Detroit Free Press

Judge rebuffs struggle to stop Detroit water shut-offs

Federal bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes has continued his anti-people legal reasoning by denying a motion to reconsider his earlier decision…

November 27, 2014

Retirees take brunt of cuts as judge approves Detroit bankruptcy

The “plan of adjustment” to end Detroit’s Chapter 9 bankruptcy means that city worker retirees shoulder virtually the entire burden…

November 11, 2014

Justice denied for 7-year-old Aiyana Jones

Detroit police officer Joseph Weekley remains unscathed after a second attempt to prosecute him ended in a mistrial on Oct.…

October 25, 2014

Fighting the austerity program behind Detroit water shutoffs

Massive water shutoffs have drawn attention to the humanitarian crisis in the city of Detroit. Even though the United Nations…

July 8, 2014

U.N. officials condemn Detroit water shutoffs

The shutoff of water to thousands of Detroit homes has become national and international news. An appeal to the United…

July 4, 2014