“Happy” 10th Anniversary to the switch that kicked off the Flint Water Crisis. Though that moment and its optimistic press coverage provides a convenient pulse point, the crisis writ large was possible due to the conditions set forth by obnoxious Tea Party-laced GOP politics and that heady, all-American mix of “racism and bad capitalism” (h/t to Henry Zebrowski).

I recently met up with Dayne Walling (Flint Mayor 2009-2015) to chat about what really happened, and how the systemic tragedy continues playing out for him and his city a decade later. Read the full piece here.

Special thanks to Popula/Maria Bustillos for their interest and for publishing this piece!

Enjoy, and pass it along to other concerned citizens.