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Michigan's House of Representatives // credit: wikipedia.org Passed in the Senate Tuesday, 98-0, HR 4310 or the National Defense Authorization Act for 2013 is typically a non-controversial military spending outline adopted annually. However, since 2012, and without serious reconsideration of section 1033, civil rights groups are up in arms over the prospect of legalized indefinite detention of US citizens under the act. Section 1033 reads: "An authorization to use military force, a declaratio

Photo: Vincent DiSalvio During President Barack Obama’s first term, he ramped up the war in Afghanistan and tried to extend the war in Iraq. He kept the Guantanamo Bay detention facility open, expanded the US drone program, and kept Robert Gates, who served as defense secretary under George W. Bush, in his cabinet. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) said in an interview this week, “It’s a matter of fact that much of the Obama administration’s foreign policy is a continuation of the Bush administratio

Photo: Vincent DiSalvio During President Barack Obama’s first term, he ramped up the war in Afghanistan and tried to extend the war in Iraq. He kept the Guantanamo Bay detention facility open, expanded the US drone program, and kept Robert Gates, who served as defense secretary under George W. Bush, in his cabinet. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) said in an interview this week, “It’s a matter of fact that much of the Obama administration’s foreign policy is a continuation of the Bush administratio

IRS Building in Washington DC // Credit: Wikimedia Commons As lawmakers broil and simmer over budget reform, many Americans are primarily concerned as to whether or not their tax obligations will go up in 2013. One possible contributor to higher taxes for middle class Americans is the alternative minimum income tax, or AMT. The alternative minimum tax, introduced in 1969 and modernized in 1982, was intended to ensure that the wealthy, who had been abusing tax loopholes and deductions for decad

Credit: ed.gov The US Department of Education announced the 61 finalists in the 2012 Race to the Top District (RTTT-D) competition on Monday, November 26. There was a total of 372 applicants for the $400 million which will be split proportionally among the winners. Race to the Top is an education grant program initiated by President Barack Obama to incentivize schools to perform highly under Common Core standards. The program encourages schools to adopt reform measures and implement them effec

Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne. Photo: MotorTrend Chrysler Group announced last week that the company's investment in engine production will create 1,250 jobs in Michigan. At the Mack I Engine Plant in Detroit, Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne announced that $198 million will be invested in the plant to produce the Pentastar V-6 engine. Marchionne said that this will create up to 250 new jobs at Mack I, "subject to market conditions." According to the Detroit Free Press, 200 workers from t

Reince Priebus Seeks Another Term as RNC Chair, Credit: msnbc.com Announced Friday, Reince Priebus will seek another term as Chairman of the Republican National Committee. Reported by the Daily Caller, Priebus emailed the 168 members of the committee to share the news, writing: “When I return the week after Thanksgiving, I intend to make an official announcement that I am running to continue on as your Chairman, but I wanted to let you all know first.” Emerging as a key player in the Republic

Credit: University of Michigan On Thursday, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Michigan ban on affirmative action was unconstitutional. This decision contradicts the 9th Circuit's decision to uphold the California ban, demonstrating a Supreme Court decision on affirmative action is needed more than ever. Michigan passed a ban on affirmative action in 2006 for government hiring and contracting, and for admission to public universities by amending its constitution. The decision was

Energy experts now say that the “Rebirth of the Rust Belt” may emancipate the United States from much of its oil dependency by the year 2020, with states such as Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan on the front line. The International Energy Agency released a study that suggests the US will surpass Saudi Arabia’s title as the world’s largest oil producer in less than a decade, with a process known as hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” which has put oil and natural gas output on a striking rise.

Since Obama won reelection a week ago, the White House website has been flooded with petitions from citizens in various states wanting their states to secede from the union.  It is important to note that these are not official petitions by the state governments but rather petitions started by individual citizens. The threat of secession is nothing new in the United States.  It seems that after any election, people want their states to secede so that they don't have to live under a leader they d