The Residents and Fellows Union at WMed is threatening strike action after being stonewalled by the WMU administration on wage increases.
Kzoo County Democrats vote unanimously for an arms embargo resolution towards Israel in response to the genocide in Gaza and journalists at NowKalamazoo expose AI driven fake news in Kalamazoo.
At the state level we look at a BridgeMI article examining how recent Trump administration cuts will effect Michigan libraries and look at some barbs from Elissa Slotkin at the "activist" w...
The Residents and Fellows Union at WMed is threatening strike action after being stonewalled by the WMU administration on wage increases.
Kzoo County Democrats vote unanimously for an arms embargo resolution towards Israel in response to the genocide in Gaza and journalists at NowKalamazoo expose AI driven fake news in Kalamazoo.
At the state level we look at a BridgeMI article examining how recent Trump administration cuts will effect Michigan libraries and look at some barbs from Elissa Slotkin at the "activist" wing of the Democratic Party after being questioned on how she is standing up to Trump.
Columbia University have caved into demands from the Trump administration to restore their funding, a court ruling could have chilling implications for the civil rights of trans people, and we conclude with stories on how journalists in Gaza have faced violence from the IDF.
01:25- 12:20 WMed Resident Medical Workers Announce Strike Action
12:25- 19:00 Kzoo County Democrats Pass Arms Embargo Resolution Against Israel
20:15- 29:30 NowKalamazoo Exposes Local News Scam
29:55- 37:50 Trump Admin Defunding Rural Michigan Libraries
38:00- 49:00 Centrist Elissa Slotkin Throws Stones at Progressives in a Glass House
49:40- 56:20 Columbia Caves In to Trump
56:25- 1:03:50 9th Circuit Court Upholds Trans "Bathroom Ban"
1:04:50- 1:10:00 Journalists Under Fire in Gaza
SOURCES/ FURTHER READING
WMed residents, fellow physicians announce strike after negotiations stall
https://wwmt.com/news/local/wmed-residents-fellow-physicians-announce-strike-homer-stryker-aft-cio-bronson-methodist-hospital
Bad ‘news’: Mysteries, misrepresentation, and misinformation
https://nowkalamazoo.org/2025/03/bad-news-mysteries-misrepresentation-and-misinformation
Michigan rural libraries brace for hit from Trump order targeting spending
https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-rural-libraries-brace-hit-trump-order-targeting-spending
Sen. Elissa Slotkin says her job is to be more than just an ‘activist’ against Trump
https://www.mlive.com/news/2025/03/sen-elissa-slotkin-says-her-job-is-to-be-more-than-just-an-activist-against-trump.html
Law Prof. Katherine Franke Accuses Columbia of Empowering Trump by Agreeing to $400M “Ransom Note”
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/24/katherine_franke_columbia_university
9th Circuit Upholds Bathroom Ban, Says Trans Students Violate Cis People's Privacy
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/9th-circuit-upholds-bathroom-ban
Oscar-Winning Palestinian Filmmaker Hamdan Ballal Brutally Beaten in Mob Attack by Israeli Settlers
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/25/hamdan_ballal_no_other_land_settlers
Remembering Hossam Shabat: Gaza Journalist Killed by Israel Was Placed on “Hit List” Before His Death
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/25/hussam_shabat_journalist_killed_gaza
