Tag Archives: Detroit

Alice Embree :
VERSE | Beyond Borders

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | July 15, 2014 On the edge of memory The slogan echoes “El Salvador is Spanish for Vietnam” U.S. weapons for Right-wing death squads Yield peasant massacres And refugees In recent memory President … Continue reading →

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Marilyn Katz : Detroit and the Myth of Black Misleadership

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Pedestrian walks past graffiti in downtown Detroit. Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images. Image from Minnesota Public Radio. Detroit’s downfall:Beyond the myth of black misleadership How federal policy and Big Auto drove black blight and white flight. By Marilyn … Continue reading →

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Corey Hill : A Cultural Revolution in Struggling Detroit?

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

D-Town Farm in Detroit. Image from Hello Ms.Detroit.Reimagining Detroit:Urban gardens and green economymark seismic cultural shift By Corey Hill / AlterNet / March 22, 2011 DETROIT — On February 16, Michigan’s Governor Rick Snyder signed into law a sweeping emergency … Continue reading →

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Sustainability : Transforming Detroit

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Photographer: Fabrizio Costantini/Bloomberg News. Hazel Williams picks green tomatoes at an Urban Farm off Linwood Avenue in Detroit, on Sept. 22, 2008. Photo by Fabrizio Costantini / Bloomberg.Detroit: City of HopeBuilding a sustainable economy out of the ashes of industry. … Continue reading →

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A Lesson From Canada (and Detroit) : Single Payer Health Care is Way to Go

Posted on December 13, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

‘Canada pays LESS for health care per person than the US — with far better results in terms of general wellness of the population.’By Tommie Sue Montgomery / The Rag Blog / December 13, 2008 See ‘If G.M. Were a … Continue reading →

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Michael Moore : Saving the Big 3 for You and Me

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

‘Congress must save the industrial infrastructure that these companies control and the jobs they create. And it must save the world from the internal combustion engine.’By Michael Moore / December 3, 2008 I drive an American car. It’s a Chrysler. … Continue reading →

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Bailout : Idiots in Detroit Can’t Even Get an Electric Car Right

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Electric Edsel? GM unveils the Volt.‘At this point, since the Democrats in Congress and the White House are congenitally incapable of imagining a state-owned or partially state-owned enterprise, it would be better to just let GM go under.’By Dave Lindorff … Continue reading →

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Detroit Bailout : We Can Save Capitalism But We Can’t Tell it to Behave

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Streetcar in Portland: Detroit killed the streetcar system. Photo by Steven Nehl / The Oregonian.‘We need government to chain down capitalism and set up rules that force it to start using its innovative powers for the public benefit.’By Roger Baker … Continue reading →

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