President Biden’s Inauguration Highlights Unity, Tradition
The inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris was an event unlike any other. Yesterday’s ceremonies took place amid a...
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City of Detroit Says It’s Doing Everything It Can to Stop Tax Over-Assessments
Housing advocates in Detroit continue to call on the City of Detroit to do more about property tax over-assessments and to...
The Lessons Other Democracies Can Teach Our Own
On this Inauguration Day, all Americans are faced with some grave questions about the past four years and where we’re headed as...
An Inauguration Day Unlike Any Other
The glaring differences between President Biden’s inauguration and past presidential inaugurations are on full display today. Between virtual ceremonies and unprecedented...
The Gun-Rights Movement Helped Fuel Capitol Insurrection
The last few years have seen a considerable rise in far-right extremism. From a Michigan militia's plot to kidnap Governor...
How Biden Might Tackle “Toxic Polarization”
Unprecedented security measures have been put in place for Joe Biden's upcoming Inauguration, a stark reminder of the divisive and...
Award-Winning Poet, Activist Caroline Randall Williams on Dark Moment in History
Caroline Randall Williams is an award-winning poet and activist. She’s a Writer-in-Residence of Medicine, Health, and Society at Vanderbilt University....
Flint Lawmaker Says Water Crisis Criminal Charges Continue Path Toward Justice
Seven years after the disastrous decision to switch Flint’s water source, nine current and former state government officials face criminal...
Biden Faces Multiple Crises. How Will Climate Change Rank Among Priorities?
Aside from immigration, perhaps no other area of federal policy has been more impacted by the Trump administration than the...
Yale Professor’s Books On Fascism and Propaganda Predicted Violent Unrest in America
Last week’s insurrection on Capitol Hill has opened the public’s eyes to the cracks in America’s democracy. In the last...
Congressman Kildee on Impeachment and Flint Charges
The House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump this week for inciting a violent mob to attack the Capitol. Ten Republicans,...
Rep. Tlaib and Activist Bernadette Atuahene Address Impeachment and #BlackHomesMatter
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has been calling for President Donald Trump to be impeached since the very beginning of her term...