As your delegates to the DNC, we want to explain why we and over 700 other delegates from around the country are drawing a line and insisting that the 2020 platform of the Democratic Party must include a commitment to achieving a single-payer Medicare for All health insurance program.
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We’re willing to fight for someone we don’t know — Michigan’s 1st Congressional District
Calling all friends in the North Country! Bernie Sanders may have suspended his campaign, but we built a beautiful movement of Americans who are continuing to fight for a country and economy that works for all of us, not just the 1%. If you are a member of the Michigan Democratic Party, you have an opportunity to vote for Delegates to the National Convention, who will represent the movement that formed with Bernie Sanders.
No, I really don’t think we will “go back” to where we came from. Why should we leave home?
I almost never write about Trump, except in so far as his party continues to screw the working class in Cheboygan and around the country. Why should I? Everyone and his uncle has an opinion or theory about Trump. But this time is different. Take a good look at the picture of my family. Because … Continue reading No, I really don’t think we will “go back” to where we came from. Why should we leave home?
A threat to the important mission of the DHHS – and a solution
Since the Great Recession (2008) Michigan has experienced a level of economic austerity that has pushed our social infrastructure to the brink. It's not just the roads. The Department of Health and Human Services is critically short staffed, putting lives at risk.
The Department of Health and Human Services responds
After four months of leaning on the Department of Health and Human Services, where do things stand with delivering necessary service to people in need? There are positive changes at the DHHS under Gordon and Whitmer. As always, trust but verify are the two watchwords of democratic government.
How poor is Cheboygan, exactly?
Dear Mr. and Mrs. One-Percent: Peek-a-boo! We see you! Now, we come to you with a request. For One. Million. Dollars.
The Story of My Life — and yours?
Forget about whether Americans are "working hard" or not. The real question is: how productive are they? Funny thing about that: American workers today are more productive than ever before, but they are not enjoying the fruits of their labor.
They don’t know (Part 2)
It's the age-old question: if a tree falls in the middle of the woods, does it make a sound? Answer: only if someone calls their legislator's constituent services aide to complain.
They don’t know (Part 1)
A NY Times columnist tries to understand "broken white communities" by reading two books. Are we a bunch of hillbillies, or crazed evangelical survivalists? It's a column that reveals more about liberal elite blindspots, than it does about the communities it purports to understand.
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