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Congresswomen Dingell, Slotkin React to Redacted Mueller Report
United States Congress Now that the redacted version of the Mueller report is out, the big question is about what...
Former Aide to President Obama Discusses New Book and What’s Next
Meta Stange/WDET During the presidency of Barack Obama, there was perhaps no one closer to him as an advisor than...
A Redacted Version of the Mueller Report Was Released to the Public. Now What?
Jake Neher/WDET On Thursday, the redacted version of the Mueller Report was released to the public. While there’s no direct...
The Mueller Investigation Through the Lens of History
Jake Neher/WDET A redacted Mueller Report is likely to dominate the news cycle for the coming days and beyond as...
Can We Have a Productive, Civil Conversation About Reparations in 2019?
Library of Congress One of the big surprises of the early 2020 presidential campaign is the role that reparations has...
Hollow Immigration Debate Has Ripple Effects in Southeast Michigan
Jake Neher/WDET The immigration debate rages on in Washington. The latest dust-up comes after President Trump began tweeting this week about...
Pulitzer Prize Posthumously Honors Queen of Soul
WDET The Pulitzer Prizes in journalism and literary arts were announced on Monday. But there was a surprise announcement after...
Grosse Pointe Considers Closing Schools, Dredging Up Old Debates
Gary Niehaus Like many suburbs where populations have been falling over the years, Grosse Pointe is facing an all too...
How Fair or Unfair Is Our Tax Code?
Jeffrey Dorfman/University of Georgia Monday is tax day, and you’ve got until midnight to file your taxes from 2018 (unless...
Composer Dan Yessian Talks “An Armenian Trilogy” Documentary
Jake Neher/WDET If you grew up in metro Detroit during the 1970s, 80s or 90s, you know the Dittrich Furs theme...
Documentary Looks at the Continuing Legacy of Short-Lived “Freaks and Geeks”
Freaks and Geeks/NBC It’s been 20 years since the NBC show Freaks and Geeks hit TV screens, capturing the hearts...
