Michigan AG Schuette's hired gun paid $50K to tell SCOTUS gay marriage...
Originally posted at Eclectablog.com.There is a great deal of speculation on how the Supreme Court will decide the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, the case that will likely decide once and for all...
View ArticleMichigan GOP moves to strip power of local governments to protect workers and...
Originally posted at Eclectablog.com.Republicans have successfully branded themselves as the party that worships "local governmental control". They want federal regulations repealed and the power given...
View ArticleFinally, A Way to Recapture Our Government From Special Interests: The...
Do you remember when giving money to elected officials to get laws you want was called "bribery" or "corruption" instead of "government as usual".Do you feel like the opportunity playing field is...
View ArticleCivil Rights Icon Dr. Fergie Reid deserves the Presidential Medal of Freedom !
Dr. Fergie Reid from Virginia was the first black person to serve in the Virginia state assembly after reconstruction. The times were hard and Dr. Reid was already active and a hero in his own right...
View ArticleAnother attack on Michigan workers: Republicans move to slash minimum wage...
Originally posted at Eclectablog.In their neverending quest to screw over workers to benefit employers, Republicans in Michigan are now turning their attention to those making minimum wage. A bill that...
View ArticleSo we did this thing where we filed a Title VI complaint to stop Rick Synder
It's been a couple of decades of Republican fuckery in Michigan education, and specifically in Detroit. Well, we got sick of it and worked together with the Detroit School Board to file a Title VI...
View ArticleRural Oregon for Bernie: Meet Up! [update with RSVP link]
Like userexists, I am going out of town but wanted to post what we are doing in our neck of the woods. We formed a small action team at the first Meet Up I attended in an adjacent small town. I live...
View ArticleDon't Mourn Our Democracy, Organize!
Everyone reading this knows something is rotten in the States of America.Our representatives don't listen to their constituents anymore; they listen to their wealthy donors. This is because...
View ArticleProof emerges that Michigan AG wields FOIA fees like a weapon against...
Originally posted at Eclectablog.com.Bombshell news coming via Progress Michigan this morning detailing how Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is using fees for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)...
View ArticleHillary Clinton's Campaign Sharing Data/Funds with State Parties
Just got off of Robby Mook's conference call for Hillary Clinton volunteers, and he mentioned in passing that all of the voter data that the campaign is collecting for Clinton is being shared with...
View ArticleWA-03 Campaign update, Oct Fundraiser & Action for Volunteers!
For anyone who doesn't know me, I spent (as of the 15th of this month) the past 12 years writing here under my old User ID of Angie in WA State until June 20th of this year, when I posted this last...
View ArticleCaroline4Cobb needs your help in GA
A personal plug, please accept apologies if this is the wrong forum — however I feel my wife needs help from afar as well as local. Its a small race for a medium county, which we are working to turn...
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