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 […]
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 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 […]
by Aaron Handelsman If you’ve never heard of TimeBanking, you’re in good company, but maybe not for long. News from the recent National TimeBanks Conference, which took place in Rhode […]
Reflections from Advisory Task Force Member, Charity Hicks In the previous year we have seen several twists and turns for the Detroit Works project, lead by the City of Detroit […]
by Paul Abowd More than 1,000 Detroiters described by the Detroit News as “hip urbanites” came out for the second Marche du Nain Rouge. The costumed crowd gathered outside 3rd […]
A lot of money is spent on public relations and branding for various campaigns to revive Detroit, whether or not they ever come to fruition. City government, the foundations, and […]
by Paul Abowd Detroit broke ground on the nation’s first public housing for Black people in 1935. With New Deal money and the Roosevelts’ blessing, housing officials chose a chunk […]
Critical Moment 