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In Michigan, the economic collapse caused in good part by Wall Street greed continues to cause suffering for unemployed workers and struggling families, while the top 1% are doing better than any time in history.—from…

Michigan's Governor, our own Professor Harold Hill, tells state residents and business leaders economic recovery is all about the Think Method.

by William Belle A drama about politics is nothing new if one thinks of similar movies like "Nixon" (1995) or "Primary Colors" (1998). But what is this movie telling us, if anything? As a run-up to the 2012 elections in the United…

by Nelle Engoron The pornographic movie industry, in response to the Internet, is focusing even less on narrative arcs these days. Savanna Samson, an actress, says she favors scripts with more dialogue. “Getting it on in one hardcore…

Two professors from Columbia University who study how well elected state and local officials translate public opinion into policy, have determined that Michigan ranks fourth in the nation among states in which elected officials are most…

For more than five years, Ann Arbor residents have had to deal with a mismanaged and heavy- handed city sidewalk program which forced them to pay for repairing sidewalks along their property.   City officials estimate property owners spent…

The Ann Arbor chapter of the League of Women Voters sponsors candidate debates each election cycle for City Council races. On October 5, 2011, the League gave Third Ward Democrat Stephen Kunselman the chance to strut his political stuff…

by Chris Savage In 2008, Democratic state Senate Minority Leader Mark Schauer was elected to be the Representative for Michigan's 7th Congressional District, replacing Republican Tim Walberg. The 7th District, which spans a large…

On September 15th, former Second Ward Council member Jane Lumm (pictured right), who is challenging current Second Ward Council member Stephen Rapundalo, dropped what A2Politico described on September 15, 2011 as an endorsement "bomb."…

by Chris Savage Last week, former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and her husband Dan Mulhern released their new book A Governor's Story - The Fight for Jobs and America’s Economic Future. (You can read my A2Politico review of their…