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A No Struggle, No Development! Production By KennySnod * March 13, 2012 We peacefully protest in the name of justice for the family of Michael “Fat Mike” Haynes III and the Detroit Black Community. We are protesting against both institutional and … Continue reading →

By Doug Henwood Feb. 24, 2012 With the displacement of Greece’s elected government by Eurocrats acting in the interest of the country’s creditors, I thought this would be a good time to reprise the section of my 1997 book Wall Street that … Continue reading →

From “Progressive Review” archives VOD editor: Anthony Williams, who spoke at state Detroit review team meeting March 13, 2012, was Mayor of Washington, D.C. from 1999-2007. The state he left the city in is described below. 2008  DC FISCAL POLICY … Continue reading →

Snyder, Dillon, review team to face judge Thurs. March 22  to “show cause” why they should not be found in contempt for violating OMA with proposal    By Diane Bukowski  March 14, 2012  DETROIT – A proposed consent agreement (CA),  presented by State … Continue reading →

By MICHIGAN FORWARD March 12, 2012 Ranking Member U.S. Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) released the following statement in response to the announcement that Michigan Governor Rick Snyder will present a proposed consent agreement to the Detroit City Council and … Continue reading →

By Diane Bukowski  Commentary, March 12, 2012  DETROIT – There is a war being waged by terrorists on the people of Detroit, particularly on our youth. It is NOT a war being waged BY the youth, nor a war being … Continue reading →

  Brandon Jessup, CEO of Michigan Forward, announces victory in the campaign to collect signatures to put Public Act 4, the “Dictator Act” on the November ballot. The 50 boxes next to him contain petitions with over 220,000 signatures. By … Continue reading →

 State illegally withholds $8 million meanwhile, causing thousands to go without services; no documentation for charges of mismanagement  State wants Wayne Metro CAA to take over; WMCAA board meeting Thursday, March 15 at 2 p.m. at 2121 Biddle, #102 Wyandotte, … Continue reading →

By Greg Thrasher, VOD Washington Bureau March 5, 2012  One of the political realities of America today even during the Presidency of our nation’s first non-white President is the emergence of special interest political movements which have altered the legislative … Continue reading →

Ramarley Graham, 18, shot to deathy by NYPD in his own home as family watched © By Alton H. Maddox, Jr. February 19, 2012 NEW YORK CITY — Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson owes his job, as chief prosecutor, to … Continue reading →