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…
Category: Detroit
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.
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…
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…
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…
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.
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