Month: January 2015
How a Detroit Homestead Act Could Fix the Motor City’s Housing and Revenue Crises
” … each family shall have a plot of not more than (40) acres of tillable ground… in the possession of which land the military authorities will
Turning Ms. Connie’s Water Back On
This article originally appeared on DetroitWaterBrigade.org With help from the Detroit Water Brigade and small donors from around the world, one
Bringing Detroit Online: How New Social Network Tsu Could Help Close the Digital Gap
Last week on a visit to New York City, I met a polite, unassuming young man who has a plan that could bring down Facebook. His name is Sebastian
Dispatch from Detroit: Let’s Put Detroit Back to Work
This article originally appeared on JustinWedes.com Over the course of the last few painful months, I’ve descended into the depths of another
Dispatch from Detroit: Work is What We Want And Not Charity
In a time of deep de facto austerity policies, when our so-called leaders preach catalyzing economic growth by stimulating the private sector, to
My Last Tweet: A New Chapter for Me and for @OccupyWallStNYC
“No bombs or bullets or rocks or guns. Just hashtags and voices at the tops of their lungs!” -Lupe Fiasco, To the Sep17 Occupiers