While the corporate media is often responsible for much of the reduction of politics to pointless and inaccurate sound bites, the candidates themselves and the political parties often play a significa...

This weekend, The Bloom Collective, a local lending library and infoshop on Wealthy Street, is coordinating Grand Rapids first "Really, Really Free Market" in Grand Rapids. The event will take place o...

Last week, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)--the largest and most visible animal rights group in the United States--published a letter in The New York Times attempting to defend its ...

The following articles of interest were published elsewhere on the web today:

• Meekhof Wants to Take Away Health Benefits, Says GVSU "Promotes Immorality"Categories: lgbt gvsu government mi...

The Bush administration is reportedly trying to push through a measure that would severely weaken regulation of workplace exposure to dangerous chemicals. The rule change calls for reexamining how to ...

Baristas at a Starbucks store in Minnesota have announced their affiliation with the Starbucks Workers Union to demand that Starbucks pay its workers better wages and offer severance packages to baris...

With all of the ongoing organizing against the Republican National Convention (RNC) around Michigan--including an upcoming meeting in Grand Rapids--the following report-back might be of interest to so...

Yesterday, The Grand Rapids Press published a 1,284 word "guest column" by West Michigan congressional representative Vern Ehlers. The column--coming from a representative who is not known for being p...

In Iraq, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government has reiterated that it wants US combat forces to complete their withdrawal by the end of 2010. The Iraqi plan is similar to the one advocated by De...

Last Thursday, the local group ACTIVATE organized a "critical mass" bike ride in response to Republican presidential candidate John McCain's visit to Grand Rapids. While the group's original plans wer...

Last Thursday, Republican presidential candidate John McCain was in West Michigan, primarily for a fundraiser that was closed to the media at the home of Peter Secchia. Before the fundraiser, McCain h...

First All-Women-of-Color Presidential Ticket in US History: Green Party Nominee Cynthia McKinney and Running Mate Rosa Clemente on War, Democracy and Hip HopCategories: greenparty elections200...

Some local Democrats gathered today at Veterans Park to respond to a recent paid political ad that the McCain campaign is running in Michigan. Five US military veterans and a few local Democratic cand...

Presidential contender Barack Obama has arrived in Baghdad for his first visit to Iraq since he became the Democrat's presumptive nominee. Obama's arrival comes just two days after Iraqi Prime Ministe...