by Liano Sharon | Feb 4, 2018 | 2018 Elections, Editorial, Michigan Democratic Party, Michigan Politics, Party Politics, Progressive Movement
Partisan Arsonists A few days ago, six anonymous lawyers and a helpful journalist whistled up a media firestorm against a good man doing his best to serve the people of Michigan. Their smear campaign against Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is couched in deep concern for Democratic...
by Liano Sharon | Feb 2, 2018 | Editorial, MDP SCC, Michigan Democratic Party, Party Politics, Progressive Movement
Editor’s Note Mark Miller is what my grandfather would have called a mensch. He didn’t use the word often. Long before I got here Mark was fighting for clarity, transparency, and democracy in the Michigan Democratic Party and beyond. He has served many years on...
by Liano Sharon | Jan 29, 2018 | Editorial, MDP SCC, Michigan Democratic Party, Michigan for Revolution, Party Politics, Progressive Movement
On January 23, the Michigan Democratic Party Rules and Political Reform Committee wrapped up business on the “line by line” review of the rules mandated by the State Central Committee at its second meeting last year. In the months leading up to the February 2017 MDP...
by Michigan Progressive Staff | Nov 14, 2017 | Editorial, Michigan Democratic Party, Michigan for Revolution, Michigan Politics, Party Politics, Progressive Movement
Every day someone asks me, “why do you continue to try to work within the Democratic Party?” Every day it gets more and more difficult to answer this. The reality is – we live in a country where the two party system controls our government. With that said, only...
by Michigan Progressive Staff | Oct 24, 2017 | MDP SCC, Michigan Democratic Party, Michigan Politics, Party Politics
A group of concerned Michigan Democratic Party members released the following statement to the press earlier this evening. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MI DEM LEADERS STRUGGLE TO ADDRESS ASSAULTS ON MEMBERS On 10 October 2017 the Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) Rules...
by Michigan Progressive Staff | Sep 29, 2017 | 2018 Elections, Michigan Democratic Party, Michigan Politics
At this point, should we really be surprised? Democrats will have the opportunity to run someone for an open seat for Michigan Attorney General in 2018 – an office that hasn’t been held by a Democrat since Granholm ran for Governor in 2002. Throughout his term,...
