Hear Melissa Osborn, Third Woman Accusing Lucido of Sexual Harassment
A third woman is accusing Republican state Sen. Peter Lucido (R-Shelby Twp.) of inappropriate behavior. Melissa Osborn works for a...
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No Auto Show In January Leaves Fans, Retailers Looking to Summer
Normally this time of year in Detroit is all things cars, but this year is the first time in a long time...
Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s Baldness Reveal Hits Home In Detroit, Where Hair is Political
Jake Neher/WDET Recently, Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) revealed publicly that she has alopecia and that she has gone bald. Her Senegalese...
How McDonald’s Fell In Love With Black America
Fast food is a contentious topic. Beyond the intoxicating aroma of french fries lies an industry that is fraught with...
The American Working Class is in Crisis, Say Authors Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
Photo Courtesy of Lynsey Addario/Alfred A. Knopf Crushing poverty, rampant drug addiction, underemployment, unaffordable health care, staggering wealth disparity, declining...
Sen. McMorrow Hopes Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Lucido “Might Empower Others to Do the Same”
The state Senator who made national news by making very inappropriate sexual comments to a young female reporter last week...
Robot Unions? The Changing Landscape of Michigan and America’s Workforce
There's a lot of change in the job market and workforce here in Michigan and throughout the country. Detroit Today host Stephen...
What the Loss of Civil Rights Icons Means for Continuing Fight for Equality
Jake Neher/WDET Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a day to reflect not only on the man, but the movement that...
Michigan’s Two Senators Not Optimistic About Senate Trial Under McConnell
The Senate trial of President Trump shifts into full gear this week. Many questions swirl around how this will play...
Former National Security Advisor Susan Rice on Obama Administration, Trump’s Foreign Policy and Impeachment
It has been a chaotic few weeks bridging 2019 and 2020... There have been impeachment proceedings in which lifelong foreign service members...
How #MeToo, #TimesUp, and Social Media Are Affecting Intimacy for Young People
Intimacy has changed for all of us in recent years. The transformation can be attributed to a variety of things:...
Four Generations Talk 2020 Presidential Politics
Jake Neher/WDET With the Iowa caucuses less than a month out, the Democratic primary is heating up. The field has...