Progress Michigan blog posts.
Reckless, detached from reality, dishonest. That’s what the CEO of AutoNation, Inc., the largest auto-dealer group in the U.S., said about Mitt Romney’s dangerous opposition to the auto rescue that was famously headlined “Let Detroit Go Bankrupt.” And he’s right: If Romney had had his way, GM wouldn’t be posting its highest profit ever and…
Frustrated by President Obama’s popular compromise that maintains religious freedom and protects women’s health with support from Catholic hospitals, universities and leaders, Republicans in Congress are working hard to further empower corporations at the expense of affordable access to birth control. Never ones to miss an opportunity to score cheap political points with far-right extremists,…
It’s Valentine’s Day, which means kids all over the state will be exchanging cards and candy at school today. In Lansing, corporate CEOs are doing the same thing. In fact, one CEO already dropped off a Valentine’s Day card and some chocolates at the State Capitol this morning to thank Lansing politicians for the $1.8…
Over the past couple days, news has surfaced that one of the panels at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference would be called “The Failure of Multiculuturalism: How the pursuit of diversity is weakening the American Identity” and feature the founder of VDARE.com, a white supremacist website named after the first European child born in…
Tomorrow night, Congressman Dan Benishek is set to headline a $1,000 per host “Scotch and Cigars” fundraiser with the elite in Washington, D.C. Hosted by the One Nation PAC, attendees will mingle in a smoke filled room, drink scotch, and discuss the best strategies for maximizing corporate profits. Benishek has shown time and time again…
Rep. Aric Nesbitt has been covered in this space before for his fealty to Big Oil interests, his “Environmental Zero” grade from Clean Water Action in 2011, his disregard for public input in the legislative process, and his preference for meaningless resolutions rather than focusing on things that matter, like jobs. And again, Big Oil’s favorite lawmaker is…
In response to a wave of negative reactions to his $75,000 Super Bowl ad buy (filmed in California), Pete Hoekstra has tried to deflect criticism by accusing Democrats of “talk(ing) about race when they can’t defend their records…” Unfortunately for Pete, the ad has been panned by figures on all sides of the political spectrum,…
Millions of women battling breast cancer have counted on the pink ribbon as a symbol of hope, solidarity and strength. Now even that has been taken away, thanks to right-wing leaders who think they have more rights to control our bodies than we do. I’ve been a conflicted supporter of Susan G. Komen for years…
In perhaps the most memorable line of his State of the State address, Gov. Snyder played off typical right-wing distaste for so-called “job-killing government regulations” by citing an obscure Department of Environmental Quality rule requiring that outhouse users close the seat while not in use. The only problem? There is no such regulation. The governor’s…
Guest post from John Karebian. All workers deserve a say in their wages, benefits and working conditions. Without a strong voice in the workplace, nurses and other employees can be taken advantage of by corporations that care only about increasing their profits. One way that CEOs and their political supporters are trying to silence…