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Not TINA (There Is No Alternative) but TAPAS: THERE ARE PLENTY OF ALTERNATIVES
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UNITED STATES: Detroit activist Grace Lee Boggs dies at 100, she endorsed city ... - Basic Income News

UNITED STATES: Detroit activist Grace Lee Boggs dies at 100, she endorsed city ... - Basic Income News | real utopias | Scoop.it
Grace Lee Boggs, longtime Detroit activist, revolutionary writer and philosopher, dies at 100. She endorsed a universal basic income grant at city level.
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One-Fifth of Detroit's Population Could Lose Their Homes

One-Fifth of Detroit's Population Could Lose Their Homes | real utopias | Scoop.it
Many families could stay put for just a few hundred dollars—if only they knew how to work the system.
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Final "occupy the streets" of Detroit movement held Friday night - WXYZ

Final "occupy the streets" of Detroit movement held Friday night - WXYZ | real utopias | Scoop.it
City councilwoman Mary Sheffield is making an effort to get information to her district. 
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The Road to Serfdom: Connecting Detroit, Argentina and Greece

The Road to Serfdom: Connecting Detroit, Argentina and Greece | real utopias | Scoop.it
If you want to fully understand the game at play in the bankruptcies and privatization of public assets in Detroit, Argentina, and Europe, play Monopoly.
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Apartheid in Detroit: Water For Corporations, Not For People

Apartheid in Detroit: Water For Corporations, Not For People | real utopias | Scoop.it
Residents with $150 delinquent water bills are having the tap shut off, denying them a basic human right while prominent Detroit corporations with much larger delinquent water bills are being left alone.
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Detroiters Put Bodies on the Line to Stop Privatization of Their Water

Detroiters Put Bodies on the Line to Stop Privatization of Their Water | real utopias | Scoop.it
The Reverend Bill Wylie-Kellerman sat down with nine others blocking the entrance of the facility where Homrich Wrecking’s water shutoff trucks were set to leave for the day. (Nooo, we can't let that happen.
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Water Is Life – That's Why We the People Must Stand With Detroit

Water Is Life – That's Why We the People Must Stand With Detroit | real utopias | Scoop.it
Are you ready to start bailing out Detroit the right way? Join the Detroit Water Brigade.
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Apartheid in Detroit: Water For Corporations, Not For People

Apartheid in Detroit: Water For Corporations, Not For People | real utopias | Scoop.it
Residents with $150 delinquent water bills are having the tap shut off, denying them a basic human right while prominent Detroit corporations with much larger delinquent water bills are being left alone.
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Who will get screwed in Detroit's bankruptcy? - The Week Magazine

Who will get screwed in Detroit's bankruptcy? - The Week Magazine | real utopias | Scoop.it
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Who will get screwed in Detroit's bankruptcy?
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Economist, specialized in political economy and peer-to-peer dynamics; core member of the P2P Foundation