John Henry

LATEST ARTICLES BY John Henry

• U.S.

  

  State takeovers of cities and schools are un-American

  February 21, 2013 By John Henry

  Michigan's state takeovers of cities and school districts have been very harmful to the public's interests.

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• Opinion

  

  Change comes from the bottom up

  January 10, 2012 By John Henry

  The whole knock on President Obama not living up to his promises ignores that nothing major can be done in the U.S. political system without the support of Congress.

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• Opinion

  

  Republicans cover their fiscal irresponsibility with Detroit’s money

  January 5, 2012 By John Henry

  While banks, auto companies and the state of Michigan itself have all been bailed out with taxpayer money, Detroit has not received bailouts from anybody

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• Opinion

  

  Wall Street wants to “occupy” Detroit’s finances

  November 22, 2011 By John Henry

  Given the revenue streams that go straight to Wall Street from Detroit, it is not far off to characterize any emergency financial manager as a Wall Street financial dictator.

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• Opinion

  

  Financial dictator would rob Detroiters of their vote

  March 22, 2011 By John Henry

  The same financial power structure that ruined Detroit economically stands in the shadows as mouthpieces of money in the state government threaten the majority Black city.

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• Opinion

  

  Who’s to blame for city’s crisis?

  December 18, 2009 By John Henry

  DETROIT - This beleaguered city is in danger of running out of money, but it's not because of city officials' incompetence  or city workers' "greed."

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• Opinion

  

  Detroit is Haiti: unforgivably Black

  October 21, 2009 By John Henry

  Time Magazine has decided to zero in on Detroit; here's a reaction from one lifelong Detroiter.

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