Michigan

Lessons from the 1967 Detroit Rebellion

This July 23-27 marked 59 years since the heroic Detroit Rebellion of 1967, when the Black community rebelled against the…

July 29, 2026

State of Michigan Retirement System drops all investments in Israel Bonds

The following news release was issued by Michigan Divest on Nov. 21, 2025. After a year-long statewide divestment campaign led…

December 8, 2025

Workers at Detroit Labor Day parade are ready to fight

Detroit From nurses fighting for union representation to autoworkers preparing to possibly strike Stellantis over the right to a job,…

September 5, 2024

Marker commemorates racist Detroit police murders – 57 years after the fact

July 26 was the 57th anniversary of the murder of three Black teenagers by Detroit police. Auburey Pollard, 19, Carl…

July 29, 2024

Michigan ‘uncommitted’ vote sends message to ‘Genocide Joe’

Over 101,000 Michigan voters, casting a ballot in the Democratic Party primary election Feb. 27, sent a clear message to…

March 1, 2024

On the picket line

Detroit casino win  As of Dec. 2, all 4,700 striking union members at three Detroit casinos will be back on…

December 8, 2023

Michigan: Movements spur legislative victories

The scene at the Michigan Capitol in Lansing March 14 was reminiscent of mass protests there in December 2012. At…

March 24, 2023

Heroes honored on Flint Sit-down anniversary

February 11 was the 86th anniversary of one of the most significant events in U.S. labor history: the victory of…

February 17, 2023

Activists get reproductive justice, voter access on Michigan ballot

Michigan’s progressive movement scored a victory, when the Michigan Supreme Court ruled Sept. 8 to allow two progressive initiatives to…

September 12, 2022

Michigan prison authorities ban dictionaries, activists win reversal

In a June 2 story, National Public Radio broke the news that the Michigan Department of Corrections had, over the…

August 5, 2022