Tax foreclosures

Detroit demonstration at Wayne County Treasurer against tax foreclosures
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Detroit’s Fiscal Budget: A Case Study in Corporate Domination

May 13, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A recent debate over the fiscal budget for 2022-2023 for the City of Detroit revealed the political character of the current administration and City Council. The budget was approved for $2.4 billion […]
Detroit demonstration to halt property tax foreclosures
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Tens of Thousands Threatened with Property Tax Foreclosures in Detroit

March 29, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe March 31 has been designated as the deadline for Wayne County residents to pay back property taxes from 2019 and before, despite the failure of the relevant authorities to provide adequate assistance […]
Hotel workers on strike in Detroit, October 21.
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Detroiters striking and fighting back!

October 25, 2018 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Detroit — Public discontent over evictions, foreclosures, water shutoffs and substandard wages can only be ameliorated through organized action. During the early morning hours of Sunday, October 7, members of UNITE HERE […]
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Tax foreclosure fight keeps hundreds in their homes

October 16, 2018 fwstaff
By Aram Vosgerchian Detroit — This city was one of those hardest hit by the global capitalist economic crisis of 2008-2009 and the resulting austerity. Austerity is nothing but a euphemism for class war, waged […]