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Valerie Vande Panne

Category: Detroit

I spent a day with Rashida Tlaib

Photographers Eric Howard and Rosa Maria Zamarron were there too. We were there for In These Times, a socialist magazine out of…

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18 May 2019

Oh look, Politico landed my Beto O’Rourke piece in their Morning Shift newsletter

Pretty funny summation, given the level of Michigan sass on display in the In These Times piece.

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29 Mar 2019

Beto O’Rourke Swings and Misses with Working-Class Michigan Voters

Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke visited Michigan last week. Shirtsleeves carefully rolled up, he stood on tabletops across metro Detroit…

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25 Mar 2019

In the Shadow of Detroit, a Michigan City Is Taking the Solar Transition Into Its Own Hands

DETROIT—Linda Huff’s street is often dark because of frequent neighborhood blackouts, but her house always shines bright. New outdoor solar-powered…

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23 Nov 2018

Ten tips to ease the guilt of *needing* to buy gas

Many Americans live in a place where they have no access to public transit. They live in areas that might…

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17 Sep 2018

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…

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14 Sep 2018

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…

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16 Aug 2018

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…

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2 Feb 2018

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…

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25 Oct 2017

Time banking and health

On how time banking is fostering healthier communities. AlterNet.

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9 Aug 2017

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.

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18 Jul 2017

Saturday morning radio

I’ll be on WNUR 89.3FM Chicago on Saturday, July 15 at 11:05am EST talking Detroit’s underground economies.

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12 Jul 2017
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