News Media and Satire In This Year’s Presidential Election
Jake Neher/WDET During this strange election cycle there has been a third party that’s received a lot of criticism along...
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State Board Prevents Flint From Suing Over Water Crisis
Matt Morley The city of Flint was recently considering suing the state of Michigan for the water crisis in the...
Ferndale Library Vote Highlights “Broken” Local Government Funding In Michigan
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Almost two thirds of all local government leaders in Michigan say the state’s system of funding cities,...
Detroit Photographer Documents Refugee Rescues in Mediterranean Sea
Detroit photographer Kenny Karpov is in the Mediterranean Sea with MOAS, documenting at-sea rescues of refugees leaving the Libyan coast....
The Intersection: African-Centered Schools in Detroit
"African-centered education in some way is a response to this system, which has never really been inclusive to people of...
The Intersection: Impact of School Choice in Michigan
Alan Alfaro/Creative Commons Metro Detroit students are attending increasingly segregated schools and districts, and Michigan’s School Choice law has allowed...
The Intersection: How Education Was an Issue in 1967…and Remains One Today
DucDigital/Creative Commons Education and issues surrounding it. The history of desegregation (and busing) in southeast Michigan. What lawmakers are (not)...
Appealing to Voters of Color Earnestly
Jake Neher/WDET What would it look like if presidential candidates made earnest appeals to voters of color? When Donald Trump...
Lawsuit Claims State Shorting Locals By Billions
Jake Neher/WDET Michigan has been short-changing cities, towns, and counties four billion dollars a year. That’s according to a new...
A Closer Look At Muslim Populations in Dearborn and Hamtramck
Jake Neher/WDET Metro Detroit is home to some of the most diverse communities in the country. Two communities in particular...
Exploring “America’s Original Sin” With Author Jim Wallis
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Racism is America’s original sin, and must be named as such. That is the assertion made in...
New Book Explores The History Of The Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Jake Neher/WDET The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is the 4th oldest orchestra in the United States. The orchestra has found renewed...