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Can Democrats Win Back the Mantle of Populism with Oversight Powers in House?

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) The recent blue wave means more Democratic control here in Michigan, in state houses...

New State House Democratic Leader Christine Greig Talks Divided State Government

Jake Neher/WDET It was the first joyous day for Democrats in Lansing in what seems like forever. On January 1,...

Stephen Henderson’s Christmas Playlist

Jake Neher/WDET Every year, Detroit Today Host Stephen Henderson makes a jazz-inspired holiday soundtrack, which includes artists ranging from Ray Charles...

Author Jeffrey Eugenides Returns To Detroit As “The Virgin Suicides” Turns 25

Jeffrey Eugenides Author Jeffrey Eugenides was born and raised in Detroit, so it’s fitting that two of his most noteworthy...

Playwright And MacArthur Award Winner Dominique Morisseau Returns Home To Detroit For “Pipeline”

Dominique Morisseau is a world-renowned playwright who was awarded a MacArthur Genius award this year. She’s also a native of Detroit...

Snap Judgement Host Glynn Washington Talks Growing Up In A White Supremacist Cult In Michigan

Jake Neher, WDET Glynn Washington is the host of SNAP Judgement, the storytelling program set to a beat. Washington and SNAP...

Detroit Today Hosts Robust Conversation on Housing Insecurity in Final Book Club Event

In 2018, Detroit Today hosted a summer community read of Matthew Desmond's book "Evicted", a Pulitzer Prize winning look at poverty and...

“We’re the Richest Democracy With the Worst Poverty,” says EVICTED Author Matthew Desmond

John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson has spent much of 2018 reading with listeners, discussing some...

Former Head Of ACLU Of Michigan Talks About Her Big Year

Jake Neher/WDET Over two decades, Kary Moss turned the ACLU of Michigan from a tiny office in the Book Building...

Detroit News Film Critic Adam Graham Picks His Favorite Movies of 2018

Laura Weber Davis/WDET 2018 brought us another round of great popcorn flicks for the movie theater, and expanded the reach...

Flint Native Tunde Olaniran Reflects on Big Year for His Music

Gus Navarro/WDET Our region has been known for generations as a hub of innovation in music. Artists from our area...

MichMash: Attempt to Make Petition Campaigns More Difficult Could Backfire on GOP

WDET Digital Republican state lawmakers are moving forward with measures that would make it more difficult to put questions on a...