Today is National Be A Millionaire Day, a day for everyone to think and dream about what it would be like to be a millionaire and then make a plan to reach that goal. Even in America — the land of opportunity — this is easier dreamt than done. Most of us are taught from…
Tomorrow is National Endangered Species Day, a day where people around the country learn about the importance of protecting endangered species and what they can do to help protect them. One animal species that’s been making headlines over the last few months is the gray wolf. In the 1970s, the gray wolf was driven to…
A landmark report came out recently from a group of over 300 climate experts warning that we are on the brink of climate change catastrophe, and unless we take immediate steps to reduce carbon pollution, we can rest assured that future generations will be stuck with a planet that is largely uninhabitable. This is an…
Today is National Honesty Day. In the spirit of honesty, I’ve got a few questions I’d like honest answers to: Beyoncé – Why doesn’t your On The Run Tour include a stop in Detroit? President Obama – You said you would focus on deporting dangerous criminals but the record 2 million deportees include many moms,…
Today is Earth Day, the 44th anniversary of the birth of the environmental movement. Before the movement began, fossil fuel industries and governments could spew into the air, pump into the water, and dump onto the ground virtually any type of pollution with no consequence. The first Earth Day in 1970 led to the creation…
Over the last few years Michigan has been experiencing a “brain drain,” or a large number of young, college educated people moving out of state. According to one college grad, this phenomenon is rooted strongly in the fact that the state’s political system is out of control and our elected leaders are taking opposing positions…
I read an opinion article this morning in the Detroit News by Nolan Finley. In it, he slams gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer for choosing Lisa Brown as his running mate. Or at least that’s what he does on the surface. I read through this article several times and I concluded that Nolan Finley is really…
Last week, conservative lawmakers who regularly promise voters that they’re “creating a smaller, smarter state government” did the exact opposite and expanded government reach. The administration passed legislation allowing oil corporations to force private property owners to give them legal rights to their land in order to place carbon dioxide pipelines on their property, or…
Every day, over 400 Michiganders become victims of sexual assault. In 2012, there were over 3,400 sexual assault crimes reported in Michigan. Of those, 97 percent of the victims were women. Thousands of the rape kits collected from those crimes sit unprocessed while the perpetrators remain free to strike again — and they often do.…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from Progress Michigan December 10, 2013 Contact: Lonnie Scott, 734-323-6028, Lonnie@progressmichigan.org Progress Michigan Executive Director Statement on Dave Agema’s Hate-Filled Comments Toward the LGBT Community LANSING – Dave Agema is at it again. This time the Michigan Republican National Committeeman made the bizarre and hurtful claim that gay people want free…