John K. Bennett

DetroitUncovered

Detroit is suffering at the hands of a group with no frame of reference on how government is supposed to operate.

David Alexander Bullock

Activist, Artist, Teacher, Spiritual Leader

This year in the name of financial stability, the citizens of the city of Detroit will be disenfranchised. Democracy will be sacrificed at the altar of economic efficiency.

Gary A. Brown

President pro tem, Detroit City Council

Now that City Council approved the consent agreement, the real work begins. We must put meat on the bones to create a restructuring plan.

Shea Howell

Detroit activist; Professor of communication, Oakland University

We need to encourage the mayor and the council to insist on their authority to make decisions. If the state is unwilling to protect the elected officials, we encourage the city to declare bankruptcy.

Rev. Jesse Jackson

Civil rights activist

Is democracy a luxury good in America, discarded when the going gets rough? Apparently Michigan's Gov. Rick Snyder thinks so.

James Melton

Journalist and PR professional

Folks, it's time to just shut up and focus on what's coming at us across that metaphorical Dardanelles Strait. If the walls are breached, it really won't matter whose fault it is or how it happened. We'll all be in a bad way.

John K. Bennett

DetroitUncovered

It was thought by many that Detroit would get an emergency manager. Gov. Snyder spoke boldly of helping Detroit fix itself, and if he settles for a consent agreement it will clearly say that he has decided it's too much of a political risk.