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Objector James Cole called it another Greenwood massacre Banks, corporations recover 95.9%; Detroit retirees get 13.5% City carved up for corporate profit as water shut off to 31,300 households By Diane Bukowski  November 13, 2014  DETROIT – U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven … Continue reading →

By Sarah Cwiek  MICHIGAN RADIO Having secured court approval for its bankruptcy restructuring last week, Detroit is now ready to emerge from bankruptcy. But some Detroit residents and activists say that plan sacrificed both democracy and the public interest. The … Continue reading →

Missouri gov. vows to stop any violence after Ferguson decision Michael Brown’s parents meet with United Nations Killer cop Darren Wilson testifies for four hours before grand jury Protesters training in “direct action” tactics Pathologist says St. Louis Post-Dispatch misquoted … Continue reading →

Midterm Madness! Zombie Dems VS Zombie Repubs, Zombie Consensus Wins Again!     by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Nov. 5, 2014 “Democratic zombie theatrics are quite a lot like Republican zombie theatrics.” The day after the 2014 midterm … Continue reading →

UPDATE NOV. 10, 2014: Rasmea Odeh taken to jail in handcuffs; defense to appeal Judge Gershwin Drain’s repeated refusal to allow Odeh to testify re: torture that elicited false confession key to conviction By Joe Iosbaker November 10, 2014 Detroit, … Continue reading →

Above: Rev. Edward Pinkney of the Black Autonomy Network of Community Organizations speaks in Detroit at Moratorium NOW! meeting Oct. 20, 2014. Nationally-known Benton Harbor freedom fighter vows to fight on for all the people Challenges, appeal planned Election petition violations … Continue reading →

Vehicles, equipment from privatized DPW, PLD on the auction block  Detroit workers losing hundreds of jobs, residents lose services  “Assets” stored in Herman Kiefer parking lots—after Health Dept. privatized, services eliminated/ outsourced, 400 workers laid-off  Sale used to “pay off … Continue reading →

SOMETHING FOR A LAUGH ON VOD, FOR A CHANGE.

Trott’s former law firm, Trott & Trott, is accused of using unethical and deceptive practices to foreclose on homes. By Sarah Cwiek Michigan Radio Republican candidate for Congress David Trott was the subject of some street theater this week. Trott … Continue reading →

ACLU TESTIFIES AT INTER-AMERICAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ON KILLING OF MILTON HALL IN SAGINAW, MI From the Michigan ACLU October 27, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan testified today before the Inter-American Commission on Human … Continue reading →