Mark Binelli

Rolling Stone

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Contributing Editor at Rolling Stone and Men's Journal, and author of Detroit City Is the Place to Be: The Afterlife of an American Metropolis

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How Betsy DeVos is trying to reshape national education policy and Michigan's charter schools

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Detroit is a shrinking city, with just 700,000 residents in a place designed for two million.  Many who still live there want to leave.

Detroit: End of the American Dream or Hope of the Future?

Detroit is a shrinking city, with just 700,000 residents in a place designed for two million.  Many who still live there want to leave.

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