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Explaining Trump’s Crazy Trade War
by Mel Gurtov
The Trump tariff shock is going to take a bit of time to sink in, though stock markets worldwide have already sunk. Altogether, 60 countries have been slapped with at least 10 percent tariffs; those with large trade…
City’s Action to Revoke Center of the City Charter Amendment is a Betrayal
Alan Haber serves on the Ann Arbor Community Commons Initiating Committee, AnnArborCommunityCommons.org
by Alan Haber
While they brought it forward with smiles and promises of a new jewel in the Center of the City, this new Library…
Support for USAID
by Jen Metes
Let’s talk about what’s happening to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This isn’t some distant issue; it’s a direct hit to our community, our jobs, and our values.
USAID has been more than…
Save Liberal Democracy – Life Depends on It
by Bob Topper
Civilization’s progress since the Age of Reason, the mid-seventeenth century, has been astonishing. We can travel to the moon and back in less time than it took for the pilgrims to cross the Atlantic. And with the Webb…
This Moment…Brought to You By Ann Arbor’s (and America’s) Growing Wealth Gap
by Neeta Delaney
The old adage of “the rich get richer and the poor get poorer” has never rung so true. America’s rapidly expanding wealth gap is the root cause. When CEOs receive more than 344 times the average annual salary of…
America in Retreat
by Mel Gurtov
Imagine that during World War II, at the height of Nazi Germany’s blitz of Britain, President Roosevelt invited PM Winston Churchill to Washington and humiliated him with derisive comments about Britain’s looming defeat…
Rep. Debbie Dingell Shares How Proposed Federal Funding Cuts Will (and are) Hitting Michigan
by Rep. Debbie Dingell
Between meetings in D.C. and the district, committee and caucus meetings, and events at home these last couple of weeks have been busy. Importantly many people across the district, are concerned about federal…
Forget Chicken Eggs—The Cadbury Egg Crisis Is Here
by Meg Perry
Everyone is talking about why egg prices are so high, but there is a more important egg that hasskyrocketed in price: the Cadbury egg.
My mother and I were making a routine trip to Walgreens yesterday. Essential items…
Regardless of Political Divisions, We Must Come Together to Stop Elon Musk’s Unconstitutional Attacks on Our Government
by Neeta Delaney
Those of us naive enough to think that our Democracy can’t fail, need to wake up! It’s happening before our very eyes. Elon Musk--an unelected billionaire--has been given free reign by elected President Donald Trump and…
Why We’re Suing the University of Michigan on Behalf of Banned Pro-Palestinian Protesters
by Ramis J. Wadood
The constitutional right to speak and protest freely is fundamental to a well-functioning democracy, particularly at public universities where diversity of thought, civic engagement, and vigorous debate about ideas…