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Blog post February 7, 2016February 7, 2016

Flint and the Myth of American Exceptionalism

“I remember when they built cars in Flint and you couldn’t drink the water in Mexico” – Flint resident   The reality is setting in that

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Blog post January 30, 2016January 30, 2016

Michigan Governor Snyder and Nestle Announce Partnership to Keep Flint Pipes in the Ground

Part 2 in a Series. Read Part 1 Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, struggling to regain public trust after admitting ultimate responsibility for the

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Blog post January 29, 2016January 29, 2016

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 –

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Blog post January 21, 2016January 22, 2016

The Flint Crisis is Not Just About the Water. It’s About Poverty.

The Detroit News ran an editorial this week titled ‘Cooperate for Flint’s Future’, in which the board makes the case that Michigan and the

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Blog post October 7, 2015October 7, 2015

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

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Blog post July 21, 2015July 21, 2015

A Dangerous Game: FREE Screening at Cinema Detroit

I’m feeling the Bern. As the grassroots surge continues around Bernie Sanders for President, I’m excited to announce that I’ll

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Blog post May 19, 2015May 19, 2015

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.

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Uncategorized May 14, 2015

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:

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Blog post April 20, 2015

Dispatch from Detroit: Phones in the Hands of the Homeless

It’s difficult for me to stomach the news that Facebook is building a ‘Facebookville’ futuristic city in California. Why?

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Blog post April 1, 2015April 1, 2015

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

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