Detroit Part I: Extinguishing the Homeless & Shutting Off Human Rights

Name: Detroit Part I: Extinguishing the Homeless & Shutting Off Human Rights
Uploaded: 2015-01-07T04:01:39
Duration: 27 min
Description: On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin, features exclusive on-the-ground coverage from Detroit, Michigan, beginning with a look at a tent city outside of downtown, where the crew witnessed a cop putting out the only source of warmth for the homeless population there with a fire extinguisher. Detroit Part II: Bankruptcy Dictatorship & Foreclosed Futures

On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin, features exclusive on-the-ground coverage from Detroit, Michigan, beginning with a look at a tent city outside of downtown, where the crew witnessed a cop putting out the only source of warmth for the homeless population there with a fire extinguisher. Detroit Part II... read more

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