As we approach the end of the summer of 2014, the citizens of Detroit have endured nearly a year of uncertainty and confusion about the future of our City stemming […]
It starts with a beat from a boombox set on a brightly tiled stage at Clark Park in Southwest Detroit. The slow persistent rhythm serves as a signal that something […]
Life just got a little easier for folks who want to know what’s afoot in Southeast Michigan’s progressive community. Mark Dilley, a local labor organizer involved with the tech community, […]
by Patrick Geans-Ali The East Michigan Environmental Action Council and the First Unitarian Universalist Church celebrated the official transfer of the deed to the First UU complex to become the […]
by Meg Marotte I’d never paid too much attention to the ladies of the night. They strut the streets of John R peering into car windows, gazing into my vehicle […]
by Aaron Handelsman Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love. —Dr. Martin Luther […]
by Shea Howell The Metro Detroit Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was seated in November 2011 before a crowd of about 300 people gathered at Cobo Hall. The nine Commissioners […]
Lacey Harris You pull up on Joseph Campau in Hamtramck, and head toward Maria’s Comida–famous for it’s unique fusion of Mexican and Chinese favorites. Tonight is a special night though, […]
by Guillermo Magón With the national program to privatize any and all public entities, we can expect that the privatization of Detroit Public Schools is not going to slow down […]
by Sarah Coffey On September 17th people answered a call to occupy Wall Street in New York City put out by Adbusters magazine and picked up by Anonymous, a civil […]
Critical Moment 