If you’re reading this, you won’t be surprised to hear that this week the Michigan House launched yet another attack on the rights of the 99 percent. House Bill 5002, passed on Wednesday, guarantees that businesses don’t have to pay as much in worker’s compensation when workers are hurt on the job. This law is…
This guest post was written by Amy Hunter, President of Equality Michigan Pride PAC. An “anti-bullying” bill with exceptions, really? In a stunning betrayal of the public trust, ultra-conservatives in Michigan pushed an “anti-bullying” initiative through the state Senate Wednesday after attaching an amendment that radically changed the legislation’s impact. The surprise change guts the…
Peter Sinclair takes us through the bad, badder, and best in today’s Climate Denial Crock of the Week: Richard Muller seemed like the last best hope of the anti-science movement.This month he published his global temperature results, and the climate denialists are up in arms. What went wrong?