Detroit

Ferguson, Mo., and Detroit: What do they have in common?

The foreclosure crisis has had a negative impact on the people of the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Mo., the…

September 11, 2014

Victory against Detroit school dictator

The Detroit Public School system has been in the clutches of an emergency manager since March 2009. It is not…

September 7, 2014

Judge Claudia House Morcom, ¡Presente!

Judge Claudia House Morcom died in her Detroit home on Aug. 17, at age 82. ­Dignified, glamorously beautiful and generous…

August 28, 2014

Rasmea Odeh case: Judge Borman forced to step down

fightbacknews.org dated Aug.12 Detroit — Judge Paul D. Borman was forced to remove himself from the case of Palestinian community…

August 22, 2014

‘Water for Gaza and Detroit!’

In an effort to calm the storms related to the massive water shutoffs in Detroit, corporate Mayor Mike Duggan issued…

August 13, 2014

Colombian GM workers continue fight

A group of injured workers set up a tent encampment outside the U.S. Embassy in Bogotá, Colombia, on Aug. 1,…

August 11, 2014

Detroit water shutoffs prompt Canadian solidarity

Efforts by Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr to carry out the program of restructuring in favor of the banks and corporations…

August 1, 2014

Theft of Detroit retirees’ pensions gets one step closer

The results of retiree voting on pension cuts in the Detroit bankruptcy proceedings were announced on July 21. It was…

July 28, 2014

Bankruptcy court addresses Detroit water shutoffs

July 16 — A dog and pony show put on by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Detroit municipal bankruptcy…

July 17, 2014

Court testimony: ‘Detroit’s people will rise again’

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, In re: City of Detroit, Debtor, Objection to “Plan of Adjustment.” Testimony by Kristen A. Hamel, Detroit…

July 16, 2014