Making democracy work for our environment – wsg Nayyirah Shariff & Sean McBrearty
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by Chris Savage & MoReno Taylor II
7M ago
Nayyirah Shariff on Twitter: @NayyirahShariff Flint Rising on Twitter: @FlintRising Flint Rising's website: FlintRising.com Sean McBrearty on Twitter: @SeanMcBreartyMI Clean Water Action Michigan on Twitter: @CleanWaterMI Water and Oil Don't Mix on Twitter: @OilWaterDntMix Clean Water Action's website: CleanWater.org/states/michigan Water and Oil Don't Mix's website: OilAndWaterDontMix.org Enbridge, the company responsible for the worst oil spill in Michigan history, runs a pair of pipelines along the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac just west of the Mackinac Bridge. Each day they pump 540,00 ..read more
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EVERY issue is a disability issue – wsg Kimberly Knackstedt with the Disability Economic Justice Collaborative
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by Chris Savage & MoReno Taylor II
7M ago
Kim Knackstedt on Twitter: @kiknack The Century Foundation on Twitter: @TCFdotorg The Disability Economic Justice Collaborative on Twitter: @DEJCollab The Century Foundation's website is at TCF.org The Disability Economic Justice Collaborative's website is at DEJC.org Kim Knackstedt's bio can be found HERE. Kim Knackstedt and Rebeccas Vallas discuss the DEJC's disability economic justice policy framework at The Century Foundation: How to Embed a Disability Economic Justice Policy Framework in Domestic Policy Making Susan Demas at Michigan Advance: What we owe our children after the horror at M ..read more
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Governing in the majority – wsg Rep. Natalie Price and Sen. Erika Geiss
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by Chris Savage & MoReno Taylor II
7M ago
Natalie Price on Twitter: @VoteNPrice Natalie Price at the Michigan House Democrats' website: HouseDems.com/Natalie-Price Erika Geiss on Twitter: @SenErikaGeiss Erika Geiss at the Michigan Senate Democrats' website: SenateDems.com/Geiss Follow the Michigan Democrats and their legislative agenda at Legislature.MI.gov Anna Gustafson at Michigan Advance: After years of misogyny, racism and threats in Lansing, progressive women are in charge Ken Coleman at Michigan Advance: Advocates make the case for an EITC hike before the State of the State address Laina Stebbins at Michigan Advance: House, Sen ..read more
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Feeding ourselves without destroying the climate – wsg journalist and author Michael Grunwald
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by Chris Savage & MoReno Taylor II
7M ago
Mike Grunwald on Twitter: @MikeGrunwald Listen to the Climavores podcast HERE. Buy Michael Grunwald's book The New New Deal in paperback HERE and for Kindle HERE. Buy Michael Grunwald's book The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise HERE. Mike Grunwald at Politico: My Life In the Elusive Green Economy Mike Grunwald at Canary Media: This Super-Tree Could Help Feed the World and Fight Climate Change Mike Grunwald at Canary Media: Afraid of high-tech food? Get over it Mike Grunwald at The New York Times: No One Wants to Say ‘Put Down That Burger,’ but We Really Should Excer ..read more
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The Triumph and Tragedy of Detroit – wsg historian and journalist Ken Coleman
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by Chris Savage & MoReno Taylor II
7M ago
Ken Coleman on Twitter: @HistoryLivesDet Ken Coleman is on Facebook HERE. Ken Coleman's work at Michigan Advance can be found HERE. BOOKS MENTIONED DURING THE POD: The Origins of the Urban Crisis: Race and Inequality in Postwar Detroit by Thomas Sugrue The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, the Underclass, and Public Policy by William Julius Wilson Chris Savage can be found on Twitter at @Eclectablog. MoReno Taylor II can be found on Twitter at @MI_MADE_Man. Support the pod by becoming a Patreon donor HERE! Give us a five-star review at iTunes! The GOTMFV Show Facebook page is HERE! Music cl ..read more
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An evangelist for statewide grassroots organizing – wsg Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes
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by Chris Savage & MoReno Taylor II
7M ago
Lavora Barnes on Twitter: @LavoraBarnes Lavora's bio is HERE. Michigan Democratic Party on Twitter: @MichiganDems Michigan Democratic Party's website: MichiganDems.com Meet the MDP staff including all of the Project 83 organizers HERE. Chris Savage can be found on Twitter at @Eclectablog. MoReno Taylor II can be found on Twitter at @MI_MADE_Man. Support the pod by becoming a Patreon donor HERE! Give us a five-star review at iTunes! The GOTMFV Show Facebook page is HERE! Music clips Intro and transition music: Tell Me What I Want to Hear by Mike Wagner/Total Strangers Outro music: Complain (fro ..read more
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Don’t underestimate the talent of Michigan Democrats! – with special guest Susan J. Demas
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by Chris Savage & MoReno Taylor II
7M ago
Susan Demas on Twitter: @SJDemas Susan Demas' work Michigan Advance is HERE. Michigan Advance can be found HERE. Michigan Advance on Twitter: @MichiganAdvance Senator Mike Shirkey's bizarre farewell speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NDZRM_RK00 Arpan Lobo at the Detroit Free Press: Judge dismisses charges against Rick Snyder related to Flint water crisis Chris Savage can be found on Twitter at @Eclectablog. MoReno Taylor II can be found on Twitter at @MI_MADE_Man. Support the pod by becoming a Patreon donor HERE! Give us a five-star review at iTunes! The GOTMFV Show Facebook page is HERE ..read more
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Thinking about education as something other than school-shaped ATMs – wsg Mitchell Robinson
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by Chris Savage & MoReno Taylor II
7M ago
Mitchell Robinson on Twitter: @mrobmused Mitchell Robinson at MSU: Mitchell Robinson - Associate Professor of Music Education Mitchell Robinson's campaign website: MitchellRobinsonForStateSchoolBoard.org Mitchell Robinson at Eclectablog: Please stop with the “heartwarming” teacher stories: this is no way to treat professionals Craig Mauger at The Detroit News: How ex-House Speaker Lee Chatfield provided foothold in state government for lobbyists Chris Savage can be found on Twitter at @Eclectablog. MoReno Taylor II can be found on Twitter at @MI_MADE_Man. Support the pod by becoming a Patreon ..read more
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The magic behind Michigan’s abortion ballot proposal success – wsg Shanay Watson-Whittaker
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by Chris Savage & MoReno Taylor II
7M ago
Shanay Watson-Whittaker on Twitter: @LaFemme_Negrita Reproductive Freedom for All's website: MIReproFreedom.org Michigan's Prop 3 on Twitter: @MIReproFreedom Chris Savage can be found on Twitter at @Eclectablog. MoReno Taylor II can be found on Twitter at @MI_MADE_Man. Support the pod by becoming a Patreon donor HERE! Give us a five-star review at iTunes! The GOTMFV Show Facebook page is HERE! Music clips Intro and transition music: Tell Me What I Want to Hear by Mike Wagner/Total Strangers Outro music: Complain (from the movie Bob Roberts) by David Robbins & Tim Robbins ..read more
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