30 July
Monday, July 30, 2012 - 12:15am
I have accepted the position of Interim Executive Director of the national independent television network Free Speech TV and have moved to Denver. I plan to close this site in the near future, but it is still enjoying substantial traffic so I am leaving it up for now as a public service.
[Read More]8 May
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - 2:25pm
Bringing it back to where it all began. Movement Electronic Music Festival, May 26-28.
This year they are partnering with LA-based NextAid:
[Read More]5 May
Saturday, May 5, 2012 - 12:34pm
Local visionary Frank Joyce has penned an insightful new piece on AlterNet summarizing the concept of "new work" and challenging the limits of the current mainstream economic debate.
[Read More]24 April
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 2:29pm
Great song by The Crystal Method featuring Martha Reeves and the Funk Brothers, part of the Re-Generation Series:
[Read More]22 April
Sunday, April 22, 2012 - 4:24pm
The Freep's John Gallagher recently reported on a blockbuster development that could prove to be a game-changer for Detroit's already world-class urban agriculture movement.
[Read More]5 May
Saturday, May 5, 2012 - 1:21pm
This piece by Julia Pointer Putnam from the venerable Monthly Review was published in the summer of 2011, but in light of continuing developments in DPS and the birth of the Southwest Detroit Freedom School, it has only grown in relevance.
[Read More]5 May
Saturday, May 5, 2012 - 12:33pm
Gar Alperovitz, who once served as legislative director for Earth Day founder Sen. Gaylord Nelson, writes a thoughtful piece for AlterNet on the task ahead for the environmental movement:
[Read More]5 May
Saturday, May 5, 2012 - 12:31pm
Today, Earth Day 2012, marks the second anniversary of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
[Read More]5 May
Saturday, May 5, 2012 - 12:32pm
I wanted to share Sylvia Rosales-Fike's insightful post on Shetroit regarding the potential in Detroit renewing its historical role as a place of opportunity for immigrants.
[Read More]5 May
Saturday, May 5, 2012 - 12:32pm
The state's organic market is growing 3 to 7 percent annually and hasn't been hurt by the economic downturn, according to the Michigan Department of Agriculture. Michigan ranks 11th nationally in the number of organic farms and the value of organic sales.
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