I was joking around with some friends over the weekend: would the revolution have an Evite? While we decided it probably would not – some experimenting today showed me there was no reason the 2008 Presidential Election could not. Click here to RSVP for the 2008 Presidential Election
‘Survivor’ On Mayan Culture
Somehow I don’t remember hearing that sacred Maya rituals were for $1 million. The organization Natives Against Media Stereotypes isn’t too happy: Contestants fought with each other and pushed and shoved each other for the chance to win $1 Million dollars. Thursday night’s show much more resembled a football game where the fans adorn themselves […]
John Engler to Speak to U-M Alumni Group
Former Michigan Governor John Engler is speaking to the U-M alumni association on November 10th in Washington, D.C. U of M Speaker Series with former Governor and current President and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), John Engler Details: Thursday, November 10 at the Bank of America Penthouse at 730 15th St NW […]
Pabst City Project Falls Through
Two years and two days ago, I blogged about a massive urban redevelopment project planned for the former brewery of Pabst Blue Ribbon in Milwaukee, Wisconsin called Pabst City. The project was mind-boggling in scale: it was to cost over $300 million to convert seven blocks of the brewery’s historic structures into stores, apartments, and […]
Got an Idea?
SEIU has launched a website soliciting ideas to improve the lives of working families – the website is called SinceSlicedBread.com. They’re looking for ideas – in 175 words – that are original, creative, and have a good chance of practical success, and which: * Grow the economy * Create good-paying jobs that allow people to […]
The New York Times On Taxes
From their story today on post-Katrina politics: Economic growth is crucial to reducing poverty, but the effect of tax rates is less clear. In 1993, President Bill Clinton raised taxes on upper-income families, the economy boomed and poverty fell for the next seven years. In 2001, President Bush cut taxes deeply, but even with economic […]
Stencil in Ledroit Park
We liked this stencil. It reads “Our dreams cannot fit in their ballot boxes.”