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 Commentary by Greg Thrasher, VOD Washington Bureau Greg Thrasher October 24, 2012 Now that the theatre of the presidential debates is behind us here in the nation’s capital, there is an eerie sense outside the beltway that Obama is a … Continue reading →

ANGELA DAVIS SPEAKING AT OCCUPY PHILLY OCTOBER, 2011

Dillon again threatens to withhold bond money Council members generally agreeable ‘State bullying’ by ‘white folks,’ one Detroiter responds  By Diane Bukowski  October 22, 2012 (VOD: photo quality is not the best because photos were taken from computer while watching session … Continue reading →

VOD notes Mayor Dave Bing, featured in story  above, with State Treasurer Andy Dillon and company, doing drastic economic violence to the people of Detroit, rushed off to a so-called “Stop the Violence” rally at Rev. Wendell Anthony’s Fellowship Chapel. October … Continue reading →

  DWSD director Sue McCormick, speaking, and (l to r) BOWC financial advisor Butler Benton, Chair Walter Fausone, DWSD COO Matthew Sheck, BOWC V-P James Thrower, and BOWC member Mary Blackmon push for Council approval of $48 million EMA down-sizing … Continue reading →

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing announces EMA contract at press conference with (front, l to r) Board of Water Commissioners (BOWC) chair Mary Blackmon, DWSD Director Sue McCormick, Bing, BOWC chair James Fausone, and Detroit City Councilman Gary Brown (a member … Continue reading →

From Change.org October 20, 2012 NEW YORK CITY–On October 8, 2012, 21-year-old Ehud Halevi was sleeping in a youth center run by the New York synagogue where he’s a member. Ehud is homeless, so his Rabbi — who runs programs … Continue reading →

NATIONAL JOURNEY FOR EDUCATION JUSTICE, 2012, WASHINGTON D.C. On September 20, 2012, youth, parents, and community activists from across the United States converged in the Nation’s Capitol to demand an end to school closures and corporate reform policies that violate … Continue reading →

Six members vote to cancel Oct. 18 hearing Members earlier open to revised ‘lease’ By Diane Bukowski  October 17, 2012 DETROIT– The Detroit City Council voted 6-3 to postpone an Oct. 18 hearing on Belle Isle indefinitely, two days before it … Continue reading →