The city of Detroit, under a right-wing, state-appointed “emergency manager” who has plunged the city into the largest municipal bankruptcy…
The Detroit Public School system has been in the clutches of an emergency manager since March 2009. It is not…
New developments took place at the end of July around the struggle for water in Detroit. A class-action lawsuit was…
Efforts by Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr to carry out the program of restructuring in favor of the banks and corporations…
July 16 — A dog and pony show put on by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Detroit municipal bankruptcy…
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, In re: City of Detroit, Debtor, Objection to “Plan of Adjustment.” Testimony by Kristen A. Hamel, Detroit…
July 10 — Detroit activists concerned about the massive water shutoffs across this economically devastated city blocked entrances to the…
Thomas Piketty has become famous because he’s pointed out that there has been a significant increase in wealth inequality in…
By Ben C. Raleigh, N.C. -- For nearly 12 hours on May 27 in the state Legislature building in…
Detroiters fight shutoffs May 26 — The city of Detroit recently began to cut off water to residents behind in…