Media Cyphers Kalamazoo

We look at how the Big BS Bill is going to cause financial strain for medical helicopter transport in Michigan and how the problems are both an indictment of the bill and the US healthcare system.

 

Lawrence and I talk about a viral idea going around about college athletes withholding their talent for states that are gerrymandering their majority minority districts out of existence.

 

Wildwood Apartments in Kalamazoo are condemned for shoddy upkeep by their property management leaving tenants in a chaotic situation.

 

Erika Kirk gave a speech at Hillsdale College and we discuss how using Christianity to push ideas that spread hate and punish the poor is a fundamental sin.

 

We express concern about the embrace of right-wing political figures that are expressing condemnation of Israel and how people who are regressive except for Palestine make for strange bedfellows. In a related story, Dana Nessel is crashing out on social media seemingly because "Progressive Except for Palestine" is no longer a tenable political position.

 

We close discussing the aftermath of the supreme court's decision on the Voting Rights Act and some political comedy at the roast of Kevin Hart.

 

01:55- 15:50 Get to the Choppa!?- How the Big BS Bill is Effecting Medical Helicopter Transport in Michigan

 

19:50- 30:10 Game Off- Could College Athletes Withhold Labor to Tackle Voting Rights?

 

30:15- 43:28 Condemning Capitalism- Tenants Scramble as Wildwood Complex is Condemned For Rotting Stairs and Balconies

 

43:30- 59:00 Hillsdale College Carries the Flame- Erika Kirk Speaks at Commencement

 

59:00- 1:12:45 "Regressive Except for Palestine"- The Dangers of Embracing the Anti-Zionist Right

 

1:12:45- 1:36:20 "Progressive Except for Palestine"- Dana Nessel Crashes Out on Facebook

 

1:36:45- 1:44:05 Gerrymandering For Me But Not For Thee- Supreme Court Pushes Back on "Blue" Redistricting

 

01:44:20- 1:48:15 Political Chuckles at the Roast of Kevin Hart

 

1:48:20- 1:51:30 A Special Shout Out to the Voice of Loy Norrix

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

Rural Michigan may need more medical helicopters. Can it afford them?
https://bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/rural-michigan-may-need-more-medical-helicopters-can-it-afford-them/

 

‘CONDEMNED’: Residents fear what’s next after apartment complex is deemed uninhabitable
https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2026/05/condemned-residents-fear-whats-next-after-apartment-complex-is-deemed-uninhabitable.html

 

Protesters rally in deeply red county to oppose Erika Kirk, Christian nationalism, Trump
https://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/2026/05/protesters-rally-in-deeply-red-county-to-oppose-erika-kirk-christian-nationalism-trump.html

 

Lightning struck the site of an Erika Kirk protest. ‘Charlie is keeping an eye out for us.’
https://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/2026/05/lightning-struck-the-site-of-an-erika-kirk-protest-charlie-is-keeping-an-eye-out-for-us.html

 

Dana Nessel Crashes Out on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BiEoNKrFn/

 

Black Disenfranchisement Has Not Been This Intense Since Jim Crow
https://truthout.org/articles/black-disenfranchisement-has-not-been-this-intense-since-jim-crow/

 

 

The Michigan Supreme Court bans warrantless arrests inside courthouses in a rebuke to conduct from ICE.

 

A professor who had kind words for student organizers for Palestine at the University of Michigan commencement is being scolded by the university administration.

 

In another story about our Wolverine neighbors the Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority is putting a 12 month moratorium on a new data center that would have powered nuclear weapon research at U of M.

 

We briefly look at some new information about Melania Trump's ties to Epstein and how a candidate in Michigan's 2nd congressional district is trying to knock their opponent out the race over their trans identity.

 

We then spend some time discussing the Supreme Court kneecapping the Voting Rights Act and the bankruptcy of Spirit Airlines.

 

2:00- 7:30 MI Supreme Court Bans Arrests Inside Courthouses w/o a Warrant

 

9:00- 21:50 U of M Professor Scolded for Praising Anti-Genocide Student Protestors

 

22:00- 38:00 I Am Become a Utility Authority, Destroyer of Data Centers- Ypsi Passes 12 Month Moratorium on Nuke Weapons Data Center at U of M

 

38:00- 40:45 Melania & The Epstein Files

 

40:50- 51:35 MI Dem Primary Contender Tries to Knock Out Opponent With Anti- Trans Tactic

 

53:30- 01:11:25 Supreme Court Kneecaps Voting Rights Act

 

01:11:30- 01:33:50 Spirit Airlines Goes Under

 

01:34:20- 01:47:20 Correspondents Dinner, Hasan, and Other Quick Hits

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

Michigan Supreme Court bans warrantless civil arrests at courthouses 
https://www.wlns.com/news/politics/michigan-supreme-court-prohibits-civil-arrests/

 

Pro-Palestine speech by University of Michigan professor criticized by university leaders
https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2026/05/pro-palestine-speech-by-university-of-michigan-professor-criticized-by-university-leaders.html

 

Ypsilanti utility board halts University of Michigan nuclear weapons data center
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/04/jevd-m04.html

 

Michigan Dem Claims Trans Primary Opponent Violated Law by Not Running Under Deadname
https://www.them.us/story/frank-liberati-joanna-whaley-michigan-congressional-campaign-deadname

 

The Supreme Court Has Completed Its Quest to Kill the Voting Rights Act
www.thenation.com/article/politics/supreme-court-demolishes-voting-rights-act/

 

Spirit Airlines 2.0
https://letsbuyspirit.neocities.org/

 

We talk about prisoners engaging in a hunger strike at an ICE Detention Center in Baldwin, MI.

 

DTE is leading astroturfing efforts ahead of the upcoming election to curb a citizen initiative to municipalize electricity in Ann Arbor.

 

We look at an op-ed about May Day and Lawrence joins us to discuss the fallout from the assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents Dinner.

 

The Trump administration is suing the SPLC and right-wing media is pushing the idea that they've been using their resources to bankroll white supremacist events rather than simply pay informants.

 

We also look at efforts from the FCC to force companies to put a content warning on media featuring LGBTQ+ characters.

 

01:10- 7:00 Hunger Strike at ICE Detention Center in Baldwin

 

07:40- 15:00 DTE Astroturfing to Curb Municipal Power Initiative in Ann Arbor

 

16:00- 23:50 Movement Analysis- From No Kings to May Day

 

26:00- 53:15 Ballroom Grift- Trump Angles Assassination Attempt Towards Rallying Public Support for his Ballroom

 

53:15- 1:02:00  Onion and Infowars, Awesome News Great Job!

 

1:02:55- 1:17:00 Trump Admin Sets Sights on the Southern Poverty Law Center

 

01:17:25- 1:26:00 Celebrity Culture, Para-social Relationships, Megan Thee Stallion

 

01:26:20- 1:37:00 FCC Pressuring Companies to Have Special Ratings for LGBTQ+ Content

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

Detainee speaks out as hunger strike continues at Michigan’s largest ICE detention center
https://michiganadvance.com/2026/04/23/detainee-speaks-out-as-hunger-strike-continues-at-michigans-largest-ice-detention-center/

 

No Detention Centers in Michigan
https://nodetentioncentersmi.org/

 

Ann Arbor Public Power initiative accuses DTE of fronting opposition effort
https://michiganadvance.com/2026/04/27/ann-arbor-public-power-initiative-accuses-dte-of-fronting-opposition-effort/

 

Building Power from No Kings to May Day: Reflections from a Minneapolis Activist
https://www.leftvoice.org/building-power-from-no-kings-to-may-day-reflections-from-a-minneapolis-activist/

 

‘We Need the Ballroom’: Trump Uses Shooting Outside White House Correspondents’ Dinner to Boost Corrupt Project 
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-ballroom-white-house-correspondents

 

Trump Justice Department intervenes to defend fascists and neo-Nazis
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/24/llez-a24.html

 

Trump's FCC Targets Parental Rating System Over Transgender TV Characters
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trumps-fcc-targets-parental-rating

 

AG Dana Nessel is trying to make Consumers Energy lower their rates for customers and we look at some alarming conditions around water access at the Kalamazoo County Jail.

 

We look at a piece from The Intercept that traces how the Pentagon projects its pro-Western propaganda in the Middle East.

 

Lawrence joins us and we talk about the tragic murder of beloved community member Telonn Horton at Davis St Park, a popular skate park and third space in the Vine Neighborhood. 

 

We spend time talking about the Michigan Democratic Party Convention that took place over the weekend and what it portends about Michigan politics.

 

The mad king is flailing amidst his war of choice with Iran and we talk about some of Iran's clever AI "rap-aganda."

 

We close discussing Dave Chappelle and him learning the hard way why you shouldn't 'punch down' when you're a famous comedian with a platform.

 

1:00- 7:00 Power Politics: Nessel Pushes for Rate Decreases for Consumers Energy Customers

 

7:00- 13:00 Water Conditions Deplorable at Kzoo County Jail

 

13:45- 31:00 Tracing Pentagon Propaganda in Real Time- Western Mouthpieces in the Middle East

 

32:00- 46:00 A Tragedy at Davis St Park

 

46:00- 1:17:30 Michigan Democratic Party Convention- Centrist Parades and Centrists Shamed

 

1:18:00- 1:35:00 The Mad King and Iran's Rap-aganda Blitz

 

1:37:00- 1:44:25 I Didn't Tell No Trans Jokes that Fascists Could Use I Got More Sense than That... Yeah I Told Some Trans Jokes OR Money is A Hell of a Drug

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

Michigan AG seeks decrease in Consumers Energy natural gas rate case
https://michiganadvance.com/briefs/nessel-files-for-decrease-in-consumers-energy-electric-rate-case-calls-for-end-to-yearly-increases/

 

'Cruel and inhumane': One-on-one with Kalamazoo County Jail inmate on water issues
https://wwmt.com/news/local/kalamazoo-county-jail-water-quality-issues-inmate-interview-cloudy-color-bottles-health-safety-investigation-repair-west-michigan

 

These Middle Eastern News Sites Are Actually U.S. Government Propaganda Operations 
https://theintercept.com/2026/04/20/pentagon-middle-eastern-news-propaganda-iran/

 

Vigil remembers life of Telonn Horton who died in Kalamazoo park shooting
https://wwmt.com/news/local/vigil-telonn-horton-kalamazoo-vine-neighborhood-park-shooting-kalamazoo-department-public-safety-remembrance-skate-park-western-michigan

 

Michigan Democrats push party left. Will voters follow? 
https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-democrats-push-party-left-will-voters-follow/

 

We talk about ongoing contract negotiations with Teacher Assistants at WMU for better pay and benefits and briefly shout out efforts to get money out of Michigan politics. 

 

We look at an article from Bridge Michigan tracing the rise and fall of DEI at the University of Michigan.

 

Lawrence joins us to discuss Abdul El-Sayed's rally with Hasan Piker and others at Michigan State University and give our thoughts on the state of the race.

 

Trump is blaspheming in the Oval Office and we talk about some late comer media personalities who have only recently figured out that (gasp) Donald Trump may not be a good person!

 

Hungarians vote out Victor Orban and his authoritarian project in an election that could be a bad omen for the fascist right- especially in the U.S. who had modeled Project 2025 and its own consolidation after Orban's example.

 

Democrats continue to embrace AIPAC spiting their base who overwhelmingly disapprove, and we make some brief comments on the "Fire Luigi(s)" popping up at warehouses across the country.

 

01:20- 07:30 WMU's Teacher Assistants Want More Family Time, Fair Pay

 

07:35- 9:15 Quick Shout Out to Mop Up Michigan

 

10:00- 28:00 DEI at U of M

 

30:00- 59:00 Abdul El-Sayed and Hasan Piker at MSU and Election Updates

 

59:15- 1:20:30 Jesus Trump Superstar- Blasphemy and Belligerence from the Oval Office

 

1:20:45- 1:40:30 Hungary for Change- Orban Gets the Bum's Rush

 

1:40:35- 1:48:30 Democrats Embrace AIPAC Despite Their Base

 

1:48:30- 1:50:15 A Brief Note on "Fire Luigi(s)"

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

WMU Teaching Assistant Union at a bargaining standstill
https://www.westernherald.com/news/article_d93a6686-c46a-4dab-b75e-22630d68e8b9.html

 

Petition: Graduate Teaching Assistants deserve fair compensation.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeaA-YkpYHFa7b-O-IKsgxYWNHAwbCRtlwbT3kDo2Ip0po3uw/viewform

 

Mop Up Michigan- Michiganders For Money Out of Politics
https://mopupmichigan.org/

 

The rise and fall of DEI at University of Michigan
https://bridgemi.com/talent-education/the-rise-and-fall-of-dei-at-university-of-michigan/

 

Viktor Orbán’s Hungarian Model Has Collapsed
https://jacobin.com/2026/04/hungary-election-orban-defeat-magyar

 

Medicare For All- A Citizen's Guide
By Abdul El-Sayed and Micah Johnson
Available at the Kalamazoo Public Library

We start our show talking about how Trump's recent decision to gut forestry research and make it a middle man for logging corporations is closing some vital institutions here in Michigan.

 

A pilot program in Ann Arbor could show the way towards clean, municipally owned energy.

 

We look at how ICE is impacting healthcare facilities in Michigan and grapple with the legacy of Cesar Chavez in light of recent revelations.

 

Lawrence joins us to discuss Trump's unhinged threats against Iran, the role of Christian nationalism in the war, and how it sharply contrasts with America's other tradition of liberatory theology.

 

We close talking about the centrist Third Way's pearl clutching over Hasan Piker.

 

2:45- 13:00 Trump Cuts Hit Michigan Forest Research

 

14:30- 30:50 Power FOR the People- Ann Arbor's New Community Clean Energy Utility

 

32:00- 39:00 How ICE is Impacting Michigan Healthcare Facilities

 

40:00- 45:30 Grappling With Cesar Chavez's Legacy

 

46:45- 56:45 Trumpageddon: The President's Unhinged Easter Week Tweets

 

56:45- 1:22:30 White Christian Nationalism, Foreign Policy, and Liberation Theology

 

1:22:40- 1:41:20 Centrist Knives Out for Hasan Piker

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

Trump administration plans closure of 4 Michigan forestry research centers 
https://bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/trump-administration-plans-closure-of-4-michigan-forestry-research-centers

 

How Ann Arbor, Michigan, is creating its own clean energy utility
https://michiganadvance.com/2026/04/04/how-ann-arbor-michigan-is-creating-its-own-clean-energy-utility/

 

ICE presence increasing at Michigan healthcare facilities
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/06/msee-a06.html

 

The Cost of Making Cesar Chavez the Face of a Movement
https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/cost-of-cesar-chavez-face-movement/

 

Christian Nationalists in US Government Push Attacks on Iran as Holy War
https://truthout.org/articles/christian-nationalists-in-us-government-push-attacks-on-iran-as-holy-war/

 

Dems Claim to Want a Hasan Piker — Then Try to Cancel Him
https://jacobin.com/2026/04/democrats-piker-left-media-podcasts

 

The biggest No Kings yet brought 8 million Americans into the street and about the same number of online posts, comments, and arguments about them. While the rallies themselves aren't radical and the 'sheep-dogging' of energy into the centrist wing of Democratic Party politics is apparent the individuals involved and bringing signs to the streets- some for the first time- are open to new ideas and real organizing.

 

We then give you a brief update on the state of affairs at the People's Food Co-Op. An article from the Kalamazoo Gazette highlights how KDPS is serving homeless individuals in the city and we critique the 'copaganda.'

 

Michigan Republicans are targeting RX Kids, a program that provides financial support for new mothers and children, with slanderous lies. One accuses it of being co-opted as an abortion "pump and dump" scheme and another brings anti-immigrant xenophobia into the mix. Both expose a contradiction on how "family values" politicians value families actually being provided with resources.

 

We close the show looking at two stories about how the Israeli and U.S. government are targeting journalists.

 

01:30- 22:22 No Kings Discourse- Performative Activism or Organizing Opportunity?

 

23:00- 27:15 Update on the People's Food Co-Op

 

27:50- 36:40 Kalamazoo "Copaganda" and the Houseless

 

37:25- 44:30 Republican Family Values- Baselessly Attacking RX Kids

 

45:00- 1:04:35 Journalism vs. Fascism in Israel and America

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

Biggest No Kings Demonstration Ever Brings Millions to the Streets
https://www.leftvoice.org/biggest-no-kings-demonstration-ever-brings-10-million-to-the-streets/

 

PFC Situation Update, Owner Petition Drive, and Call for Owner Action
https://www.change.org/p/pfc-owners-want-accountable-and-transparent-leadership-practices/u/34435330

 

How Kalamazoo police are working to break the cycle of chronic homelessness
https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2026/03/how-kalamazoo-police-are-working-to-break-the-cycle-of-chronic-homelessness.html

 

Michigan GOP lawmaker’s baseless Rx Kids abortion claim disputed by data, called ‘despicable’ 
https://michiganadvance.com/2026/03/30/michigan-gop-lawmakers-baseless-rx-kids-abortion-claim-disputed-by-data-called-despicable/

 

CNN news team assaulted and detained by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/31/dfkj-m31.html

 

Trump Isn’t Just Bullying Journalists. He’s Subverting the First Amendment.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-isnt-just-bullying-journalists-hes-subverting-the-first-amendment/

 

We start by looking at a needed increase in mental health resources in Michigan and walk through the history of how we got to a deficit of care in the first place.

 

Lawrence joins us to discuss the debacle in Iran and how AIPAC is feeling electoral fallout from Israel's belligerence. 

 

Grands Rapids residents rallied at the GRPD to demand justice for Da'Quain Johnson, slain by police. Lawrence recounts his experience at the demonstration and we talk through important issues of solidarity and movement energy.

 

Robert Mueller passed away and we discuss his legacy- both as FBI director and later as a lightning rod during the first Trump administration for liberal media coverage largely around "Russiagate." Did the hyperfocus on the Mueller investigation by "BlueAnon" take precious time and energy away from organizing against Trump's authoritarianism and casual law breaking?*

 

Chuck Norris passes away and we look at the gulf between his personal beliefs and his legacy as entertainer and martial artist. The Academy Awards just took place- me and Lawrence really liked Sinners and have some grievances and analysis about best picture winner "One Battle After Another."

 

Afroman fought the law and he won.

 

*The answer is yes, yes it did.

 

01:30- 12:00 Mental Health Resources in Michigan

 

13:00- 53:00 High Gas Prices, War in the Middle East- the 2000's Are Back (Iran War Updates)

 

53:00- 1:13:00 Justice for Da'Quain Johnson and Building Solidarity

 

1:13:00- 1:25:20 Mueller Time- The Legacy of Robert Mueller and the Trump 1.0 "BlueAnon" Cult

 

1:25:30- 1:31:00 Chuck Norris Fact- A Legacy Betrayed By Late Stage Support for Fascism

 

1:31:00- 1:55:00 Academy Awards- Sinners Shorted and One Liberal's Fantasy of Revolution After Another

 

1:55:00- 1:57:00 Afroman Fought the Law (And Afroman Won)

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

Michigan boosts bed capacity in ‘horribly underserved’ mental health system 
https://bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/michigan-boosts-bed-capacity-in-horribly-underserved-mental-health-system/

 

CAIR-Michigan praises court ruling as protecting pro-Palestinian student speech at U of M
https://michiganadvance.com/2026/03/20/cair-michigan-praises-court-ruling-as-protecting-pro-palestinian-student-speech-at-u-of-m/

 

How can there be justice for Da’Quain Johnson when so few people show up to demand justice?
https://griid.org/2026/03/22/how-can-there-be-justice-for-daquain-johnson-when-so-few-people-show-up-to-demand-justice/

 

One Fetish After Another: PTA Exploits Black Women and Averts Revolution
https://blackgirlwatching.substack.com/p/one-battle-after-another-review

 

We come back from an (unplanned) 3 week break and briefly touch on the significance of the Irish liberation struggle on St. Patrick's Day.

 

We look at how the community in Southwest Michigan is rallying to help those effected by the tornadoes in Three Rivers, how organizers are building opposition to an ICE facility in Romulus, and how Michigander's voting rights may be headed to the Supreme Court.

 

The government's war on trans rights continues and we look at an alarming court case out of Texas.

 

We spend the last portion of our show discussing the blunders and bluster around the war on Iran.

 

2:55- 19:50 Thoughts on the Irish Liberation Struggle on St. Patrick's 2026

 

20:30- 29:30 The Aftermath- Tornadoes Strike Three Rivers

 

30:00- 35:25 Michiganders Organizing Against ICE Detention Center in Romulus

 

30:30- 43:45 Michigan Voting Rights Headed to Supreme Court

 

44:20- 1:03:30 The Continuing War on Trans Rights

 

1:04:10- 1:15:00 Much Watched "Antifa" Case in Texas Rules in Favor of "Fa"

 

1:15:30- 1:32:40 Blunders and Bluster: America Attacks Iran

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

James Connolly: Socialism and Nationalism
https://www.marxists.org/archive/connolly/1897/01/socnat.htm

 

Irish Insurrection: The Easter Rising of 1916
https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/irish-insurrection-the-easter-rising-of-1916

 

Irish Republican Army: Anti-Imperialism, Guerrilla Warfare, and National Liberation
https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/irish-republican-army-ira-anti-imperialism-guerrilla-warfare-and-socialism

 

Ireland, Colonialism, and the Unfinished Revolution
by Robbie McVeigh and Bill Rolston
From Haymarket Books

 

Southwest Michigan Rallies to Support Tornado Victims With $20,000
https://wrkr.com/southwest-michigan-tornado-relief/

 

Coalition fighting ICE detention center opening in Romulus says its movement is gaining steam
https://michiganadvance.com/2026/03/17/coalition-fighting-ice-detention-center-opening-in-romulus-says-its-movement-is-gaining-steam/

 

Michigan voter roll fight may be first to land at Supreme Court 
https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-voter-roll-fight-may-be-first-to-land-at-supreme-court

 

4th Circuit Rules That States Can Compel Trans Adults To "Appreciate Their Sex" Via Care Bans
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/4th-circuit-rules-that-states-can

 

Trump Administration Opens the Door for ICE to Target Anyone Suspected of Being Trans
https://transitics.substack.com/p/trump-administration-opens-the-door

 

Anti-ICE protesters accused of being part of antifa found guilty of support for terrorism in Texas
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/13/texas-terrorism-trial

 

We start the hour with some strong words from the Michigan chapter of the AFL-CIO on ICE personnel in Michigan and discuss the ICE detention center in Baldwin and GEO Group's profit motive.

 

Lawrence joins us to discuss the life and legacy of Jesse Jackson.

 

We spend some time looking at the rhetorical split between corporatist and progressive Democrats on ICE abolition.

 

A child in school was rebuked for choosing Harriet Tubman for an assignment asking them to right a short essay about a hero and we look at how a slavery era torture practice is being used in ICE detention centers.

 

1:40- 19:00 ICE in Michigan

 

20:00- 46:00  Rest in Power Jesse Jackson

 

46:20- 1:13:30  The Rhetorical Split on Dem's Response to ICE

 

1:13:45- 1:36:40  Viva La Cuba: Trump Admin Ratchets Up Blockade

 

01:41:00- 1:44:00 Harriet Tubman: Too WOKE for School?

 

1:44:20- 1:55:30 Hot Box: How a Brutal Piece of American History is Repeating Itself in ICE Detention

 

SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

 

Powerful union federation says ‘hell no’ to ICE ramping up presence in Michigan
https://michiganadvance.com/2026/02/16/powerful-union-federation-says-hell-no-to-ice-ramping-up-presence-in-michigan/

 

Owner of Michigan ICE detention center reported $254M profit last year
https://www.mlive.com/news/2026/02/owner-of-michigan-ice-detention-center-reported-254m-profit-last-year.html

 

“Keep Hope Alive”: Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Icon Who Twice Ran for President
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/17/rip_jesse_jackson

 

Elite Capture
How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else)
by Olúfẹ́mi O. Taiwo
AVAILABLE AT KALAMAZOO PUBLIC LIBRARY (AUDIO, EBOOK)
https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1867-elite-capture

 

As the Nuestra América Flotilla Attempts to Defy the U.S. Blockade, Let’s Build an Anti-Imperialist Movement in Solidarity with Cuba
https://www.leftvoice.org/nuestra-america-flotilla-prepares-to-break-u-s-blockade-of-cuba