Tag: Detroit
First Lesson from Flint: Repeal Emergency Management
As the calls grow for Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s resignation – last night he was heckled out of a bar in his hometown of Ann Arbor –
The Last Days of the Water Wars
This fictional story takes place in the not-so-distant future in Donbartville™, Michigan. This thriving downtown core of the failed city of
“These our HOMES — y’all can’t take em”
I’m moved by this song by Detroit artist Mic Write. Bold and beautiful defiance in the face of a foreclosure monster. Come out and
Let me welcome you back to Detroit, Ford.
Don’t find fault, find a remedy. -Henry Ford Last week, the Ford Foundation – the charitable fund created by Edsel and Henry Ford and
Detroit Workers and Builders: Rebuilding Hope
Click here to learn more & pitch in to the campaign! Justin Wedes is a community organizer, activist and the Founder & President of the
Rebuilding Hope in the Motor City
I woke up this morning with a wide grin on my face, and instead of the typical morning yawn and stretch routine I let out a laugh. My mind was
Why I’m Starting a Union in Detroit
There is no power in the world that can stop the forward march of free men and women when they are joined in the solidarity of human brotherhood.
Dispatch from Detroit: Turn Back on the Power
Last week, my good friend Pastor Ray Anderson of the House of Help Community Center in hard-hit northwest Detroit called me with some bad news:
This Year, Let’s Not Let Detroit Shut Off the Water
As the ground thaws, a now-familiar scene is beginning to re-enact itself on the streets of Detroit’s poorest neighborhoods. Those despised
Dispatch from Detroit: Life After Facebook
Two months ago, I walked out of the Facebook factory. I was tired of spending countless hours every day checking notifications. I had become