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where is the outrage over destruction of civil rights sigmasix Jun 2013 #1
good question. right now there's a big debate going on about largely symbolic 'racism,' but i HiPointDem Jun 2013 #5
To both you and sigmasix: Fire Walk With Me Jun 2013 #9
Great post n/t Cal Carpenter Jun 2013 #20
In Greece, Spain, Italy the unhired heads of state are called "technocrats" dixiegrrrrl Jun 2013 #2
aren't all city managers unelected? nt Mosby Jun 2013 #3
no. and the choice of whether to use city managers is subject to the vote. the emergency HiPointDem Jun 2013 #6
In most (all?) states yes Sgent Jun 2013 #17
He isn't a city manager 1gobluedem Jun 2013 #29
"manipulation by big international banks" = the cause of the ENTIRE WORLD'S FINANCIAL PROBLEMS. WinkyDink Jun 2013 #4
When Detroit goes bankrupt, everyone will get a haircut badtoworse Jun 2013 #7
i doubt it. and the pols weren't the ones really running the city. the people running the city HiPointDem Jun 2013 #8
The banks made the city run up $15 billion in debt? badtoworse Jun 2013 #10
Politicians are beholden to their campaign donors. If the donors don't like their policies, they HiPointDem Jun 2013 #11
The most obvious and most likely explanation is that the people governing Detroit were idiots badtoworse Jun 2013 #12
the superficial mainstream explanation is always the most obvious. but generally not the most HiPointDem Jun 2013 #13
I've seen the Bloomberg article before and it confirms my point badtoworse Jun 2013 #14
gosh, you sound like a banker. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #16
My career has been in electric power, but I do a lot of work with financial institutions badtoworse Jun 2013 #18
Again Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2013 #15
Bankruptcies are ugly, but that's the way they work. badtoworse Jun 2013 #19
The Emergency Manager law Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2013 #21
What difference does it make? badtoworse Jun 2013 #22
IDK Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2013 #23
Keep in mind that the city is granted its authority to govern from the state. badtoworse Jun 2013 #24
The Emergency Manager Law repealed by a people's vote, and then repassed in a few weeks ShadowLiberal Jun 2013 #26
bankruptcies work by taking away people's civil rights? since fucking when? HiPointDem Jun 2013 #25
The Detroit City Council has been busy applauding a homophobic anti-Semite FrodosPet Jun 2013 #27
K&R! KoKo Jun 2013 #28
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