The Real Engler Revolution
Since his election as governor
in 1990, John Engler has chalked up victory after victory in his crusade
to transform Michigan. From school choice and environmental deregulation
to privatization of public services, welfare reform and an overhaul
of the state's workers compensation system, Engler's masterful implementation
of a radical conservative agenda has drawn national attention.
His politics have also had
consequences that do more than register on balance sheets recording
profits made and money saved--human consequences tallied in suffering
by workers denied compensation when injured and the poor left stranded
by the "progress" of welfare reform; a record measured in rampant environmental
degradation and shuttered mental hospitals.
Those are the stories, largely
untold in other media, that can be found posted here on johnengler.com,
a project of the Metro Times.
We have written a lot of articles
about Gov. Engler and his policies over the years. Many of them have now
been gathered together in this online site so that those interested in
finding the whole Engler story can do so quickly and easily.
10/28/98
Ersatz Engler
In which MT staffers fantasize about the guv high on truth
serum, revealing his secret fears and desires. A companion piece to an
MT interview in which Fieger blows his top.
10/7/98
Greenwashing John Engler
Working political judo on the environmentalists. (Story includes
related sidebars and Michigan environmental links.)
FROM THE
METRO TIMES' ARCHIVES:
In 1996, Metro Times' Investigative
reporter Curt Guyette examined the governor's powerful network of allies
and looked beyond the rhetoric of the administration. Guyette's award-winning
work examined who was driving the Engler agenda and determined who benefited
and who paid for Michigan's radical republican policies.
FIRST
IN THE SERIES:
The Big MAC Attack
How special interest groups and their think tanks waged the real Engler
Revolution.
SECOND
IN THE SERIES:
Political Casualties
Inside Gov. John Engler's war against worker's compensation.
THIRD
IN THE SERIES:
Onward Christian Scholars
How Gov. John Engler and the radical right are campaining to make taxpayers
fund religious schools.
OTHER STORIES
FROM THE ARCHIVE:
5/5/93
Ambushing the Arts
Small and minority organizations -- and our children -- pay the heaviest
price for Engler's budget cuts.
5/13/92
Engler Found Guilty
Mock trial focuses attention on the human costs of the governor's budget-balancing
axe.
12/18/91
Engler Muzzles Public Input
The governor has slashed 19 of the citizen commissions within the
Department of Natural Resources and has presented no alternative plan
for public involvement in governmental decision-making.
11/6/91
Closing a Door on Working Women
Women's advocates fear that the closure of the Michigan Office
of Women in Work will silence those suffering sexual harassment.
5/15/91
Engler Eyes the DNR
For all its faults and shortcomings, the Department of Natural Resources
has all too often been the last line of defense for the environment in
Michigan.
5/1/91
Weathering the Medicaid Storm
Lansing's budget cuts are being felt by those most in need.
2/24/91
Engler Recall Effort Gets Serious
Two political newcomers have launched a statewide petition drive to recall
the man they hold responsible for savage welfare funding cuts.
3/13/91
Taking Care of Business
"That has to be our goal -- to become much more entrepreneurial."--
Governor Engler
RELATED STORY:
Analysis: The low road
3/6/91
Winter
of Discontent
Conservative ideologues from the Midland-based Mackinac Center are clearly
calling the shots for the Engler revolution. Why has no one ever heard
of them?
2/27/91
MET on Endangered List
Blanchard's Michigan Education Trust program is squarely in the sights
of the Engler budget-cutters.
2/13/91
Mayoral Coalition Gains Momentum
Faced with potentially crippling budget cuts and a growing regional identity,
some mayors in the tri-county area want to address local problems as a
group.
1/23/91
Engler Cuts Likely to be Rejected
The governor will be forced to resubmit a revised plan to the House Appropriations
Committee within 30 days, according to subcommittee chair Rep. Morris
Hood Jr. |
USEFUL LINKS:
Engler's
1998 Issues Report Card. Alleges Engler
has a shameful record, examining a host of issues.
Michigan
Republicans. As they put it, "spinning
the Michigan message."
Michigan
State Government. The official governmental
page with official press releases, bio, speeches, etc.
Contacting
Governor John Engler. The address, telephone,
fax, e-mail, etc. of the governor.
Goeffrey
Fieger. Official campaign site for the
Democratic challenger for governor.
Michigan
Environmental Council. For an analysis
of Engler's environmental record.
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