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 Stephen Monti | Sep 16, 2017 | Announcements, Michigan Politics, Progressive Movement, Uncategorized
On December 15th, thousands of Michiganders may lose access to lifesaving medicine. Provisions of the MMFLA (Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act) due to go into effect on that date would effectively shut down the medical marihuana industry in Michigan for six...
by Robert Fidler | Jun 19, 2017 | Michigan Democratic Party, Michigan for Revolution, Michigan Politics, Progressive Movement
As GOP members of Congress seek to furtively remove healthcare for millions by gutting the Affordable Care Act (ACA), to create tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, Congressional Democrats are striking back with HR 676. Authored by Representative John Conyers...
