New Book Explores Islamophobia in America
Laura Weber Davis/WDET In the years after September 11th, 2001 we have discussed, as a nation, what it means to...
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Michigan GOP Consultant, Fundraiser Steve Linder Confident Going Into Midterms
Jake Neher/WDET Steve Linder began his career as a professional fundraiser for former Gov. William Milliken back in 1978. Since...
Is 2018 the Year of the Woman Candidate in Michigan and Across the U.S.?
Cheyna Roth/MPRN This year has been informally labeled as "The Year of the Woman" in the political realm. Three hundred...
Kim Hunter’s ‘The Official Report on Human Activity’ Explores Issues of Race, Gender
Gus Navarro/WDET When race, class, and gender are layered over media and changes in technology, it is enough for any writer...
Film ‘In the Last Days of the City’ Shows Life in Cairo in Days Leading up to Arab Spring
Gus Navarro/WDET What does it mean - to the audience and the filmmaker - to capture a city on film? All...
What’s the QLine’s Future After A Year of Disappointing Ridership?
Sandra Svoboda/ WDET The numbers are in for Detroit’s QLine streetcar one year into its operations -- and they’re not great....
Are We Living in a Post-Fact Society?
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Nathan Bomey covered Detroit’s bankruptcy as a reporter for the Detroit Free Press, and wrote the book...
Neediest Americans Would Be Hit Hardest By Ben Carson’s Plan to Triple Rent
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development People who receive federal housing assistance might soon see their rent triple. That’s...
The Fair Housing Act Has Not Lived Up to Its Promise of Desegregation
Detroit Journalism Cooperative We’ve been talking a lot recently on Detroit Today about housing. Today we take a look at...
Immigrants’ Spouses Could Be Next to Face Hardships Under Trump
Jake Neher/WDET The discussion about immigration in this country has become base -- reduced to arguments over whether to deport...
Author Richard Rothstein Talks About ‘Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America’
Jake Neher/WDET In his latest book, "The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America", Richard Rothstein lays bare...
GOP Candidate for Governor Patrick Colbeck Discusses Anti-Muslim Remarks
Jake Neher/WDET Patrick Colbeck is a two-term Republican state senator from western Wayne County who is also running for governor...