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Stephen Henderson and Nolan Finley Debate GOP’s Healthcare Plan

Jake Neher/WDET President Trump has said one of his first goals in office is to repeal and replace the federal...

Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Heather Ann Thompson Talks Mass Incarceration

Jake Neher/WDET A couple weeks ago the Pulitzer Prize winners were announced, and among them was University of Michigan history...

Shootings of Police and Civilians: How Are Tensions Changing?

Hillary Crawford/WDET There have been several cases of violence against police officers in Detroit in recent weeks, including eight officers in the...

What Is Privilege and Has It Changed Across Racial, Generational Lines?

Jake Neher/WDET Defining privilege can be difficult. In a modern context, discussion of privilege often centers around the idea of...

Conservative Columnist Bill Kristol Weighs In on Trump’s First 100 Days

whitehouse.gov/ Donald Trump's first 100 days as president are over. Although it's an arbitrary measure of time to judge a president...

Trump’s First 100 Days ‘Appalling’ Says Presidential Historian David McCullough

Jake Neher/WDET David McCullough is one of America’s most acclaimed and well-known historians and authors. He’s a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner...

Trump’s First 100 Days and How His Tax Plan Might Move His Agenda Forward

Laura Weber Davis/WDET Saturday marks Day 100 of President Donald Trump's administration. It is an artificial benchmark we use for every...

Poet Airea D. Matthews on ‘Simulacra,’ Midwest Literary Walk

Jake Neher/WDET The Midwest Literary Walk is in Chelsea this weekend. It is a day featuring readings and discussion with a...

Are You Going To The Theater This Summer? Here’s What’s Hitting the Big Screen

Jake Neher/WDET With the nice weather also comes a new season of films hitting theaters. Summer usually bring big action...

Is It Too Expensive To Be A Detroit Sports Fan?

Jake Neher/WDET There's a lot of excitement in the sports world surrounding the opening of Little Caeser's Arena in downtown...

Detroiters Weigh In On The City’s Waste-to-Energy ‘Incinerator’

Jake Neher/WDET Recently, WDET aired a feature as part of the the CuriosiD series about Detroit Renewable Power’s waste-to-energy facility...

How A Detroit Businessman Put Big Boy In Space In ‘Austin Powers’

Would you believe it’s been 20 years since the first Austin Powers movie was released? The film became iconic in...