Challenges Quote by Ron Dellums

I think of what's happening in Detroit as part of something that's much bigger. Most people think of the decline of the city as…

— Grace Lee Boggs

The story of Detroit's bankruptcy was simple enough: Allow capitalism to grow the city, campaign against income inequality, tax the job creators until they…

— Ben Shapiro

Detroit is a fascinating place, because things are so bad there that the dystopia has almost become utopian. People know they can't rely on…

— Sasha Abramsky

So, I mean, there's still vast swaths of the city that are suffering from a lack of jobs and poor housing and poor public…

— David Maraniss

Detroit is a city that really stands out. It's been through a very difficult time. There's been a lot of pain here, and the…

— Michael Imperioli

Detroit is really a model for how wealthier and whiter Americans escape the costs of public goods they'd otherwise share with poorer and darker…

— Robert Reich

Detroit is a metaphor for America, for America's challenges and America's opportunities. It is a hothouse for new innovation, for ingenuity and risk taking.…

— Darren Walker

You can't fight the fact that Detroit is a de-industrializing market and it isn't facing dramatic, positive transformation.

— Dan Gilbert

The real story of Detroit [...] can be summed up in seven words. Private enterprise built it, government destroyed it.

— Peter Schiff

Detroit can become a national model for urban revitalization, but to do so, it must break free from past development models.

— Rashida Tlaib

The Obama administration seems to be following what might be called 'the Detroit pattern increasing taxes, harassing businesses, and pandering to unions. In the…

— Thomas Sowell

“As clear as it is important, the death of Detroit is still mostly ignored. Generally, the slow destruction of a major city would get…

— Daniel Greenup