Michigan
EPA to hire the unemployed in Michigan
September 8, 2011The program will specifically target Michigan's youth - who suffer nearly 50 percent unemployment rates in Detroit.
Read moreMichigan Republicans cut welfare and twist Bible
August 30, 2011Michigan's Republican dominated state Legislature passed a lifetime limit on welfare benefits expected to cast 11,000 families off the welfare rolls on Oct. 1 - including more than 29,700 children.
Read moreEmergency manager cuts endanger Detroit schools
August 17, 2011Ten thousand Detroit Public Schools teachers and support staff are quickly finding out how undemocratic Michigan's emergency manager law is.
Read moreWhere auto history was made, calls to “Retool for Peace”
August 11, 2011The only reminder that manufacturing once took place here is a historic marker in front of the shuttered building.
Read moreMovies tell the truth at Michael Moore’s film festival
August 9, 2011The film fest in Traverse City, Mich., created an enormously popular event that featured the best in progressive cinema, both challenging and entertaining.
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