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Economic Policy Institute

Unemployment Insurance is Not to Blame for the So-Called Labor Shortage

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 28, 2021

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…

Elections

OP-ED: The Political Agenda of the Michigan GOP Has Created Economic Apartheid, Not Jobs

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 23, 2013 0

by Rob C. Smith IN DECEMBER 2012 Governor Rick Snyder was quoted in the Detroit Free Press as saying that “Michigan is well-positioned for a comeback.” A few days later, for the third year, Forbes Magazine ranked Michigan 47th in Forbes’…

Columns

OP-ED: Will Michigan’s White, Independent Voters Fall For Gov. Rick Snyder’s Song & Dance Again in 2014?

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 6, 2013 0

by Rob Smith CHAD SELEWSKI IS a good writer. He opines on politics for the Macomb Daily. The Macomb Daily is one of the few newspapers published in southeastern lower Michigan not decimated by the slash and burn newsroom strategy being…