Is It Getting Harder To Become a New Homeowner in SE Michigan?
Laura Weber Davis/WDET For many families, their first home purchase is their first step into building wealth and stabilizing their...
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What Should America Do In Syria?
Google Maps President Donald Trump was among the toughest critics of former president Barack Obama’s approach to the Syrian civil...
Mexican Designer Looks to Build Economic and Cultural Ties Between Detroit, Oaxaca
Mexico Cultura y Orgullo/YouTube Detroit Today has talked at length about President Trump, his rhetoric and policymaking on immigration, and how it’s...
Comedian JB Smoove on His ‘Unique’ Stand-Up and Love for Curb Your Enthusiasm
J. B. Smoove/Instagram From his portrayal of Leon Black on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, to his part in Real Husbands...
Tariffs, Trade Wars and What They Could Mean for Michigan
Jake Neher/WDET President Donald Trump says he's not afraid of a trade war with China. But there are several groups sounding...
Can Suburbs Shaped By Cars Build Walkable Downtowns from Scratch?
City of Warren The city of Warren is seeking a developer to build a brand new $125 million downtown area....
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s New Book Explores Monuments, Race
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu made national headlines last year when he had the confederate statues in his city removed....
Trump’s Border Fixation and What It Means for Immigrants
Jake Neher/WDET Immigration continues to be a hotly debated subject in the United States -- DACA, the proposed border wall, and now a group...
His Work Was Just Beginning: Looking Back at the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
April 4th marks the 50th anniversary of the death of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. The news that...
How Fundamental Is Race to Our Understanding of Ourselves and Our Politics?
Jake Neher/WDET Wednesday is the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination. Ahead of that anniversary, Detroit Today explores the concept of...
POLITICO Magazine’s Tim Alberta on Being A Political Reporter Through First Year of Trump
POLITICO This conversation originally aired on Detroit Today on December 28, 2017. POLITICO Magazine feature reporter Tim Alberta covers national politics in Washington....
Second Amendment: A Fundamental Freedom or Time for Repeal?
Jake Neher/WDET This week, former justice of the United States Supreme Court John Paul Stevens wrote an opinion piece in...
