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To Impeach or Not to Impeach?

Jake Neher/WDET Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election didn’t lead to charges against the president for...

Latest UN Climate Study Predicts Devastating Biodiversity Losses

This week, the United Nations released a devastating study. One million species of animals and plants around the world face...

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson Joins Detroit Today to Talk Science in Film

For astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, it's not enough to just make people care about science. He wants them to enjoy...

Remembering Bob Berg, Longtime Detroit Political Spokesperson [Archives]

Detroit lost a powerful and beloved voice in the world of politics and public relations this week. Bob Berg was...

Characters Surrounding Landmark Plessy v. Ferguson Case Have Fascinating Roots in Detroit

Credit: Josh Luxenberg Most people know at least a little about Plessy v. Ferguson, the 19th-century Supreme Court ruling that...

Flint Native Tunde Olaniran Reflects on Big Year for His Music

Gus Navarro/WDET Our region has been known for generations as a hub of innovation in music. Artists from our area...

The Past, Present, and Future of the Food Economy in Detroit

AnnaMarie Sysling/WDET Detroit has a long history of food insecurity in the city’s black neighborhoods. One year after the 1967...

Tuesday’s Elections Are First Chance to Exercise New Voting Rights Under Prop 3

Jake Neher/WDET It’s Election Day here in Michigan. Yes, you read that right. We don’t talk very often about May...

Flooding Isn’t Just Weather or Climate Problem — It’s an Infrastructure Problem

Michigan State Police Emergency Management Division There’s a good chance that if you were driving around Metro Detroit last week...

What Are Some Solutions to Our Student Debt Crisis?

Sandy Baruah Student debt and college affordability are twin menaces in the United States, both threatening the promise of upward...

Dead Pig Brains Partially Revived, 3D Printing Hearts — Is Medical Research Going Too Far?

  Twitter Two huge stories recently in the world of medical research. A team from Tel Aviv University created the first...

A Former Inmate and a Prison Abolitionist Weigh In on Whether We Should Eliminate Prisons

Dr. Ruth Wilson Gilmore Is prison necessary? That’s the question posed by a recent New York Times piece spotlighting Dr....