GOP Efforts to Make Voting Harder Underway in Michigan
The nationwide effort to make voting harder after the November election has come to Michigan. GOP lawmakers in the state...
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Anti-Asian Racism Is Nothing New, Sen. Stephanie Chang Says, But Now There’s a ‘Renewed Sense of Urgency’ To Take Action
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Heather McGhee On What Poverty And Racism Costs All of Us
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Author Walter Isaacson’s New Book Examines Ethical Dilemmas of Gene Editing
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Rep. Dan Kildee Says Infrastructure Investment Would Have Big Impact in Michigan
Members of Congress are gearing up for another massive spending bill. President Biden is pushing for up to $3 trillion...
Former U.S. Sen. Carl Levin’s New Memoir Recounts Storied Career
Former U.S. Sen. Carl Levin served in Washington for 36 years, from 1979 to 2015. In that time, he sponsored legislation supporting health...
RBG Co-Author Amanda L. Tyler Talks New Book “Justice, Justice Thou Shalt Pursue”
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NPR’s Don Gonyea and Washington Post’s E.J. Dionne Discuss Biden Era Politics
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WDET’s Chris Campbell Says Detroit’s Reach on Music Extends Far Beyond the City
Detroit has always been a superpower of music, with homegrown artists like Aretha Franklin, Jack White and Juan Atkins. Entire genres were born...
Harvey Ovshinsky Dives Into Detroit’s Underground and Alternative Media Scene in His New Book “Scratching the Surface”
Harvey Ovshinsky is a veteran educator and a multimedia journalist whose lifelong passion for telling Detroit stories was once described by...
Whitmer Defends Decisions on Pace of Reopening and Nursing Homes
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is defending the speed at which the state has reopened gathering places such as restaurants, schools and youth...