New MEA President Steve Cook

It Is About Time

"Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent."
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Stand Up, Fight Back

Tom Hartmann On Point

Mismanagement, Corruption, Greed

The more things change the more they stay the same. Emergency Financial Managers in Detroit, Pontiac and now probably in Benton Harbor cost the state more than the troubled local government they replaced. See here.

It seems the "business" of running towns and schools is a bit more difficult than Snyder and his backers thought. Aside from the odious priorities they are imposing, they are not even doing it well.

The Money and Ideas Behind the Republican Governors

Fitting the Pieces Together