Farrakhan's flawed message
Detroiters are better off gleaning what little is palatable from his message – and ignoring the rest of his rant.
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Detroit’s public services albatross
Kevyn Orr can help Detroit by spinning off health services and public lighting.
Mayor Bing’s dark horse candidacy
The mayor, through the power of incumbency, could be the dark horse who overcame the odds.
Environmental justice: The Sierra Club's urban death knell
A Sierra Club attempt to link pollution with alleged civil rights violations puts Detroit in peril.
Detroit Election 2013: Don’t bother
There simply aren’t enough voters left in the city who care that public office-holders will make a difference in their lives.
A Disney World vision for Detroit?
Take the example of millionaire developer Mike Sawruk, a Michigan native, who currently resides in Florida.
Detroit protests from Hell
Political mercenaries like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton have boundless expertise in running their mouths.
Black voting rights are secure
However the Supreme Court rules on the Voting Rights Act, the right to vote for blacks is not in jeopardy.
Snyder's rose-tinted Detroit glasses
There’s nothing in the state financial review report given to Gov. Rick Snyder last week to account for his gushing optimism that Detroit can be turned around.
Minimum wage: End it, don't mend it
President Barack Obama wants Congress to incrementally raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour from $7.25 by the end of 2015 then automatically tie it to inflation. His intent is to raise the incomes of Americans who have fallen further behind in an economy he made worse. Nothing, however, could be more devastating … Continue Reading →