Only a handful of mayors have voiced support of the hundreds of Occupations going on across the country. Most have been on the west coast. The mayor of Arcata, California, for example, joined protesters. Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn is “being patient” with protesters although has tried to get them to move to City Hall. They have not done this, however […]

A friend of mine at Venice for Change has put together a rather interesting idea. Her group has obtained the contact information of a significant number of high level executives at the major banks (Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, etc.) Their new website allows you to send your personal story directly to one of these executives to let them know […]

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I’ll be live-blogging the Occupy Lansing event in Lansing, Michigan today. One thing that sets this particular event apart from many of the others is that the mayor of Lansing, Virg Bernero, is in total support of it. He has sent portable toilets, garbage dumpsters and given the protesters a permit without an expiration date to protesters at Reutter Park […]

Seriously, if you haven’t read “An open letter to that 53% guy”, you need to do so. And then share it far and wide. It’s the most cogent explanation of why #occupywallstreet is happening right now in this country. Period. P.S. it’s officially the most viral and widely-shared post ever to appear on Daily Kos. That’s saying more than most […]

Here are a couple of early photos by my wife Anne C. Savage from a visit to Michigan today by President Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak. They were visiting GM’s Orion Assembly Plant, in part to tout the new trade agreement passed by Congress this week. Also, the President Obama told the crowd that, unlike Republicans, he believes […]

Like father Romney, like son Schostak: Obama and the Democrats will continue to hammer away at the fact that it was their decision to rescue GM and Chrysler with billions of dollars of aid. Romney, for one, has said the auto companies needed to go through a structured bankruptcy – as they did – but that taxpayers should not have […]

Oh, my. This must have Republicans just giggling with giddiness. On a nearly party-line vote, the Michigan House of Representatives passed a bill that would skirt a federal phaseout of older, less efficient light bulbs and allow Michigan manufacturers to make and sell the old version of bulb in the state. State Rep. Tom McMillin, R-Rochester Hills, called the bill […]

From my good friends at We Are the People Michigan: Fighting to protect working and middle-class families Join us at the Stadium Blvd. Bridge Rally and March – Wednesday, October 19 Concerned citizens are rallying to raise awareness on the need to invest in public infrastructure to create jobs and get Michigan back to work. Community members and leaders are […]

A few clever Michiganders [yes, it’s Michiganders, not Michiganians] have put together a coolio Tumblr for Michigan’s 99-percenters: We are the 99% Michigan. What’s cool about it is that YOU can participate, too! Write your story down. Write #mi99percent and michigan99percent.com at the bottom. Take a picture of yourself holding your story. Email your picture to mi99percent@gmail.com or Upload your […]

Man, I’m glad our Republican legislature and governor don’t have better things to do than making illegal abortions illegaler. Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill this week banning a type of late-term abortion. The legislation was approved last month by the legislature and mirrors a federal ban on the practice, called partial-birth abortion by opponents of the procedure, that was […]