The Metro: How can we improve maternal health care in Detroit?
Maternal mortality is high in the U.S. compared with other wealthy countries, and particularly high in Michigan. Detroit had the...
The Metro: The many barriers to solving homelessness in metro Detroit
As the weather gets colder, many of us are retreating inside and turning up the heat. But shelter and heat...
Created Equal: Defining Mike Duggan’s legacy in Detroit
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced last week that he will not seek reelection in 2025, ending a 12-year run that...
Created Equal: How middle-class concerns helped drive the election’s outcome
Last month, Jeremy Hobson — host of NPR’s The Middle — joined Created Equal to discuss the geographic, economic and...
Created Equal: Unpacking Michigan’s Election Day turnout
Michigan set a record in the 2024 election. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced that 79% of eligible voters in...
Created Equal: What now for the Democratic Party?
Democrats were on the blunt end of a very strong message on election day, as Donald Trump flipped many parts...
Created Equal: How is education status affecting American politics?
Americans are divided in many ways, but there’s a growing distinction between Americans who have college educations and those who...
Created Equal: Is Michigan still a ‘blue wall’ state?
Although Michigan has historically been a “blue wall” state, there were several Republican victories in Michigan in the recent election....
Created Equal: Examining the future of conservative politics under Trump
A second Trump presidency was not what many conservatives, or even many Republicans, said they wanted. But voters had a...
Created Equal: What do the election results say about American voters?
It’s the day after the Election, and Donald Trump is poised to retake the presidency. What does his reelection say...
Created Equal: Is America’s democracy on the ballot?
Election Day is finally here. American democracy has persisted for more than two centuries, and the role this year’s election...
Created Equal: Previewing Election Day in Michigan
As of Nov. 4, nearly two million absentee ballots have been returned and just over 1.2 million ballots have been...