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Conservatives Face Criticism For Rhetoric After Whitmer Abduction Plot Foiled

This week, federal and state law enforcement announced they had disrupted a plot to abduct Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and attack other...

Stacey Abrams: Electoral Education Is Crucial to Voting

Michigan clerks have begun mailing out absentee ballots to voters who have requested one for the November election. Voting rights...

Stephen Henderson Interviews Sen. Gary Peters and Challenger John James

Michigan’s U.S. Senate race in 2020 is turning into one of the most hard-fought contests in the country. Senator Gary...

The 19th Century President That Reminds Us Of Trump

In June 2016, Detroit Today's Stephen Henderson had a fascinating conversation about the eerie similarities between then-candidate Donald Trump and President...

Staying Sane While Working From Home Is Changing Us

In your home, there’s probably a table, covered with your mail, your office work, a laptop, maybe a leftover plate...

On Point Host Meghna Chakrabarti Joins Stephen Henderson

Liz Linder Photography Each weekday on WDET when Detroit Today is finished, we go straight to On Point from WBUR Boston,...

Accidental Presidents: The Veeps Who Changed American History

Not many American vice presidents have successfully run and attained higher office. The most well-known ones — Andrew Johnson, Harry...

The Only “Black Issue” In American Politics Is Opposition to Racial Inequality

We’re about a month away from the November Elections. One of the voting blocs that could decide the presidential race...

Robert Wood Johnson CEO: COVID-19 Exposes Cracks In Healthcare System

The coronavirus pandemic has put the worst aspects of American society on display in full regalia. That includes massive racial...

28th Annual Concert of Colors Adapts To COVID Era

Corrected, Sept. 28: The original headline on this article contained an editor-introduced error that incorrectly stated how many years Concert of...

Vox’ Matthew Yglesias: The Argument for Massive Population Growth

A popular American mentality is that bigger is better. "For places like Southeast Michigan, the fact that the tax base has...

There’s Ruth Bader Ginsburg. And Then There’s RBG, Pop Culture Icon.

The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is one of the most beloved and respected jurists in the history of the United...