By Tracie McMillanRead the full piece on Switchyard’s website. I was taught to believe in the American Dream. For a Gen-X white girl in a white-flight exurb in the Rust Belt, that meant I grew up believing that the Founders meant what they said, that we are all equal. I was taught to believe that … Read more
On the radio, on WDET, June 24, 2025 at 10am. As lawmakers debate slashing nearly $300 billion (https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-as…) from food assistance, millions of Americans are facing an uncertain future. In her new opinion piece for The New York Times, (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/op…) investigative journalist and author Tracie McMillan (https://traciemcmillan.com) reminds us why hunger remains a persistent reality … Read more
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By Tracie M. McMillan, Guest columnist.Read the original piece in the Detroit Free Press. You’d think my parents would have told me we fled integration. Instead, they said: We moved because of the schools. My family runs four generations deep here in southeastern Michigan: Pontiac and Waterford, Ann Arbor and Detroit, Rose Township and White Lake. … Read more
Rideshare Drivers Demand End to ‘Firing by App’ Tatiana Walk-Morris, July 2, 2024“Due process” for deactivations would include clear rules, guidelines and appeals before loss of income.
Occidental College Undergrad Workers Go Union Larry Buhl, June 21, 2024Vote adds to growing unionization among U.S. undergraduate workers. After Multiple Strikes, the Biden Administration Forces an Employer to Apply Again for Its Multibillion Dollar Contract Jesse Baum, June 11, 2024A new contract that requires “labor harmony” could be a model to empower millions who … Read more
“Gifted” programs funnel money towards a disproportionate share of white students, Tracie McMillan explains in her new book. By Tracie McMillan, Teen Vogue I still remember the the first time I heard about “gifted” kids. I was fifteen, and taking part in a summer program for “gifted” Michigan high school students. Most of my classmates … Read more
Musicians Take on SXSW Luke Ottenhof, March 4, 2024An upstart performer group is joining the fight to get the famous Austin festival to pay its fair share. ‘I’m Not Gonna Let Up Until We See Changes’ Jesse Baum, March 14, 2024Health care exchange workers say the Biden administration should force their employer to provide good … Read more
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