by Liano Sharon | Oct 22, 2021 | Blog, National Politics, Party Politics, Progressive Movement
Liano Sharon has been a progressive activist since the 1980s. Liano currently serves as Chair of the City of Ypsilanti Human Relations Commission, and as a delegate to the Democratic National Committee representing Michigan. He is also a founding organizer at...
by Liano Sharon | Dec 5, 2020 | Blog, Featured, Home, Michigan Democratic Party, Michigan Politics, National Politics, Party Politics, Progressive Movement, The Party Line
I joined the Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) exactly four years ago, December 5th, 2016, specifically because I wanted to move the Party left – universal single-payer, criminal justice reform, abolishing the electoral college, immigration reform, money out of...
by Liano Sharon | Oct 14, 2020 | Blog, Editorial, Featured, National Politics, Newest 4 Posts, Progressive Movement
Last week Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) tweeted, “We’re not a democracy.” He’s absolutely correct, we are not and have never been a democracy. The Senator goes on to declare that we’re a “republic.” What exactly is a “republic” though? In a republic, we the people don’t...
by Letters to the Editor | Aug 27, 2020 | Blog, Featured, National Politics, Newest 4 Posts, News
Editors Note: The following is a letter written by a National Lawyer’s Guild legal observer and eyewitness to the protests in Detroit this past weekend, to the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners. An Open Letter to Detroit Board of Police CommissionersRe:...
by Liano Sharon | Jul 1, 2020 | Blog, Featured, Michigan Democratic Party, Michigan Politics, National Politics, Party Politics, Progressive Movement, State of the Revolution, The Party Line
Editors Note: This is a story that is repeating itself many times across the country as many progressives exit the Democratic Party, specifically citing the Party’s constant violations of its own rules. Regular readers will remember Nicole Reid from this...
by Liano Sharon | Jun 13, 2020 | Blog, Featured, MDP SCC, Michigan Democratic Party, Michigan Politics, National Politics, Newest 4 Posts, Party Politics, Progressive Movement, The Party Line
Today the Michigan Democratic State Central Committee will meet to elect delegates to the Democratic National Convention. I’m a delegate to the State Central Committee from CD12. We’re not actually electing anyone. We’re just performing the voting...