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Cancel All Student Debt
by Andre Perry
Renowned education reformer Horace Mann said in 1848, “Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is a great equalizer of conditions of men — the balance wheel of the social…
County Commissioners Must Force County Administrator Gregory Dill to Resign
Washtenaw County, because of Gregory Dill's professional negligence and ineptitude as administrator, has no domestic violence shelter. Women and children who seek shelter at SafeHouse, are being turned away at the door and over the phone,…
Why Working While in College Can be a Bad Investment for Students
We need to find better ways to support students while they study — here are a few
by Ruth Bauer White, The Hechinger Report
Every school year and summer during my time as a first-generation college student, I worked to put myself…
How Do You Solve Poverty? Throw Money at the Problem.
by Susan Demas, Michigan Advance
If there’s one enduring myth in America, it’s that there’s nothing we can really do to end poverty.
Most policy prescriptions during the last few decades — from setting up Byzantine barriers to…
Elected Officials Must Ask the Michigan AG to Launch an Investigation into SafeHouse
Local and county elected officials must ask Michigan AG Dana Nessel to investigate SafeHouse Center, its Executive Director and its Board of Directors. Here's why: purported public fraud by the non-profit.
On September 22, the…
Community Health Matters to Ann Arbor’s Plans for Climate Change
by Dr. Stephen Modell, M.D.
In June 2020 Ann Arbor released its A2ZERO Living Carbon Neutrality Plan. Major areas include strategies to shift towards renewable energy, switch appliances and vehicles to electric, and create community…
A2Politico: In a Major Blow to Chronic Virtue Signalers on Council, The Attempted Recall of Council Member Hayner Flopped
by P.D. Lesko
Two trans women, Ariah Schugat and Michelle Ryan Hughes, launched a recall of Hayner, a Ward 1 Democrat, after Ward 3 Council member Travis Radina took to his fainting coach with a cool washcloth on his forehead over…
Elected Officials are Failing Our Children: They Need COVID Vaccines
by Alfred Brock
I am concerned about the fact that Covid-19 vaccines have still not been approved for use by children.
I decided to Google "What can I do to prevent my children from getting Covid-19?"
The first response is from…
Unemployment Insurance is Not to Blame for the So-Called Labor Shortage
by Peter Ruark
We’ve all seen the recent news coverage and memes going around about some businesses’ struggles finding workers right now. A coworker of mine even said one local fast food restaurant was putting mini-job applications in…
U.S. Courts Must Uphold Rights of Michigan’s Indigenous Peoples in Tar Sands and Pipeline Cases
by Casey Patnode
The Alberta tar sands, an industrial project that spans an area larger than the country of England, and its associated infrastructure are a massive public health and environmental justice threat. The pollution from this…