Prepare to Vote: Five Surprising Things From the Governor’s Candidates [VIDEO]
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City Divided: A Look At The Disparities in Detroit
Jake Neher/WDET "Two Detroits" is a phrase often said to describe the rapid rise of Detroit’s downtown and midtown against...
Activist Randall Robinson Looks Back on Nelson Mandela’s Life 100 Years After His Birth
Jake Neher/WDET Wednesday would have been the 100th birthday of Nelson Mandela. The anti-apartheid revolutionary spent 27 years in a...
Reporters, Retirees Look Back at Detroit’s Bankruptcy Five Years Later
Jake Neher/WDET July 18th, 2018 marks the fifth anniversary of the City of Detroit’s historic bankruptcy—the largest municipal bankruptcy ever. The...
‘It Was Like Jaws on the Floor’–Washington, Experts React to Trump-Putin Press Conference
Jake Neher/WDET Even though each U.S. intelligence agency has verified that Russia interfered in the 2016 elections, President Donald Trump...
What is the Modern Whig Party and Could It Blossom in Trump Era?
Jake Neher/WDET With primary elections right around the corner we start thinking about whittling down the candidates for the general...
New Report Raises Questions About Snyder Administration Relationship with Line 5 Operator
Jake Neher/WDET A new report from the Michigan Campaign Finance Network and Bridge Magazine raises concerns about the relationship between...
BOOK CLUB: How Tax Foreclosure Impacts Stability In Metro Detroit
City of Detroit This week begins Detroit Today’s on-air discussions about eviction and housing insecurity in southeast Michigan as part...
The State Knew About PFAS Worries Six Years Ago
Jake Neher, WDET A Freedom of Information Act request revealed the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality knew six years ago...
Don Was, Ismael Ahmed, Ann Delisi Join Detroit Today As Concert of Colors Kicks Off
Jake Neher/WDET It’s July, and that means it’s time for the annual Concert of Colors in Midtown Detroit. What makes the festival...
How Are U.S.-Canada, Detroit-Windsor Relations Faring Amid Rising Trade Tensions?
Jake Neher/WDET The effects of President Trump’s trade policies might be causing conflicts with our neighbors to the North. The Trump...
What’s the Future of the Supreme Court and Roe v. Wade?
U.S. Supreme Court Brett Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge in Washington, is President Donald Trump's pick to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on...
