Category: issue-based blogging
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This post originally appeared on The Huffington Post Unless he makes some terrible gaffe in the next few weeks, Bill de Blasio will most likely be the next mayor of New York City. He’s leading his Republican opponent Joe Lhota by 50 points in the polls. All the media commentary on the election is about how it’s…
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Detroit has been the subject of so many depressing headlines, for so long, that it can seem like the bankruptcy filing this month was somehow inevitable. Ask someone why the city is in so much financial trouble and they will likely rattle off a list of big, historical trends that brought the city down: industrial…
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This post originally appeared on The Huffington Post May 1 was celebrated worldwide as International Workers Day. Below are some thoughts on recent changes to union laws in Michigan, the historic home of the American labor movement… Last December, a strange thing happened. My home state of Michigan became right-to-work. Gov. Rick Snyder and his fellow Republicans enacted…
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This post originally appeared on The Huffington Post In Cleveland this week, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney addressed concerns about his proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act (more commonly known as Obamacare), a law that would insure an estimated 30 million Americans. Critics contend that depriving so many people of coverage would lead to unnecessary…
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