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Local Physician and Native of Douma, Syria, Talks About Life Before, During, and After the City Was Besieged

Google Maps We recently discussed the latest chemical attacks in Douma, Syria, on Detroit Today, and we heard from a...

Will Republicans in Lansing Pass Pot Legalization To Preempt Ballot Proposal?

Jake Neher/WDET When it comes time for people to vote in Michigan’s midterm election, it’s possible they will be deciding...

Former Juvenile Lifer From Detroit Discusses the Horrors of 43 Years in Prison

Jake Neher/WDET For decades in America, there has been a debate about the extent to which the law should punish young...

Have We Accomplished Anything With Strikes in Syria?

Jake Neher/WDET A few days ago, the United States and its allies hit several targets in Syria as retaliation for...

Women Could Dominate Michigan Democratic Ticket in November

Cheyna Roth/MPRN Michigan Democrats now have a better sense of who will be representing their party on the 2018 statewide...

Is John Engler The Right Person To Lead MSU?

Cheyna Roth/MPRN At last week’s final meeting of the Michigan State University Board of Trustees this semester, a Larry Nasser...

How Will Republicans React to Paul Ryan’s Departure?

Speaker Paul Ryan's Press Office Paul Ryan’s retirement was rumored long before the Speaker made the announcement he would leave...

Freep Film Fest Documentary Explores History of Detroit’s Cass Corridor

Jake Neher/WDET The Cass Corridor is one of the Detroit neighborhoods that has changed the most over the past two...

Group of Black MSU Players Helped Desegregate College Football in 1960s

Through the Banks of the Red Cedar Now in its fifth year, the Freep Film Festival is underway. This year, 75...

Paul Ryan and the Exodus of Republicans From Congress

National Park Service A major shake-up in Washington yesterday, as House Speaker Paul Ryan said he’ll retire rather than run again in...

Is Social Media Killing Democracy?

Jake Neher/WDET Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg just finished two days of testimony before Congress, where he was asked...

Unpacking The Confusing Signals We’re Getting from the Mueller Probe

Jake Neher/WDET We have become accustomed to the weekly news cycle being interrupted by the quarter turn of information about...