PBS TV Crew Connecting Detroiters’ Family Photos with City’s History
Gus Navarro/WDET While not always thought of as a “historical” document, family photo albums are packed with stories from the...
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Chaldean State Lawmaker Who Endorsed Trump: Community Feels Slighted
Michigan House of Representatives Metro Detroit is home to the largest Chaldean community in the world outside of Iraq. When...
What Would the Senate GOP Health Care Bill Mean for Michigan?
National Park Service 22 million Americans would no longer have health insurance under Senate Republican's plan to overhaul federal health...
Political Tensions Mounting In Lansing… And It’s Largely Between Members of One Party
Jake Neher/WDET State lawmakers have left Lansing for the summer. Perhaps the biggest accomplishment of the year, so far, was...
Celebrating the History of Detroit’s Iconic United Sound Systems Recording Studio
Jake Neher/WDET Sitting at the corner of Second Avenue and Antoinette in Midtown, the United Sound Systems Recording Studio is...
Could Flint Water Charges Reach the Governor’s Office? Prosecutor David Leyton Joins Detroit Today
Genesee County Several state and city officials face new charges in the Flint Water Crisis. The charges include involuntary manslaughter...
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Addresses Pistons Move, Racial Tensions [VIDEO]
AnnMarie Scaramuzzino/WDET Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan recently told a group of business leaders and lawmakers that the first few years...
Can Religious Progressives Become A Political Force Again?
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Many of the major progressive movements of our nation were rooted in the church. Political strategy centered...
Could We See A President Pence?
Eli Newman / WDET All at once, Vice President Mike Pence seems to be everywhere and nowhere in the scandal-ridden...
Media’s Role In What ‘Terrorism’ Means to Americans
Gus Navarro/WDET Over the weekend in London, a van driven by an angry white man plowed into a group of...
How Significant is UM’s Free Tuition Guarantee?
University of Michigan Office of Enrollment Management The University of Michigan will guarantee free tuition for in-state families making less...
What Will Last Week’s Shooting Mean for Civility in Washington?
J. Carlisle Larsen/WDET Last week, on the day of the shooting at a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia, we...