In Detroit Bankruptcy, It s the Poor Who Lose

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/07/19-4

'Illegal': Detroit Workers Decry Rightwing Assault on Pensions
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/07/22-2

ALEC in 2013: Rightwing Legislative Group Fuels Race to the Bottom in Wages and Worker Rights
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/07/23-2

Detroit and Goldman Sachs: Makers and Takers
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/07/23-1

'Bailouts For Wall Street, Not People': GOP Demands Detroit Be Denied Federal Aid
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/07/26-5

Bankrupting Democracy in Detroit
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/08/02-1

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Who Killed Detroit City and Why?

Detroit Becomes the Largest US City to Declare Bankruptcy

By Dave Hodges

The bankruptcy of Detroit is a portend of what is to come to most American cities.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35601.htm



Detroit, and the Bankruptcy of America s Social Contract

By Robert Reich

The geo-political divide has become so palpable that being wealthy in America today means not having to come across anyone who isn t.

http://is.gd/mTmnOr



Mind Rape and the Christian Right

By Chris Hedges

The trauma, emotional abuse and manipulation Lyons suffered at the hands of Total Freedom Program were familiar to me because of the two years I spent investigating the Christian right for my book ''American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America.''

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35619.htm



How Goldman Sachs Robbed You Of Five Billion Dollars

Video

Goldman Sachs and other big banks are artificially manipulating the aluminum market and other commodities to make consumers needlessly pay more for everyday items.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35658.htm



The Detroit Bankruptcy and the Drive Toward Dictatorship

By Andre Damon and Barry Grey

The bankruptcy of Detroit is being widely cited in the media as a model for the use of unelected officials and bankruptcy courts to rip up agreements and impose sweeping cuts on the pensions and health benefits of public employees, not only in Detroit, but in cities across the United States.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35736.htm



40 Percent Of U.S. Workers Make Less Than What A Full-Time Minimum Wage Worker Made In 1968

According to the Social Security Administration, 40.28% of all workers make less than $20,000 a year in America today.

http://is.gd/1JVnWN



Low-wage America

Of the lackluster total of 162,000 jobs added last month, a staggering two-thirds were part-time, and most were in low-wage sectors, according to the latest US jobs report, published last Friday by the Labor Department.

http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/08/07/pers-a07.html


From Information Clearing House

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Statism is Turning America into Detroit: Ayn Rand s Starnesville Come to Life
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/07/daniel-hannan/turning-america-into-detroit/

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Detroit: Donald Cohen Warns of Privatization, Calls for Bailout

Candice Bernd, Truthout: As Detroit prepares for a ''fire sale'' of its public assets to private interests in the wake of its $18 billion Chapter 9 bankruptcy, Detroiters are threatened with losing democratic control over public services in a city looking to infuse its budget with much-needed revenue. Donald Cohen speaks with Truthout about the inherent dangers of privatization.

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/17785-the-future-of-detroit-donald-cohen-warns-of-the-dangers-of-looming-privatization



Detroit a ''Spectacular Failure'' of System that Redistributes Pay from Bottom to Top

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!: Economist Richard Wolff says that taking away pensions from workers in Detroit is equal to theft.

http://www.truth-out.org/video/item/17793-richard-wolff-detroit-a-spectacular-failure-of-system-that-redistributes-pay-from-bottom-to-top



Billionaire Gets New Sports Arena in Bankrupt Detroit

Dave Zirin, The Nation: The very week Michigan Governor Rick Snyder granted a state-appointed emergency manager s request to declare the Motor City bankrupt, the Tea Party governor gave a big thumbs-up to a plan for a new $650 million Detroit Red Wings hockey arena.

http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/17867-billionaire-gets-new-sports-arena-in-bankrupt-detroit



ALEC 2013 Agenda Harkens Back to a Bygone Era

Mary Bottari, PR Watch: Conservative interest group ALEC is celebrating its 40th anniversary in Chicago where lobbyists will gather to promote antiquated legislation that is keeping America in the past.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/18095-alec-2013-agenda-harkens-back-to-a-bygone-era



The Rape of Detroit: City Was Forced to Default so Rich Could Profit

Gaius Publius, America Blog: Is your city black and sitting on public treasure? What happened to Detroit will happen to you. Is your city white and sitting on public treasure? The rich have their eye on it, says Gaius Publius.

http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/18193-the-rape-of-detroit-city-as-forced-to-default-so-rich-could-profit



Inside the 'ALEC Universe'

Theresa Riley, Moyers & Company: Wisconsin legislator Chris Taylor is a Democrat who attended the annual ALEC conference in Chicago to discover what was being planned behind closed doors. 'When given the opportunity, they are ready to start creating an ALEC nation,' she says.

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/18298-inside-the-alec-universe



ALEC "Is a Corporate Lobby Masquerading as a Charity"

Lisa Graves, PR Watch: The Center for Media and Democracy is submitting this testimony to the US Senate Judiciary Committee s Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights for the hearing today called "'Stand Your Ground' Laws: Civil Rights and Public Safety Implications of the Expanded Use of Deadly Force."

http://truth-out.org/news/item/19749-alec-is-a-corporate-lobby-masquerading-as-a-charity



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