Editors Note: A shorter, edited version of this interview appeared in the Spring 2013 print edition of Critical Moment. What is presented here is a full, unedited transcript of the […]

By Elena Herrada Detroit School Board Representative, District 2 Beloved Detroit: This is my report from the trenches. February 3. Despite many setbacks and betrayals on the political front, we […]

By William Copeland “Today, the dream of more equitable income distribution; a government restrained in its use of war; racial justice; environmental protection; gender justice; and a vision of a […]

By Ryan Healy Oh… Us? We’ve been working on diseases you wouldn’t believe.   We sat still for years and thought of nothing but penises. You ran. Not off our […]

By Michael Sabbagh Imagine, if you will, that public votes don’t matter. That a specific political party is so hell-bent on imposing their will on the people of a certain […]

By Michael Sabbagh Residents of Highland Park received an unwelcome Christmas present when the city slammed municipal water users with obscenely high bills and accompanying shut off threats. The city […]

By Timothy Boscarino Amidst an ongoing debate on the role of state government in administering Belle Isle, a group of wealthy investors are proposing an even more radical idea: turning […]

By Sarah Coffey This is going to get a little deep for a minute but just hang in there with me.  A 97 year old woman I know says we’re […]