Truthout
Detroit
It Was a Blighted City Block. But This Resident Is Turning It Into a Solar-Powered Ecovillage
Detroit-area resident Harris bought several properties and is now converting them into sustainable community spaces.
Michigan Election Officials Refuse to Recount Thousands of Ballots in State’s Communities of Color
Fifty-nine percent of Detroit's precincts disqualified.
The Case for a Right to Education
A new lawsuit shines a light on our educational system.
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Health and Neighborhood Are Too Often Linked — These People Are Out to Change That
Across the US people are trying to reduce inequities in how environment affects physical well-being.
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Silent Tax Foreclosure Auction Is Detroit’s Largest Missed Opportunity
The Wayne County Tax Foreclosure auction is seen nationwide as an opportunity to buy Detroit homes on the cheap.
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The Surprise Weapon in Detroit’s Battle Against Gentrification
The Illuminate Literacy project encourages neighborhood youth to hold onto their identities and histories by expressing themselves in words.
Everything Burns: Gotham in the Age of Trump
This isn't a campaign. It's just another reality TV show titled “Everything Burns.”
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Will the Trans-Pacific Partnership Turn Silicon Valley Into Detroit?
The connection between Silicon Valley and Detroit comes in Article 18.78 of the agreement.
“Stop Oppressing Us”: Detroit Teachers Speak
Detroit teachers are protesting what they say is an unaccountable school system that has harmed students' educations.
Rolling Sickouts Expose Unsafe Detroit Schools
Detroit Public School teachers organized a slew of rolling sickouts this school year.