Detroit
Detroit job fair draws thousands
By Naomi Spencer, November 14, 2009
Thousands of Detroit area residents lined up downtown Friday at a jobs fair, waiting in long lines to apply for some 400 positions.
Unanswered questions in FBI killing of Detroit Mosque leader
By Tom Eley, November 5, 2009
The FBI has failed to provide a credible explanation for its killing of Luqman Ameen Abdullah, a black Detroit-area Muslim leader.
Nine thousand homes and lots at auction
Detroit: A city for sale, and very few takers
By Patrick Martin, October 27, 2009
Over a four-day period a huge portion of the city of Detroit was put on the auction block, but very few bids were submitted. Of the 9,000 homes and lots put up for sale for prices as low as $500, only...
SEP public meeting
The crisis in Detroit: The socialist response
October 20, 2009
The SEP (US) and the ISSE are calling this public meeting November 5 in Detroit to discuss the working class response to the economic and social crisis.
Video: Tens of thousands line up for housing assistance in Detroit
October 8, 2009
Tens of thousands of Detroit residents lined up at the city's Cobo complex for a chance to get financial assistance against evictions and utility shutoffs.
50,000 line up for housing aid in Detroit
By Jerry White, October 8, 2009
An estimated 50,000 residents of Detroit filed into Cobo Hall convention center on Wednesday seeking assistance to pay utility bills and keep from being evicted from their homes.
Detroit residents speak on utility bills, social crisis
September 25, 2009
Several thousand Detroit residents attended an event hosted by DTE Energy to provide assistance to customers with difficulties paying their utility bills.
Thousands line up for utility bill assistance in Detroit
By Shannon Jones, September 25, 2009
In a sign of the immense social crisis in the United States, thousands of Detroit residents lined up Wednesday seeking assistance with utility bills.
Bill Cosby endorses attack on public education in Detroit
By Tim Tower, September 5, 2009
Comedian Bill Cosby visited Detroit last Tuesday and during a series of media events went out of his way to blame parents, teachers and students for the crisis in the local school system.
SEP Public Meeting
For a unified struggle of Detroit workers!
September 4, 2009
The Socialist Equality Party will be holding this important public meeting in Detroit on September 8 to discuss the necessary political strategy for the working class in Detroit.
Detroit residents protest cuts in bus service
By Tim Tower and Debra Watson, September 2, 2009
Thousands of Detroit residents attended public meetings called by the city to present its proposals for slashing bus service.
Detroit teachers’ union agrees to work with Democrats to cut jobs, wages
By Jerry White, September 1, 2009
During a mass meeting of public school teachers, officials from the Detroit Federation of Teachers expressed their willingness to work with the government-appointed financial manager to impose unprece...
