John Rummel
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Rummel
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U.S.
Detroit mayoral candidates pressed on foreclosure crisis
February 12, 2009DETROIT — Three of this city’s zip codes are among the nation's top 25 for number of foreclosures. So it's not hard to see why the housing crisis and jobs are pressing concerns as Detroiters prepare...
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Detroit rally backs Obama economic recovery program
January 16, 2009DETROIT — 2009 is beginning as those who voted for change imagined: grassroots groups are turning the hope that blossomed last November into action. In this hard-hit city, organizing is under way to change things from...
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U.S.
As Detroit reels, council slams misplaced economic priorities, corporate greed
October 2, 2008If we were in a medical crisis instead of an economic one, a triage would be set up and this city would be first in line for assistance. The Motor City, whose residents have produced so...
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Peace
Michigan Summit draws 700, ready for change
May 21, 2008LANSING, Mich. — They came from the American Federation of Teachers, the Michigan Educational Association, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, ACORN, Working America, Triangle Foundation, NOW, the Sierra Club, Health Care for Michigan and many...
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American Axle and the 2008 elections
April 26, 2008The workers at American Axle are doing all they can. Their cause is just, they are united in battle and unions from all over are coming to this plant on the Detroit-Hamtramck border to lend support....
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