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Author: The ‘Deep State’ is Real, But It Doesn’t Mean What You Think it Means

Mike Lofgren As the walls seem to close in on President Trump’s White House amid a criminal investigation into the 2016...

Study: Michigan’s Experiment with Term Limits Has Failed

Jake Neher/WDET Twenty-six years ago, voters in Michigan overwhelmingly supported a measure that created term limits for elected state officeholders....

DPTV Roadshow Explores How Detroit Organizations Look to Fill ‘Skills Gap’

USDA.gov More than 800,000 jobs in Michigan might go unfilled between now and 2022 without an immediate influx of skilled...

Perception and Reality in Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip

Laura Weber Davis/WDET The contrast between Monday’s events in Jerusalem and on the Gaza Strip border was stark. In Jerusalem, there...

How Will Trump’s Presidency Affect the Midterm Elections in Michigan?

Jake Neher/WDET It's almost a historical inevitability in America that a new political party in the White House means losses for...

New Kresge Study Looks At Detroit’s Revitalization and Who’s Benefiting

Laura Weber Davis/WDET We've been talking for several years now about Detroit’s resurgence. We've contemplated, on this show and as a...

As African American Participation in Baseball Wanes, Local Teens Eye Careers in the Majors

Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Baseball has long been thought of as America’s national pastime. But with many young athletes, especially African-Americans,...

New Opera in Detroit Explores Life, Career of Negro Leagues Legend Josh Gibson

Courtesy of Michigan Opera Theatre When you think of the greatest baseball player of all time, what image comes to mind?...

Henderson: ‘This is America’ One of Boldest Statements on Race, Inequality in Recent Memory

    Since the release of Childish Gambino's new music video for "This is America," the images it invokes have...

Will Trump’s Withdrawal from Iran Deal Make the U.S. a ‘Pariah State’?

whitehouse.gov On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced that the United States would pull out of the Iran nuclear deal. The multi-nation...

State Superintendent Brian Whiston Dies at 56 After Battle with Cancer

Photo Courtesy of Dearborn Public Schools Michigan’s top education official died Monday night after a months-long battle with cancer. State...

Why Does Segregation Linger As America and Metro Detroit Grow More Diverse?

Detroit Future City Since 1990, Southeast Michigan has remained the most segregated metropolitan area in the nation. While these racial...