How expensive are Michigan’s political campaigns?
Elections are getting more costly. In 2018, Michigan saw the most expensive election season ever. At least $324 million were...
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Discussing the big changes in the Big Ten
The Big Ten conference recently announced that by 2024 the University of California Los Angeles and the University of Southern...
Detroit Today discusses Michigan’s 12th Congressional District race
It’s generally received less attention in the news, but Michigan's 12th Congressional District race is noteworthy. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has...
Detroit Today discusses the crowded 13th Congressional District primary race
Politics can often feel alienated and far away. Sometimes it doesn’t seem like an open, democratic — something with little relation to...
What constitutes our democracy and what we need to do to keep it
The current state of our democracy is debatable. Partisanship is high. Few policies with majority support — policies that would...
What makes a great and enduring friendship
We go through our life in cohorts, made up with some of those most important people in our lives. Our...
George Floyd — his life, meaning, and how the country has changed since his murder
Two years ago, protestors flooded streets in the U.S. and around the world to advocate for racial justice. They were...
What changed in Detroit’s police department two years after protests to defund it?
Two years ago, people across Detroit and its suburbs were hitting the pavement to advocate for racial justice and a...
How redistricting has changed Macomb County’s political landscape
The election landscape in Macomb County appears to be changing following redistricting. While the county still leans conservative, redistricting has...
How Republicans can win over urban voters
Voters who live in cities lean Democratic. And it’s not for purely policy reasons. Many people who grew up in...
Cash bail and how it’s become limited in the 36th District Court
Cash bail now has a longstanding tradition in America’s judicial system. But it’s been removed or reformed in several states...
WDET’s own Ismael Ahmed talks Concert of Colors, National Endowment of the Arts
The Concert of Colors, metro Detroit’s free annual diversity-themed music festival, returns this week for its 30th year. It was...