Crossing the Lines: Live6 planners play the long game

This story is part of WDET’s Crossing the Lines: Live6 series, exploring the neighborhoods around the intersection of Six Mile...

Detroit Today: How Automation Alley is driving innovation in Southeast Michigan

Each year in Michigan, political, business and philanthropic leaders gather on Mackinac Island for the Mackinac Policy Conference, an event...

Detroit Today: How beauty standards affect our quality of life

Beauty does not just excite people — it also carries power. In many surveys, those deemed beautiful are also considered...

Detroit Today: CROWN Act aims to end workplace hair discrimination in Michigan

The Michigan Senate recently passed the CROWN Act, which would ban hair-based discrimination in the workplace. Proponents of the bill are...

Detroit Today: Whitmer, Benson, McMorrow discuss Michigan’s stagnant population, early voting, more

People who attend the Mackinac Policy Conference don’t want it to just be a place for talk — they also...

Detroit unemployment rate drops to record low in April

Detroit officials touted figures just released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that show Detroit’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.2%...

Detroit Today: Does your job reflect your self-worth?

Who do you think of when you think of someone who achieved the “American Dream”? Is it someone who works...

1UPdate: How AI could impact the future of video games

AI is expanding at a rapid rate, raising concerns about how AI is deployed in all kinds of technologies in...

Detroit Today: Why many Republicans are calling for loosening of labor laws

Many operating in the Republican Party are trying to lower restrictions on labor laws. These kinds of actions have been...

Detroit Today: Rep. Rashida Tlaib talks improving caregiver conditions on federal level

The Biden administration’s focus on supporting care work across America is under renewed attention after the president announced his bid...

Detroit Today: Ford opens mobility site within Michigan Central campus

Detroit has long been known as the Motor City, ever since car manufacturing and distribution took off here. To ensure...

Detroit Today: Why work has become a religion for some

Today, some people, especially high-income workers, devote their lives to work as if it were a religion. They commit all...