Michigan

Shut Out: How the Cost of Higher Education Is Dividing Our Country

Andy Kroll | Posted 05.03.2009 | Business

Read More: College Loans and Debt, College Endowment, University of Michigan, Financial Aid, College Endowments, Michigan, Student Loans, Business News
Andy Kroll

Welcome to the other crisis spreading quietly across the country: the crisis of college affordability.

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March 30, 2009, news update

Richard Valeriani | Posted 04.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Auto Industry, Aig, Michelle Obama, Sean Penn, Wagoner, President Obama, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Bill O'Reilly, Michigan, White House Garden, Politics News
Richard Valeriani

Bloviator Bill O'Reilly says he boycotts Sean Penn's movies because he doesn't like his politics. Well then, Mr. O'Reilly, I guess Sean Penn just won't watch your show.

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Fear and Anger in Michigan

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 04.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jennifer Granholm, General Motors, Auto Industry, Barack Obama, Rick Wagoner, Michigan, Detroit-Michigan, Politics News
Jeffrey Feldman

Fear and anger are rising in Michigan. New York gets what it wants, when it wants it, from Washington; Michigan gets slapped in the face.

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The Year My Wife Discovered Basketball

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 04.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Unc, Uconn, President Obama, Ncaa, Basketball, Pittsburgh, Missouri, Cornell, Memphis, Division I, March Madness, Louisville, Michigan, Rollie Massimino, Donkey Basketball, Office Pools, Clemson, Podunk, Lexington, Entertainment News
Roger I. Abrams

Fran had never become a sports fanatic, at least until now. The 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, however, has changed all of that.

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Ann Arbor News To Close In July, Will Be Replaced By Website

AP | JEFF KAROUB and ED WHITE | Posted 04.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Advance Publications, Michigan Newspapers, Ann Arbor News, Newspapers, Michigan, Ann Arbor-Michigan, Detroit-Michigan, Media News

DETROIT — The Ann Arbor News will cease publication in July after 174 years and will be replaced by a Web-focused community news operation built...

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Obama's EPA Ready To Address Michigan Toxins Where Bush's Didn't

michiganmessenger.com | Posted 04.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa, Water Pollutants, Water, Michigan, Dioxin, Pollution, Green News

Dioxin, a by-product of the chemical manufacturing process, has long been known as a carcinogen and is regulated by state and federal agencies. EPA st...

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Jay Leno To Give Free Show For Michigan's Unemployed

AP | Posted 04.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Jay Leno Michigan Show, Unemployed, Unemployment, Jay Leno Free Show, The Palace at Auburn Hills, Jay Leno, Michigan, Tonight Show, Jay's Comedy Stimulus Plan, Media News

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Michigan's high unemployment is no laughing matter, but Jay Leno will offer a little comic relief with a free show next mo...

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John Conyers, It's Time to Speak Up

Lawrence Lessig and Michael Eisen | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Peter Suber, Open Access, Corruption, John Conyers, Donor Strike, Michael Eisen, Curious Cat, Michigan Messenger, Change Congress, Special Interests, Huffington Post, Lawrence Lessig, Michigan, Politics News
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.

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California Emissions Battle Nears Climax, Other States Anxious

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 04.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa, California Emissions Waiver, Jennifer Granholm, Obama Environment, Michigan, Cars, Pollution, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Green Politics, Green Cars, California, Green News

Under President Bush, the EPA denied California's request to let the state require cleaner cars for its residents. Upon taking office, President Obama...

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Some States Still Don't See Economy-Environment Connection

AP | MATT GOURAS | Posted 04.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Collar Jobs, Montana, Economic Stimulus Package, Kathleen Sebelius, Michigan, Green Stimulus, Kansas, Green News

HELENA, Mont. — The call for economic stimulus is having an unintended side effect in places like Montana, where environmental protections are o...

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Holder, Race and Obama's 10% of the White Alabama Vote

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Al Gore, Brooklyn, George W. Bush, Oregon, Colorado, Race, Missouri, Dc, Eric Holder, Rural Issues, Virginia, New Jersey, Oklahoma, John Kerry, Racism, Republican Party, Mississippi, Suffolk County, North Carolina, African-American Issues, Alabama, Massachusetts, Congress, Kendrick Meek, Minnesota, New York, Barack Obama, Education, Mexican-American Issues, South, Michigan, Arkansas, Tennessee, Jimmy Carter, Hillary Clinton, Senate, New Orleans, Palm Beach, Morris County, Washington, Immigration, Democratic Party, Pittsburgh, Artur Davis, California, Nashville, Jewish Issues, New Hampshire, Ohio, Boca Raton, Long Island, Northeast, Philadelphia, Anthony Weiner, Latino Issues, Florida, John McCain, Appalachia, South Central US, St. Louis, Kamala Harris, Louisiana, Montgomery County, Birmingham, Presidential Election, Kentucky, Texas, Queens, Pennsylvania, New York City, Deep South, Young Voters, Memphis, Governors, Cleveland, Iowa, Georgia, South Carolina, San Francisco, White Voters, Rnc, Michael Steele, Broward, Hip Hop, Duluth, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

The complicated picture of how America came to vote for its first black president reflects the country's multifarious attitude towards race

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It's Time to Rethink Our Welfare Policy

Seth Freed Wessler | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Welfare, Helping the Needy, Poverty, Money, US Poverty, Welfare Reform, Economy, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, The New York Times, United States, Race, Detroit, New York Times, Aid to Families With Dependent Children, Safety Net Organizations, Minority, Welfare Policy, Michigan, Minorities, Politics News
Seth Freed Wessler

A society cannot survive without a safety net and we don't have one during the worst economic crisis in decades.

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It's All Business at Depressed Auto Show

Daniel Hernandez | Posted 02.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Automaker Bailout, Jim Press, Chrysler, Gm, Naias, Detroit Three, Detroit Auto Show, Detroit Automakers, Automaker Bridge Loan, Richard Wagoner, General Motors, Detroit Three Loans, Detroit, Michigan, Chevy Volt, Green Cars, Cadillac Converj, Auto Bailout, Business News
Daniel Hernandez

It was a different kind of auto show this year in Detroit. Gone were the celebrity presenters, the pyrotechnics, the herd of cattle escorting new pickups to the media pool. Those days are over.

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A Kick in the Career: R.I.P. Public Access Television

Thomas Stern | Posted 02.12.2009 | Media

Read More: Public Access Tv, Careers, Media, Economy, Grassroots, Career Path, Jobs, Youtube, The Village People, Illinois, Public Television, Los Angeles, Michigan, Changing the World, Media News
Thomas Stern

Can I honestly say that by virtue of my station in life that I am inherently contributing more to civilization than a woman in a spangly tutu dancing in front of blue screen projections of herself dancing in a spangly tutu?

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My 2008 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 2]

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stuart Bowden, Ted Stevens, Jesse Jackson Jr, Ron Paul, Guantanamo, Al Franken, Best Government Dollar Spent, 50 State Strategy, Mccain, Primary Schedule, Awards, China, Worst Political Theater, Drill Baby Drill, Sarah Palin, Most Overreported Story, Andrew Cuomo, First Cat, Howard Dean, Socks the Cat, 2008, Bailout, Sofa, Condoleezza Rice, Katie Couric, Worst Political Scandal, John Edwards, Status of Forces, Sorry to See You Go, Health Care, Aids, Global Warming, Gravel, Election 2008 Coverage, Alaska, Bobby Jindal, Thomas Tamm, Reconstruction, Joe the Plumber, Tony Snow, Bernanke, Democrat, Letterman, Socks Clinton, Most Underrated, Democrats, Barack Obama, Best Idea, Predictions, George Carlin, 15 Minutes of Fame, Honorable Mention, Michigan, Hybrid, Wiretapping, Fred Thompson, Hillary Clinton, Executive Experience, Maliki, Caribou Barbie, Best Spin, Stuart Bowen, Destined for Political Oblivion, Kucinich, Jesse Helms, Private Jet, Beijing, Truth Commission, Going Green, Iraq, Most Overrated, Isaac Hayes, Spitzer, Caroline Kennedy, Bush, Wright, Blagojevich, Paulson, Bo Diddley, Mclaughlin, Unemployment, Inauguration, Destined for Political Stardom, Biggest Government Waste, Snl, Florida, Socks, Primary, Africa, Whistleblower, Best Political Theater, Most Underreported Story, Boldest Political Tactic, Castro, David Plouffe, Jeremiah Wright, Olympics, Harvey Korman, Beau Biden, Bernie Mac, Free Speech Zone, Wall Street, Chris Weigant, Oil, Most Honest Person, Socialism, Michael Crichton, Arthur C. Clarke, Saturday Night Live, Tina Fey, Worst Idea, David Letterman, Tamm, Wurzelbacher, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Love her or hate her, you have to admit that John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin for the Republican ticket this year was without any doubt the boldest political tactic of the year.

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Toyota Projects First-Ever Annual Loss; Congress Disses Detroit

Steve Parker | Posted 01.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Simon Boag, John Campi, White House, Congress, Australia, Trd, Buick, United Auto Workers, Suvs, Phil Murtaugh, Crossfire, Mercedes-Benz, Cars, Detroit News, Detroit Auto Show, Hardtop Convertible, Daimler, Toyota Motor Corp, Moraine, Masters of the Universe, Mongolia, Bankruptcy, Detroit Three, Gm, Washington DC, Land Rover, Bonfire of the Vanities, Tom Wolfe, Floorplanning, Cnn, Banks, Japan, China, Corporate Jets, Automotive News, Roger and Me, Wall Street Bailout, Suzuki, Chrysler, Jim Press, GM Bankruptcy, Federal Reserve Board, President Obama, Ford, Katsuaki Watanabe, General Motors, Dayton, CNN/Opinion Research Poll, President Bush, Michigan, Detroit Bailout, Uaw, Automaker Bailout, Associated Press, Tokyo, Private Planes, g4 Challenge, North American International Auto Show, Nyc, Wall Street, Detroit Three Loans, Deborah Meyer, Vice President Cheney, Toyota Racing Development, Republicans, Slk, Business News
Steve Parker

Congress took a perverse pleasure in giving Detroit's CEOs and the UAW president the third degree -- unnecessary theater while our country suffers this economic decline.

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Bailing Out Dan Quayle

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.14.2009 | Business

Read More: House of Representatives, Bail Out, Financial Bailout, Sherrod Brown, Aozora Bank, George W. Bush, Iraq, Colorado, Democratic Party, Wall Street Journal, Jared Polis, William Ford Sr, Aig, Auto Bailout, Mark Fields, Dan Quayle, Ohio, Real Estate, Republican Party, Gail Collins, Detroit, Steve Feinberg, Citigroup, John McCain, Florida, Gm, Alan Mulally, Private Equity, Ford, Condoleeza Rice, Congress, United Steelworkers, Cerberus, Japan, K2, Robert Rubin, Chrysler, Wall Street, Henry Ford, Michigan, Banking, IAP Worldwide Services, New York Times, Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer, Senate, Detroit Bailout, Business News
Paul Jenkins

The battle over the bailout of some segments of the US auto industry has become increasingly defined in terms of class, but this hides the fact that the same type of players will benefit from both bailouts.

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Remember Willow Run

Kelly Caldwell | Posted 01.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Cars, Automaker Bailout, Big Three Automakers, Michigan, Gm Willow Run, Auto Industry, Willow Run, Auto Bailout, Business News
Kelly Caldwell

If Congressional leaders are serious about this $15 billion bailout saving the economy... I have three words for them: Remember Willow Run.

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Wolverine Football and the Presidential Honeymoon

Peter A. Ubel | Posted 01.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: College Football, Michigan, Barack Obama, Michigan Football, Sports, University of Michigan, Michigan Wolverines, Michigan Sports, 100 Days, Entertainment News
Peter A. Ubel

If Obama wants to know the challenges he can expect to contend with in his first days of office, he can learn from the state of Michigan, and I'm not talking unemployment, where we are #1!

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The Real Face of the Big Three Bailout

Charles J. Brown | Posted 01.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Automaker Bailout, Big Three Automakers, Economy, Michigan, Business News
Charles J. Brown

As I've watched this spectacle, I've wondered why Congress isn't asking the people most affected -- the workers -- to testify.

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Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino: Who Knew He Could Act? Like John Wayne in True Grit, it May Lead to an Oscar

Michael Russnow | Posted 12.27.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Dustin Hoffman, Million Dollar Baby, Russnow, William Holden, Bee Vang, Laos, True Grit, Oscar, John Wayne, Movies, Clint Eastwood, Laurence Olivier, Nick Schenk, Ahney Her, Dave Johansson, Vietnam, Michigan, Michael Russnow, Dirty Harry, Cambodia, Korean War, Leonardo Dicaprio, Unforgiven, Hmong, Breezy, Entertainment News
Michael Russnow

John Wayne found True Grit towards the end of his career and now Clint Eastwood has done the same with an unforgettable performance in Gran Torino.

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A Thanksgiving Lesson From Tom Joad

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 12.27.2008 | Media

Read More: Literature, John Steinbeck, Economy, Economic Crisis, Thanksgiving, Food, Michigan, The Great Depress, China, New York, Media News
Jeffrey Feldman

Like Tom Joad returning to his home only to find his family gone and the house half covered by the encroaching rows of cotton, each of us this Thanksgiving will find something at home that we did not expect.

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Europe's, China's carmakers ask for help; Waxman wins key Congressional post

Steve Parker | Posted 12.23.2008 | Business

Read More: House of Representatives, Congress, Chrysler, America, Ford Mustang, Rick Wagoner, Cars, Gas/Electric Hybrid, John Dingell, Ford, Clean Diesel, Chevy Silverado, Dodge Durango Hybrid, Los Angeles Auto Show, Chevy Malibu Hybrid, General Motors, Robert Nardelli, Japanese Cars, Washington, Detroit, Mercury Milan Hybrid, Michigan, Chrysler Aspen Hybrid, California, Ford Fusion Hybrid, Alan Mulally, Detroit Three, Chevrolet, Henry Waxman, Democrats, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate, ABC News, Angela Merkel, Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis, Asian, Opel, European, Business News
Steve Parker

In a major win for all consumers, Democrats in the House of Representatives voted Thursday to put Rep. Henry Waxman of California in charge of a key p...

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Do It For Me, Matchbox Man

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 12.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Gm, Alan Mulally, Rep Emanuel Cleaver, United Auto Workers, Rick Wagoner, Ford, Aston Martin AMV10, Ducati Motorbike, Sen. Bob Corker, Chrysler, Robert Nardelli, Michigan, Lamborghini, Ron Gettelfinger, Ford Mustang, Mini, Financial Crisis, Porche 911, Sen. Chris Dodd, Uaw, Detroit, Indiana, Big Three, Jet, Ceos, Fighter Jet, Nascar, Detroit Bailout, Automakers, Bailout, Automaker Bailout, The Big 3, Detroit Bailout Reaction, Big Three Automakers, Detroit Three, Cars, Detroit Automakers, Chysler, Auto Industry, Business News
Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

From the fireworks in DC this week, you might think the auto crisis is out of your hands, but we're all complicit: government, CEOs, autoworkers, the public.

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Pride and Confusion on the Campaign Trail

Graydon Gordian | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Economic Crisis, White Working Class Voters, Racism, Jobs, Election 2008, Auto Industry, Michigan, Barack Obama, Obama Campaign, Working Class, Politics News
Graydon Gordian

As an Obama staffer in Michigan, reasonably often I found myself saying, "Which would be worse: losing your job or having a black president?"

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