Author Archives: Diane Bukowski

   Council meets Thurs. Jan. 24 @ 1 p.m. and Mon. Jan. 28, votes Jan. 29     Proposed “lease” changes are insignificant, no help to Detroit                              State gets all revenue, grants, pays no rent, no improvement $$ guarantee  City pays expenses, bonds, debt; no jobs or … Continue reading →

 VOD: story on press conference with comments is forthcoming shortly.       

  Jorge Parras (r), GM Colombian worker on hunger strike with 200 others after being fired for being injured on the job, outside the 2013 Detroit Auto Show at Cobo Hall.                                                                                                                                                                 200 GM workers from Colombian plant on hunger … Continue reading →

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference Presidential Address: Dr. King on racism, poverty, capitalism, and other big questions By Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., 16 August 1967 http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/index-bca.html …And one day we must ask the question, Why are there forty million … Continue reading →

  January 16, 2013   If Dr. King were alive today, there might be a Black president, but he or she would certainly not get MLK’s support if he behaved like Barack Obama. Dr. King would oppose Obama’s wars, “make … Continue reading →

 Stifel Financial, being sued for securities fraud in cases across the U.S., will be city’s “investment banker,” sell assets Other shady firms get millions to carry out de-structuring of city Residents, workers to pay with huge wage, pension and benefits … Continue reading →

 Says Mayor Bing, Council Six are disrespecting the will of Detroiters Announces she will explore formation of slate in addition to Mayoral run  By Diane Bukowski  January 15, 2013  DETROIT – In an exclusive phone interview with VOD Monday night, … Continue reading →

  Then Corporation Counsel Krystal Crittendon tells City Council Nov. 20, 2012 that she cannot ethically recommend they vote for a contract with the Miller-Canfield law firm and other portions of the “Milestone Agreement” because they represent stae “extortion.”   … Continue reading →

                                                                                     January 9, 2013 The unexpected firing of the Detroit’s Charter defender and Corporation Counsel, Krystal Crittendon, yesterday is perhaps the most egregious violation of the city’s new Charter to date. The without cause firing leaves Detroiters defenseless before very powerful … Continue reading →

  Anthony King (center) lived in his home 41 years, caring for his parents before their deaths there. Members of Moratorium NOW!, other groups and his neighbors moved him back in March 11, 2009, but he eventually lost his home, … Continue reading →