Author Archives: Diane Bukowski

Celebrating The Life Of Renisha McBride! * * A No Struggle, No Development Production! By Kenny Snodgrass Published on Nov 8, 2013 At Renisha McBride’s funeral, her family asked others to be patient as investigators determine whether to file criminal … Continue reading →

By Diane Bukowski November 7, 2013  (Editor’s note: up-to-date coverage of bankruptcy trial proceedings including former State Treasurer Andy Dillon’s testimony will be forthcoming shortly. Meanwhile, the following.)  DETROIT—U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes has stricken from the record a request … Continue reading →

Sign the petition and Stand with Detroit: http://www.standwithdetroit.org/ . This video and webpage are authored by the AFSCME International Union. Suggestions I made when I signed the petition: BOYCOTT MICHIGAN PRODUCTS! GENERAL STRIKE ACROSS U.S. to save the nation’s largest … Continue reading →

Snyder, Orr,  “non-expert” witnesses testify in favor of bankruptcy   Contrast in Stockton: pensions, assets untouched, pension bonds hit  Analysis  By Diane Bukowski  November 3, 2012 DETROIT – As Round One of the Chapter 9 bankruptcy eligibility trial wraps up here … Continue reading →

Commentary by John Riehl, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Detroit General Retirement System September 28, 2013 It is far easier to be a Monday morning quarterback than to play the game Sunday night. The current review of … Continue reading →

“Detroit is the battleground chosen by Wall Street to crush the last vestiges of American democracy by creating “the template for direct corporate rule.” Finance capital recognizes that it can no longer coexist with democratic institutions, which are most easily … Continue reading →

Should Judge Rhodes recuse himself? He chaired pro-Ch9 forum with trial witness Charles Moore, PA 4/EM advocates in Oct. 2012   Judge has ignored motions to lift stay on higher-level U.S. District Court lawsuits re: constitutionality of PA 436/EM before eligibility … Continue reading →

Civil settlement does not exempt Chase officials from criminal prosecution By Tom Schoenberg, Dawn Kopecki, Hugh Son & Dakin Campbell Oct 20, 2013 JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s record $13 billion deal to end U.S. probes of its mortgage-bond sales would … Continue reading →

Schlenkerman convicted previously of 7 felonies, domestic violence Davontae Sanford still fighting to withdraw guilty plea after six years Charles Jones/Chauncey Owens’ trial begins next week  By Diane Bukowski October 28, 2013  DETROIT – As the first-degree murder trial of … Continue reading →