Here are Michigan Voters’ Rights Guaranteed by Prop 3 Last Year
The ACLU of Michigan has been hosting a three-part online training series this month that is wrapping up tomorrow. The...
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Voter Suppression Is Real and It’s Been Happening For More Than A Century
In 1965, the Voting Rights Act passed and gave hundreds of thousands of Americans a chance to vote. It also...
Flint’s Problems Didn’t Start with Water
Jake Neher/WDET While the lead poisoning in Flint continues to devastate the city’s residents, there is so much more than...
Highland Park’s Water Director: “The Water Is Safe To Drink”
Last week, Highland Park city officials announced that testing in nine residences in revealed elevated levels of lead. Officials urged caution,...
Are Disney Remakes of Classic Films Living Up to the Originals?
You’ve likely seen classics like "Dumbo," "Beauty and the Beast," the "Jungle Book," and "Aladdin." But have you seen the more...
How The Washington D.C. Lead Crisis Foreshadowed Flint
In 2004, the Washington Post reported that a change in water treatment chemicals at the Washington D.C. aqueduct four years...
Remembering the Moon Landing: Apollo 11 Mission Hits 50th Anniversary
Annamarie Sysling/ WDET This week 50 years ago marked the first time an American astronaut stepped onto the moon. Were...
Gov. Whitmer On First Six Months: Legislature Took a Break “Before the Work was Done”
Jake Neher/WDET The first half of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s first year in office has passed, and there’s been a lot of...
Wayne County Profited $107,000 By Repossessing Homes Over a $144 Tax Debt. Is This Legal?
There’s a new lawsuit challenging Michigan’s predatory home equity theft policy, which allows counties to take property to settle back...
Here’s the Lineup for the 40th Anniversary of Jazz Fest
The Detroit Jazz Festival is fast approaching and will be celebrating its 40th year this Labor Day Weekend. This year...
Murder in America is a Million Dollar Problem. One Researcher has a Solution
More than 17,000 people were murdered in the United States in 2017. And last year, according to the Detroit Police...
Malcolm Gladwell on New Season of Revisionist History Podcast
Revisionist History/iTunes Malcolm Gladwell has made a career of making us think twice by taking what we think is true and...