As a writer, it’s always nice when my work inspires thoughtful commentary. A piece I wrote for NextCity is now…
Category: Detroit
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.
How do Detroiters get by with little or no cash?
They participate in a gift economy. My latest at Bloomberg.
The Muddy Ethics of Detroit’s Water
The City’s Future Looks Grim as Access to Clean Water Becomes a Rich Person’s Commodity: My article in Zocalo. I have…