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Weekly Audit: Fixing the Foreclosure Problem

The Media Consortium | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business


The Media Consortium

The U.S. job market may be showing signs of life, but the scenario isn't really so rosy, as our government has yet to relieve the foreclosure pandemic.

Weekly Mulch: Urban Farming 'Mushrooms' During Recession

The Media Consortium | Posted 08.17.2009 | Green


The Media Consortium

Urban agriculture has a tradition of mushrooming during tough times.

John Conyers, It's Time to Speak Up

Lawrence Lessig and Michael Eisen | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics


Lawrence Lessig and Michael Eisen

Conyers' proposed ban on "open access publishing" is the darling of the publishing industry because it would force the public to buy for-profit journals to get information that would otherwise be online for free.

G.O.P. Sues Michigan Independent Media Over "Lose Your House, Lose Your Vote" Story

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home


M.S. Bellows, Jr.

In an escalation of a dispute between the Democratic and Republican parties over voter suppression, a Michigan G.O.P. official, with the backing of th...

House To Hold Hearing on Scheme to Disenfranchise Foreclosed Homeowners

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 10.23.2008 | Home


M.S. Bellows, Jr.

The House Judiciary Committee, headed by Michigan Congressman John Conyers, will be investigating the alleged "caging" scheme, which reports indicate was targeted for Michigan, Ohio and possibly other battleground states.