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Category: Detroit
Detroiters Fear Losing Their Water May Mean Losing Their Kids
As thousands of Detroiters have their water shut off over debt, neighbors are helping each other to access water without…
Rashida Tlaib on Democratic Socialism and Why She Supports the Palestinian Right of Return
The newly elected Democratic nominee for Congress talks about how she plans to help working-class Detroit and why she supports…
Chattanooga and Detroit: Opinions on my work
As a writer, it’s always nice when my work inspires thoughtful commentary. A piece I wrote for NextCity is now…
Detroit’s Garbage Incinerator
Smells like environmental racism. Here’s a bit that got cut for space from the final version, but which I think is…
Time banking and health
On how time banking is fostering healthier communities. AlterNet.
This is Hell!
Not really. But that’s the name of the Saturday morning show I was on, in Chicago. Listen here or on soundcloud.
Saturday morning radio
I’ll be on WNUR 89.3FM Chicago on Saturday, July 15 at 11:05am EST talking Detroit’s underground economies.
Where Capitalism Fails, Alternatives Take Root
Detroit’s Underground Economy, my latest for In These Times, with photos by Erik Paul Howard.
You’ll never guess where this luxurious spa is
Detroit, of course. Or, actually, the Arab-American suburb of Dearborn. My latest for Allure, here.
Books for Detroit
Last year, we did a successful book drive for Detroit’s Osborn High School. Now, we are taking the project to…
Detroit’s underground economy is a Gift Economy
My latest interview, on Michigan Radio’s Stateside, about Detroit’s gift economy.