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March 10, 2006
We All Live in Poletown Now
Counterpunch
By Brian McKenna
Poletown, MI continues to live, as eminent domain seizures of private property for private development becomes more rampant. The vibrant neighborhood's dramatic demise, in the face of empty promises from a corporate behemoth, is as relevant as ever to the national discourse over property rights.
Twenty five years ago this March 4th, Poletown Michigan made CBS national news as the Michigan Supreme Court agreed to consider whether or not Detroit could demolish a vibrant multi-cultural neighborhood to build a General Motors Cadillac plant.
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Today citizen homeowner fights are taking place all over the country. In places like Norwood, Ohio (contesting a shopping complex), Long Beach, New Jersey (contesting condominiums) and in Rivera Beach, Florida where a mostly black, blue collar community of 6,000 is fighting an eminent domain attempt to destroy their homes to build a yachting and upper-scale residential complex.Welcome to Poletown USA, where no one's home is protected from capital's destructive winds.
Posted by lumi at March 10, 2006 9:44 AM