As Scandals Rock Israel, Detroit Jewish and Muslim Communities Come Together
Jake Neher/WDET It’s easy to focus on the political chaos here in United States and forget that we’re seeing similar...
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Netflix ‘Flint Town’ Series Explores Policing At Low Point in Public Trust
Flint Town/Netflix We may never really be able to wrap our minds around the full extent of the devastation caused...
A Preview of the 90th Academy Awards
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri/Fox Searchlight The 90th Academy Awards are on Sunday. Hollywood’s biggest night is beginning to look...
Ben Carson’s Furniture Spree and What It Means for People Desperate for Help
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Poor and homeless Americans face a significant cut to programs that help them with housing and...
Government Food Boxes? It’s Nothing New for Native Americans
KNBA When we think of food assistance, we usually think of food stamps, which now come in the form of the Supplemental...
DTE Linemen Return from Puerto Rico Where They’ve Been Working to Restore Power
Jake Neher/WDET It's been five months since Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico. Still, to this day, hundreds of...
The NCAA Scandal and the Corruptibility of Major Sports Organizations
John U Bacon Last week, the NCAA came under fire as an FBI investigation revealed several players throughout the country...
Nassar Abuse Survivor Rachael Denhollander Looks to Change Michigan’s Sexual Assault Laws
Office of state Sen. Margaret O'Brien It’s horrifying to think that former USA Gymnastics Team doctor Larry Nasser’s cruelty toward...
Scrap Auto No-Fault? One Longtime Capitol Watcher Says ‘Slow Down’
Jake Neher/WDET Michigan has some of the highest auto insurance rates in the country. It’s a huge problem here, especially in...
Farai Chideya: 50 Years After Kerner Commission, Are Media Still Failing to Tell Minority Stories?
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Fifty years ago this month, a commission appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson issued a report that...
Effort to Boost Civic Engagement in Detroit Gets Financial Boost
Laura Weber Davis/WDET As election season kicks off, you’re going to begin to feel inundated with political campaigns and rhetoric as...
Is This The Worst Pothole Season We’ve Ever Seen?
Rick Pluta/MPRN Sometimes driving around Southeast Michigan in late winter or early spring, it’s tough to know whether you’re driving on...