Proposed Detroit Ordinance Would Measure City’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions
There's a new effort to improve Detroit's environmental standards coming from Detroit City Councilman Scott Benson. Earlier this month, Benson...
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Stephen Henderson: The President’s Tweets Are Racist. Now, How Do We Respond?
No one should be surprised by the tweets President Donald Trump unleashed over the weekend, telling several progressive minority Congresswomen that...
Ecological Grief: Learning to Deal with Climate Change and Species Loss
With extreme weather patterns becoming the new normal, species loss, climate devastation and expert voices telling us that in the not too distant future many of us...
Inhabitants of the Marshall Islands Fear Cultural Loss. One Michigander is Helping Out
The Marshall Islands are a ring-shaped collection of Pacific islands made of coral and sit about six feet above sea...
Detroit Photojournalist Tells Stories of War and Migration
Detroit photojournalist Kenny Karpov has been back in the city since January, after spending the past several years documenting war-torn and ravaged...
Tea, Stan and Mood: New Podcast Digs Into Etymology of Slang
Have you ever wondered how slang in the English language evolves? Stephen speaks with Laura Rosenberg about just that. Rosenberg is a teacher...
AG Dana Nessel On Why Enbridge Line 5 Should Be Shut Down
Jake Neher/WDET Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has been busy lately, from efforts to institute a ban on sexual relationships...
Ann Delisi Previews Concerts of Colors, Motown Anniversary
Back when the Concert of Colors was first established, the event was only for one day. Now in 2019, it is...
Journalist, Activist Des Cooper on “The Long Goodbye” of Caring for Aging Parents
Jake Neher/WDET Who cares for us when we get older? It’s a question we all face, sometimes with great trepidation...
How Trump’s Trade and Tariff Policy is Affecting Michigan Industries
President Donald Trump uses the strength of the US economy as a talking point to tout the strength and growth...
This July 4th, Ask Yourself: Are We Living Up to American Ideals?
Jake Neher/WDET On Detroit Today, host Stephen Henderson reflects on the dissonance between the country's celebrations and the current conditions unfolding...
Are You a Gentrifier? Confronting the Hard Questions of Detroit’s Most Controversial Concept
Gus Navarro/WDET We’ve all heard the word gentrification before, and we think we know the definition. It's the process of...