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Podcast: Belabored
Episode: Belabored Podcast #16: Who Bankrupted Detroit?
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Detroitâs been through a lot in recent years; the city has become a sort of a symbol of American industrial decline, and with that the declining power of unions. Last week, Detroitâs âemergency managerâ filed for bankruptcy, in what will be the largest municipal bankruptcy in the country if it goes forward. A judge is currently holding it up, and we took this...