Created Equal: Can white privilege be quantified?

White privilege begins with the idea that white Americans have inherent advantage in society because of racist policies and practices...

Created Equal: Is local banking the key to economic prosperity?

Over the years, local banks have been absorbed by larger institutions and are less prevalent than they once were. Oscar...

Created Equal: Air pollution is plaguing Detroiters’ lungs

Detroit’s air is dirty, and according to a new report from the American Lung Association, dirtier than most cities in...

Created Equal: What Columbia University’s crackdown on protesters tell us about free speech on college campuses

Hundreds of protesters have been arrested on college campuses across the country in recent weeks. The escalating tensions between student-led...

Created Equal: Foster care in America from a children’s advocate raised in the system 

Andrew Bridge spent 11 years of his childhood in foster care and says the system did more harm than good....

Created Equal: How the impacts of inflation divide the Democratic Party 

President Joe Biden’s pitch to voters is simple: the economy is booming, jobs are plentiful, portfolios are swelling, let's keep...

Created Equal: First-ever financial disclosures paint a cloudy picture of accountability in Michigan politics

Michigan’s top elected officials have submitted personal financial disclosures now required under state law. The change comes following the passage...

Created Equal: New report raises questions about nonfatal police shootings in Detroit

It's always significant when police decide to use lethal force against the citizens they've sworn to protect. But a new...

Created Equal: How your debt fuels our economy 

Debt is a paradox – it is necessary to make some big purchases possible – cars, homes – but it...

Created Equal: How the war in Gaza is complicating pregnancy

We have heard a lot about the war in Gaza — about the politics and positioning on both sides, and...

Created Equal: Will the UAW break the southern anti-union stronghold?

The United Auto Workers union is close to organizing workers in Volkswagen’s auto plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Voting began on Wednesday,...

Created Equal: The pros and cons of buying a home on a land contract in Detroit

A new research paper says that rather than helping poor people buy houses, land contracts — individual purchase agreements between...