Ear to the Ground

Michigan in the Balance

Eoin Higgins / Truthdig Apr 19, 2024 To win the important swing state, the president needs to listen to voters before their concerns trickle down to ‘Morning Joe.' Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Original

Laboratories of Progress—Or Hotbeds of Reaction?

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Apr 1, 2024 The future of American democracy may be decided in the sleepy halls of our state capitals. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Media

The WSJ Wants to Delegitimize Democratic Opposition to Violence

Ari Paul / FAIR Mar 13, 2024 Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Interview

‘Vote Uncommitted’ Is Quickly Becoming the Most Powerful Strategy for Ceasefire

Alessandra Bergamin / Waging Nonviolence Mar 9, 2024 Organizers with Listen to Michigan explain the Vote Uncommitted campaign’s rapid growth and the power of grassroots electoral organizing on Gaza. Dig deeper ( 18 Min. Read )

Environment

Is Nuclear Power Making a State-Level Comeback?

Alex Brown / Stateline Feb 13, 2024 The Palisades plant in southwest Michigan may become the first to reopen after closing. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Prison Reform

Justice Remains Elusive for the Wrongfully Convicted in Michigan

Anna Clark / ProPublica Jan 4, 2024 The state can provide the wrongfully convicted compensation of $50,000 for each year of incarceration, but the law’s narrow criteria and confusion over eligibility leave former prisoners facing another system that seems stacked against them. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

Kids Count Report Exposes America’s Faltering Childcare System

Julia Rosen / Michigan Advance Jun 30, 2023 The 2023 Kids Count Data Book— a 50-state report—exposes America's faltering education system. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Politics

Election Deniers Now Run Several State GOP Operations

Zachary Roth / Minnesota Reformer Feb 27, 2023 Deniers could offer a valuable boost to former President Donald Trump in several states. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Biden Wins Key State of Michigan, 3 More in Serious Blow to Sanders

WILL WEISSERT and LAURIE KELLMAN / The Associated Press Mar 11, 2020 Ex-vice president again is strong with working-class and black voters. "Tonight's a tough night," key Sanders supporter Ocasio-Cortez says. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Bernie Sanders Is Not George McGovern

Robert Reich / Truthdig Feb 28, 2020 Democrats convinced that the Vermont senator would lose to Donald Trump vastly underestimate the risk of nominating a so-called moderate. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Joe Biden Can’t Outrun His Record on Social Security

Alex Lawson / Independent Media Institute Jan 17, 2020 As a senator of Delaware, he repeatedly tried to freeze federal spending. Democrats would be suicidal to nominate him against Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

America Is a Democracy in Name Only

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jan 3, 2020 More than a century after women gained the right to vote, Republicans threaten to disenfranchise millions of Americans across the country. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )