Dec 04 Watch States and cities grapple with cuts to pensions that workers have already earned States and cities grapple with cuts to pensions that workers have already earned… Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch Tuesday, December 3, 2013 President Obama touted the benefits of the health reform law against negative attention. Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch Pensioners will face negotiations as Detroit starts road to financial recovery Pensioners will face negotiations as Detroit starts road to financial recovery… Continue watching
Dec 03 Detroit mayor, emergency manager talk bankruptcy approval for city .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }… Continue reading
Dec 03 Judge clears Detroit for bankruptcy Judge rules that Detroit is eligible for historic Chapter 9 bankruptcy; says pensions can be cut— Detroit Free Press (@freep) December 3, 2013… Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch Urban politics shift with fresh faces elected mayor in America's largest cities Urban politics shift with fresh faces elected mayor in America's largest cities… Continue watching
Oct 29 Detroit's 'angels' guard the Motor City from the 'Devil's' fire on Halloween Photo by Sean Marshall/Flickr Detroit residents begin patrols of the city's neighborhoods Tuesday to prevent arson. The volunteer effort, known as "Angels' Night" has helped reduce the number of intentional fires set at the end of October,… Continue reading
Oct 24 Reflections on the power of poetry in Detroit schools By Jeffrey Brown Chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown and U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey talk to students learning poetry through InsideOut, a Detroit-based literary arts project that brings writers to public schools. Photo by Reid Riddell Our story on poetry in the Detroit… Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch 8:21 Young Detroiters unlock their inner poets, claim authorship of their experiences Detroit schools are turning their students into published poets with a little guidance from professional writers and a program called InsideOut. Jeffrey Brown reflects with U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey about visiting the Motor City middle-schoolers and the "sense of… Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch Detroit bankruptcy eligibility case goes to trial The city of Detroit filed for bankruptcy in July, and now it must prove to a judge that the conditions necessitate that protection. But some pension funds, unions and retirees are fighting the filing. Jeffrey Brown gets an update from… Continue watching