Tag: Michigan
Four more officials charged with causing Flint water crisis
At least 13 former and current state and local officials face criminal charges for their participation in the Flint water crisis.
The big stitch: Making America good again
A teacher in a struggling steel town reflects on the kind of education the next generation needs.
The Senate finally approves aid for Flint, but at an expense
“Federal funding to help begin fixing the pipes at the heart of the Flint water crisis is shamefully overdue.”
Green party’s Jill Stein on obsotacles to vote recount: “This is...
Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein requested recounts in three states where Donald Trump narrowly beat Hillary Clinton: Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
Veterans at Standing Rock are heading to Flint, Michigan
Flint has received relatively little media and public attention in the last few months, but residents there are still without clean drinking water and have been for years now.
From the Sioux to the Sault: Standing Rock spirit spreads to...
A 63-year-old pipeline runs beneath the Straits of Mackinac. Great Lakes tribes—tapping into the Standing Rock spirit—want it stopped. A “Sacred Water” story.
Private Interests Valued over Human Lives in Flint, Michigan
Residents “are still not drinking water. They are still afraid of the water.”
From Flint To Standing Rock To Upstate NY, Organizing To Save...
We cannot sacrifice the planet for profits.
Congress: Flint Residents Can Wait for Clean Water
"The people of Flint deserved assistance more than a year ago, and they require assistance now, without further delay."
Michigan Spent Eight Months Drug Testing The Poor And Found Zero...
Preliminary results from the state's welfare drug testing pilot program found it spent more than $300 but didn't find a single drug user.
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Trump’s alleged $1 billion oil deal exposed: Media blackout raises alarms
A stunning quid pro quo promise to Big Oil executives by former President Donald Trump receives scant coverage, raising questions about media integrity and democratic accountability.
Israeli human rights lawyer attacked while documenting settler raid on Gaza aid convoy
Food shortage continues in Gaza amid Israel’s ongoing offensive in Rafah and the shutdown of the two main border crossings in the south.
Oil companies use paid news media partnerships to protect ‘social license to operate,’ documents...
Content created by the in-house advertising studios of major media is coming under growing scrutiny.
Weight loss drugs go hand-in-hand with junk food industry
Capitalism has built systems of inequality in food, health, and wealth and convinced us that the cause is individual failure, not systemic predication.
Albuquerque is throwing out the belongings of homeless people, violating city policy
As a result, thousands of homeless people have lost personal property, according to interviews with community advocates, service providers and those who have had their possessions discarded.