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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange (l) and Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa.   By NBC News and wire reports  August 16, 2012 Updated at 8:52 a.m. ET LONDON — Ecuador granted asylum to Julian Assange on Thursday, expressing fury at a threat … Continue reading →

  Theresa Carter, mother of Chavis Carter, is interviewed by a news station following the candlelight vigil held in her son’s honor on August 6, at the First Baptist Church on Kitchen Street in Jonesboro, Ark. Chavis Chacobie Carter, 21, … Continue reading →

Media, You Tube censored video above Man was stopped for smoking marijuana, police say NYPD officers shot and killed a knife-wielding man near 37th and 7th in front of a large crowd of shocked bystanders. The victim was taken to … Continue reading →

  Detroit water department workers and their supporters march outside Coleman A. Young Center Aug. 2: SAVE WATER DEPT! SAVE DETROIT! STRIKE!     By Diane Bukowski August 13, 2012  DETROIT — Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, … Continue reading →

LOCAL 207 PRESS RELEASE ON EMA THREAT TO CUT 80% OF JOBS

AFSCME Council 25 President Al Garrett is personally inviting you to join us in Lansing!  He is requesting that every labor union, every church, every organization get a bus, car pool, or van and come to Lansing on Wednesday, August … Continue reading →

State statute MCL 8.4 does not allow PA 72 EFM reinstatement, says community Hearing on EM Roy Roberts’ suit to maintain control over DPS Aug. 14, 10 a.m. Wayne County Circuit Court Judge John Murphy, CAYMC  By Diane Bukowski  August … Continue reading →

  Lansing, 2001: Detroit Public School Teachers walked out of classes to protest in the state’s capitol against a bill that would have allowed more charter schools in Michigan. This was the last militant action taken by the DFT, which … Continue reading →

 Council grills Workforce and Health Dept. officials re: auditor’s reports By Diane Bukowski  August 9, 2012  DETROIT – The Detroit City Council unanimously called on the Law Department and the city’s incoming Inspector General to investigate the transfer of federal funds from … Continue reading →

Free Detroit — No Consent drove UHAUL trucks repeatedly around the Coleman A. Young Center Aug. 7 chanting on a bullhorn, “HIT THE ROAD, JACK AND DON’T YOU COME BACK NO MORE!”  FREE DETROIT NO CONSENT STATEMENT TO CITY COUNCIL