Poisoned City: Flint and the Specter of Domestic Terrorism

By Henry A. Giroux / Truthout Mar 4, 2016 Flint provides a tragic example of what happens to a society when democracy begins to disappear and is surpassed by a state remade in the image of the corporation. Dig deeper ( 29 Min. Read )

Voices From the Front Lines of the Flint Water Crisis

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Feb 18, 2016 The Michigan crisis is, on the surface, about water -- but this debacle is also about democracy.The Michigan crisis is, on the surface, about water—but this debacle is also about democracy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Terror of Flint’s Poisoned Water

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Feb 4, 2016 Aggrieved Flint residents and their allies are demanding immediate action to ensure safe, clean water to the people of Flint Many are calling for Michigan Gov Snyder to resign or even to be arrested Snyder to resign -- or even to be arrested. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Hundreds of Union Plumbers Volunteer to Help Victims of Flint’s Lead-Poisoning Crisis

Staff / Truthdig Feb 1, 2016 Plumbers from across Michigan and other states are visiting 800 homes in the city of Flint to make sure residents’ faucets can accommodate water filters being installed to mitigate the city’s ongoing lead crisis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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VIDEO: Austerity Man

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Jan 21, 2016 Now that Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is getting credit for saying he’s really super-dooper sorry about poisoning thousands of children in Flint with lead, let’s not forget how he did it. Dig deeper

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President Obama, Please Come to Flint, Mich.

By Michael Moore / Common Dreams Jan 18, 2016 “Please consider this personal appeal from me and the 102,000 citizens of the city of Flint who have been poisoned—not by a mistake, not by a natural disaster, but by a governor and his administration who, to 'cut costs,' took over the city of Flint from its duly elected leaders, unhooked the city from its fresh water supply of Lake Huron, and then made the people drink the toxic water from the Flint River.” Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Budget Cuts and Negligence Poisoned the Drinking Water in Flint, Mich.

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 17, 2016 Calls for the resignation of Gov. Rick Snyder are intensifying in the face of evidence that he allowed the city's 100,000 residents to continue cooking, drinking and bathing in water known to be contaminated with lead. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Dear Gov. Snyder: You Have to Go to Jail

By Michael Moore / Common Dreams Jan 8, 2016 Progressive activist, Oscar-winning filmmaker and Flint, Mich., native Michael Moore is calling for the arrest of Gov. Rick Snyder for his role in creating a situation in which the water supply for an entire community has been "effectively poisoned." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Arrest of Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder Urged After Contaminated-Water Scandal Implicates Top Staffers

By Sarah Lazare / Common Dreams Jan 8, 2016 "To poison all the children in an historic American city is no small feat." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Magical Mystery Tour of American Austerity Politics

By Laura Gottesdiener, TomDispatch Jun 10, 2015 Numerous cities and school districts in Michigan are now run by single, state-appointed technocrats. This arrangement not only strips residents of their local voting rights but also gives appointees of the state's austerity-promoting governor the power to do just about anything, including dissolve the cities themselves, all in the name of “fiscal responsibility.” Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )