Author Archives: Diane Bukowski

RUSSIA CONFIRMS START OF ANTI-ISIS AIRSTRIKES IN SYRIA

Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government forces have been battling ISIS-led rebels for years, defending civilian population  (Links to stories on U.S./CIA-led creation of ISIS at conclusion) Associated Press BY NATALIYA VASILYEVA September 30, 2015 MOSCOW (AP) — Russian military jets carried … Continue reading

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SO FAR, CHRYSLER WORKERS ARE ROUNDLY REJECTING UAW’S TWO-TIER CONTRACT DEAL

  BY Alexandra Bradbury September 28, 2015 “This job that built the middle class, now it’s going to build the poor working class,” said one Michigan autoworker. #FCAVOTENO, #AUTOTALKS, #UAWCONTRACT, #NO2TIERS, #UAWFIGHTBACK In local after local, auto workers are voting … Continue reading

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STUDENT DEBT’S RACIAL BIAS: SIGN #DEBTFREECOLLEGE APPEAL TO CANDIDATES

  From Tamara Draut, DEMOS: While a college degree is widely understood to be an essential tool to compete in today’s tough job market and rise up the economic ladder, diminishing state and federal support of public higher education has … Continue reading

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CAPITOL WORKERS STRIKE AHEAD OF PAPAL VISIT

Roll Call © Bill Clark/CQ September 21, 2015 A few hours before Pope Francis arrives in the District of Columbia for the first leg of his U.S. visit, Capitol food service and other government contract workers will walk off their … Continue reading

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ALERT: STILL TIME TO STOP DETROIT WATER TAKE-OVER, MORE SHUT-OFFS, RATE HIKES, LAY-OFFS, POLLUTION

Water main break under Detroit Water Board Building had streets, parking lot for customers flooded for weeks this month. Main breaks, sinkholes have plagued DWSD as workforce downsized by 41 percent; GLWA plans to cut even further. DAREA retirees, other groups continue … Continue reading

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‘NEW ERA DETROIT’ YOUTH ORGANIZING IN LARGEST BLACK-MAJORITY CITY IN U.S.

Black Lives & Our Communities Matter! The Video * * A No Struggle, No Development Production! By KennySnod, Activist, Photographer, Videographer, Author* Published on Sep 12, 2015 New Era Detroit’s statement on its website http://NewEraDetroit.Org/: With a $1.3 trillion buying power, … Continue reading

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WILL STATE ALLOW FIRM TO POISON DETROIT? EMAIL MDEQ BY OCT. 12 TO OBJECT!

UPDATE: DEADLINE FOR OBJECTING EXTENDED TO OCT. 12 U.S. Ecology wants to expand east-side facility Company has decades-long record of environmental contamination Detroit becoming hazardous waste dumping site for Michigan, U.S. Predominantly Black, poor communities targeted State Rep. Rose Mary … Continue reading

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ALONZO LONG, JR. FACES RE-TRIAL IN 2014 TAX EVICTION DEATHS, AS 30,000 MORE HOMES FACE FORECLOSURE

Tragic divide between seniors, youth in Detroit highlighted in trial 30,000 homes on the chopping block in 2015 auctions; 85 percent in Detroit, 30 percent occupied New state laws bar foreclosed homeowners from bidding on their own homes; they must pay all back … Continue reading

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10 YEARS AFTER KATRINA, NEW ORLEANS’ ALL-CHARTER SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS PROVEN A FAILURE

August 28, 2015 Test scores tell one story, and residents tell another. A three-month investigation by In These Times reveals the cracks in the education reform narrative. BY Colleen Kimmett (Photos, videos, graphics added by Voice of Detroit.) August 28, … Continue reading

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DETROIT WATER BRIGADE COOKOUT TODAY–BRING WATER!!

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