By Jon King | – U.S. Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) speaking at Ceasefire Now rally in Washington D.C. 12/14/23 ( Michigan Advance ) – U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) on Thursday joined with United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain in Washington, D.C., in calling for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the […]
Rep. Tlaib grieves Palestinian and Israeli Lives lost after Hamas Attacks, Calls for end of Apartheid
By: Ken Coleman – ( Michigan Advance) – Israel on Sunday formally declared war on Hamas after the Islamist militant group waged a series of deadly attacks out of Gaza, a Palestinian territory. More than 1,100 people are reportedly dead — at least 700 in Israel and more than 400 in Gaza, the Associated Press […]
How White Christian Nationalism Threatens U.S. Democracy
By Steve Corbin. | – ( Michigan Advance ) – You may be among the 35% of Americans who have never heard the term “white Christian nationalism.” But of those citizens who are knowledgeable of the concept, it carries a decidedly negative view. The belief is becoming more and more important to understand as cultural […]
All the Trump Indictments: A 7-Year Timeline of Criminality
By: Jacob Fischler – ( Michigan Advance ) – Former President Donald Trump is a defendant in four criminal proceedings. Two cases are federal, brought after investigations by Special Counsel Jack Smith. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg brought the first indictment against Trump, charging him in New York state court. The most recent […]
Here’s What we Know about the Charges against those Who Falsely Claimed to be Michigan Presidential Electors in 2020
By: Kyle Davidson – J ( Michigan Advance ) – After Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced charges Tuesday against 16 Michigan residents tied to a scheme to submit false electoral votes in support of former President Donald Trump, elections experts and GOP officials are responding to the charges. “My department has prosecuted numerous […]
Offshore wind in the Midwest? Some Great Lakes leaders think so
By Alex Brown – ( Michigan Advance ) – Years from now, when Chicagoans stroll the Lake Michigan waterfront, they may see the blades of wind turbines glinting on the horizon. Clevelanders could glimpse wind farms over Lake Erie. And cities like Milwaukee and Buffalo could be vying to attract a burgeoning offshore wind industry on the […]
Rep. Tlaib, reproductive rights Advocates call for U.S. Supreme Court Reform amid Ethics Scandals
By: Ken Coleman – ( Michigan Advance ) – During a Wednesday news conference in Detroit, U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) joined reproductive rights advocates and called for major reforms to the judiciary amid growing concern about ethics issues involving the U.S. Supreme Court. Tlaib called for reforming the high court through law […]
University of Michigan Won’t Pay Striking Grads, Rejects Proposals, as Tensions Rise and Professors delay Submission of Grades
By: Jon King – Updated, 10:42 a.m., 4/24/23 ( Michigan Advance) – Negotiations have hit an impasse between the University of Michigan and the union representing graduate student instructors, as tensions escalated last week into a confrontation requiring police intervention. The strike by the Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO) AFT Local 3550 began March 29, […]
Workers praise Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for signing Repeal of GOP Union-Busting ‘Right to Work’ Law
By: Laina G. Stebbins – ( Michigan Advance ) – Unions and other pro-labor groups on Friday celebrated the signing of a set of bills to reverse GOP former Gov. Rick Snyder-era laws that have curtailed union power and pushed down wages. Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday afternoon signed House Bills […]
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