetary with tombstones for US soldiers as well as a display highlighting the deaths of 650,000 Iraqis during the Iraq War.
The latest episode of the Institute for Global Education's "IGE Talks" public access television program--focusing on the topic of globalization--is now available.
Headlines from Democracy Now!, a daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing on over 650 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the US.
Recently, a new cartoon based on the life of radical historian Howard Zinn and his understanding of the United States as empire was released. The cartoon gives an excellent overview of the United States as an imperial power, confronting the realities of US foreign policy and the myth that the United States acts as a benevolent super power.
CNN has accepted as much as $10 million to run advertisements for so-called "clean coal"--is it shaping the network's coverage?
A round-up of important articles posted elsewhere on the web.
House Democrats who changed their previous votes against giving telecommunications companies immunity for their participation in an illegal warrantless domestic surveillance program received more in PAC contributions than those Democrats that did not change their votes.
Headlines from Democracy Now!, a daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing on over 650 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the US.
Last week, four Republican legislators in Michigan's House of Representatives--including West Michigan Representative Dave Agema--issued a series of recommendations intended to "crack down" on immigration in Michigan. Not surprisingly given the legislators involved, the legislators touted a number of anti-immigration myths when announcing the new report.
Blue Covenant is a clarion call to anyone who cares about the future of human and non-human life, all of which is dependent on water. Barlow takes on the difficult, yet important, task of confronting readers with the stark realities surrounding water and blends it with an inspiring call to action.
Headlines from Democracy Now!, a daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing on over 650 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the US.
An interview with Dr. Malo Hutson on urban sustainability and the Green Revolution.
