Author Archives: Diane Bukowski

The visit of Obama administration to Detroit this Friday can be an important development in restoring hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds to the City of Detroit to alleviate the financial crisis facing the city. But this will … Continue reading →

  Protesters at Bank of America Aug. 19, 2013 joined retirees’ march outside bankruptcy courtroom the same day in downtown Detroit. Bank of America is a major creditor in Detroit’s bankruptcy, but protesters said it helped cause the city’s economic … Continue reading →

“Grandma, are we being made slaves again?”—Retiree’s grandson  “A small group of racist white men and the banks who have controlled Detroit for decades are to blame. Cancel the debt.” — Resident  By Diane Bukowski September 21, 2013 DETROIT – … Continue reading →

  People’s attorney Leonard Eston and family members after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Freedom Walk in Detroit June 22. 2013  By Diane Bukowski Sept. 18, 2013  DETROIT – Leonard Eston, 66, a dedicated and militant people’s attorney, passed away … Continue reading →

Challenges use of city bankruptcy filing to impoverish retirees, residents  Orr-requested Committee questions constitutionality of PA 436, says Ch. 9 would be “unconstitutional” under Orr’s interpretation  Opposes $300 M pay-off to UBS AG and Bank of America  Hearing Thurs. Sept. 19, Federal … Continue reading →

  By Kirsten West Savali Sept. 11, 2013  http://newsone.com/2715972/dr-shiping-bao-lawsuit/ In a bombshell allegation, Florida medical examiner Dr. Shiping Bao claims that Florida state prosecutors were biased against Trayvon Martin and purposely threw the case, and he is suing the state … Continue reading →

UBS AG pressed predatory 2005 $1.5 billion POC loan on Detroit EM Kevyn Orr cited loan as a prime cause of city’s crisis Archer’s former debt manager was point man for loan UBS had close ties to Obama By Diane … Continue reading →

By Martin Z. Braun   Sep 3, 2013 (VOD: Photos added by VOD. Also see VOD story at http://voiceofdetroit.net/2013/09/09/illitch-plans-881-million-red-wings-stadium-project-with-public-funds-despite-detroit-bankruptcy-filing/.) At the 1997 groundbreaking for a 40,000-seat ballpark for Major League Baseball’s Detroit Tigers, Michigan Governor John Engler said the stadium would symbolize … Continue reading →

By Saed Bannoura – IMEMC News   September 11, 2013 A newly-discovered document of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency revealed Monday by Foreign Policy magazine shows that the U.S. agency had decisive evidence dating back to at least the 1980s … Continue reading →

The President’s speech Tuesday night repeated all of the lies the United States has been telling about Syria to justify war — and shows that war may be delayed, but is not off the table. The biggest lie being told … Continue reading →