What Do You Think of The New Statue Overlooking Campus Martius?
Stephen Henderson/WDET This week an odd statue was installed in Campus Martius, the center of downtown Detroit. The statue is...
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The Rustbelt Poetry Festival Returns To Detroit
Gus Navarro/WDET Detroit’s literary arts scene is one that has been grown and cultivated with real investment since Detroit’s resurgence...
Former NFL Player: New Anthem Rule Morally and Professionally Flawed
The Undefeated The NFL’s team owners have decided to penalize players if they kneel during the national anthem. The decision...
Rep. Fred Upton and Rep. Debbie Dingell Team Up to Battle Opioid Addiction
U.S. House of Representatives In the current political era it's often easy to forget that there are Republicans and Democrats...
The Stigma of Transit: “We Have to Make Buses Sexy”
Jake Neher/WDET Our city, county, and state officials have struggled for years to find a comprehensive, equitable, and regional transit...
MSU Trustee Talks Massive Settlement, Engler’s Controversial Role at the University
Michigan State University Last week Michigan State University reached a settlement deal with more than 300 survivors of Larry Nassar’s...
Living in Michigan May Mean You Have Fewer Rights
Jake Neher/WDET The entire state of Michigan falls in a special zone that gives federal agents wide discretion to stop, question...
What Will Supreme Court Ruling on Workers’ Rights Mean for You?
U.S. Supreme Court On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to workers who feel they’ve been discriminated against...
Henderson: ‘You Can Hear the Creep of Normalcy’ with Each School Shooting
WDET The following is an essay from Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson: The front page of the New York Times...
Will Michigan Legalize Sports Betting And What Would It Mean for the Economy?
Jake Neher/WDET This week, the U.S. Supreme Court opened the door for legal sports betting across the country. In a...
Detroit’s Charlie LeDuff Talks Writing, L Brooks Patterson, and “A Choo-Choo”
Jake Neher/WDET Writer Tom Wolfe died this week. Wolfe, who was famous for works such as "The Right Stuff" and...
MSU Interim President John Engler, Survivor Talk $500 Million Nassar Settlement
Cheyna Roth/MPRN On Wednesday, a bombshell report exploded in Michigan and across the nation as Michigan State University announced a...