Michigan's Emergency (Financial) Manager Emergency
Channel: Public D
Date: 2011-03-10

On March 9, 2011 Michigan's Republican State Senators voted to give so-called Emergency (Financial) Managers up to $450,000 and sweeping powers to void local ordinances, shred contracts, privatize services, and more in towns, municipalities, and school districts determined to be "in trouble" by the state. For more: 

http://michiganforward.org/
http://www.miunion.org
Recall Rick: http://tinyurl.com/4sb3esk
http://www.soldiersofsolidarity.com
http://lansingworkerscenter.wordpress.com/
http://www.miaflcio.org/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Uncut-Michigan/164529150265296

Downloadable version (w/ better audio) available @ : 
http://www.archive.org/details/MichigansEmergencyManagerEmergency

Classic public domain footage: 

"Practicing Democracy in the Classroom" : 
http://www.archive.org/details/Practici1953

"Lost Landscapes of Detroit" : 
http://www.archive.org/details/LostLandscapesOfDetroit2010