Detroit Today: Explaining the journey of fringe medicine in America
Healthcare costs are sky-rocketing in the U.S., the worst globally by some measures. In a country where healthcare is very...
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Detroit Today: Wayne State University program aims to help legislatures conduct oversight
This past week, the Levin Center at Wayne State University launched a first of its kind, national institution dedicated to...
Detroit Today: Twitter’s future under Elon Musk’s ownership
Recently, many Twitter users began seeing an image of a dog instead of the customary bird logo. The image is...
Detroit Today: Discussing the impact of criminal charges against Donald Trump
On Tuesday, former U.S. President Donald Trump was arraigned on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the state...
Detroit Today: Should Detroit provide guaranteed income to residents?
Universal Basic Income ("UBI") — the idea that every citizen, regardless of their income or employment status, should receive a...
Detroit Today: Why ‘pulling yourself up by your bootstraps’ is poor advice
As far back as the 1800s, the phrase "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" was used as a sarcastic joke...
Detroit Today: Discussing the impact of Donald Trump’s indictment
News broke Thursday that a Manhattan grand jury voted to indict Donald Trump on criminal charges. The case is one...
Detroit Today: Do students feel safe amid rise in school shootings in America?
On Monday, three children and three adults were fatally shot at an elementary school in Nashville, Tenn. The tragedy occurred...
Atlantic podcast explores the week following the MLK assassination
1968 is a pivotal year in American history. The assassinations of both Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., combined...
Detroit Today: Why the protests in Israel are important for democracy
For weeks, Israel has seen mass protests flood its streets in response to Prime Minister Benjamin Natenyahu's plans of judicial...
US Ambassador to NATO says Russia prevailing in war against Ukraine would be bad news for global order
War is a constant issue around the world. Over the last few decades, countries have collaborated to tamp down rogue...
Michigan’s new online resolution system aims to keep family disputes out of court
Earlier this month, the Michigan Supreme Court announced the Michigan Resolve Family System for cases involving the family court. The...