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An Open Letter to the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners
Editors Note: The following is a letter written by a National Lawyer's Guild legal observer and eyewitness to the protests in Detroit this past weekend, to the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners. An Open Letter to Detroit Board of Police CommissionersRe: Police...
Democrats Losing Progressive Support
Editors Note: This is a story that is repeating itself many times across the country as many progressives exit the Democratic Party, specifically citing the Party's constant violations of its own rules. Regular readers will remember Nicole Reid from this article, when...
Cargo Cult “Democracy”
Today the Michigan Democratic State Central Committee will meet to elect delegates to the Democratic National Convention. I'm a delegate to the State Central Committee from CD12. We're not actually electing anyone. We're just performing the voting ritual. The DNC, the...
Sanders Campaign Breaks DNC Rules, Purges Activist
Below is a copy of a letter I sent on behalf of Nicole Reid (MI-10), detailing how the Sanders campaign purged at least one activist for her creed - her set of fundamental beliefs or guiding principles - and asking for their response. There has been no response....
How to Break “Blue No Matter Who”
Progressives and the left face the same problem every four years. The established order of the Democratic Party nominates a plutocratic shill and dares us to let the Republican win, confident that we’re good people and in the end, we’ll fall in line because the...