Michigan

People’s Assembly links rising racism to economic crisis

A People’s Assembly and Speakout were held on Aug. 29 in downtown Detroit at Grand Circus Park. The event was…

September 1, 2015

Protest demands release of Rev. Pinkney

Grand Rapids, Mich. -- “It’s not one thing, it is everything,” says the Rev. Edward Pinkney of Berrien County, Mich.,…

September 1, 2015

Detroit recovery?<br />Don’t believe it

A recent study of residential patterns and employment availability in the Detroit area has exposed the lie told by the…

August 18, 2015

Aumenta terror policial

Un estudio del Departamento de Justicia finalizado a principios de este año y presentado a la prensa se acaba de…

August 11, 2015

Detroit to Flint water march ends

A week-long, cross-state march, organized under the theme “Clean, Affordable Water for All: Detroit to Flint Water Justice Journey,” ended…

July 18, 2015

Detroit to Flint, Mich., ‘Justice Journey’ for water begins

The Water Justice Journey, a 70-mile, eight-day walk from Detroit to Flint, Mich., began July 3 with a gathering on…

July 8, 2015

LGBTQ victory shows that mass struggle wins rights

June 26 was a day of huge celebrations. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage equality. Laws defining…

June 29, 2015

Gender bias behind Detroit outrage

We are taught, beginning in elementary school, that our rights are protected by the Constitution. Freedom of expression is one…

June 28, 2015

Supreme Court pressed to grant right to marry

Last week the Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments for and against legalizing same-sex marriage. Plaintiffs from Michigan,…

May 8, 2015

Michigan students demand end of corporate tyranny

On March 26, 150 college students and supporters from around Michigan marched through downtown Lansing to the state Capitol to…

April 3, 2015