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Gay-Straight Alliance president: “Make Michigan better” for all

July 13, 2011 By John Rummel

As a member of a “minority” group, “one thing you realize, you can’t get anything done unless you have support of some of the majority.”

It’s ugly: Germany arms Saudi Arabia

July 12, 2011 By Victor Grossman

Media reports left two aspects unmentioned. The tank manufacturers profiting most from the deal, Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann and Rheinmetall, have always been generous in political donations. The other aspect is historical.

Debt-ceiling showdown: a test of sanity

July 7, 2011 By John Case

The so-called "debt ceiling" crisis is upon us and it's becoming a test of sanity how long it will take all reasonable people to conclude that the Republican Party has painted its teeth orange, and jumped...

Probe shows union-busting Michelle Rhee wrote Michigan anti-teacher law

July 1, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

Anti-union consultant writes bill that attacks Michigan teachers.

Texas legislature finally finishes, leaving trail of wreckage

July 1, 2011 By Gene Lantz

That long loud shrieking shudder you heard on June 29 was the entire population of Texas breathing their sigh of relief; the legislature had finally ended its reign of terror and gone home!