“Halal Metropolis” Spotlights American Muslim Culture, Heritage in Southeast Michigan

Art is humanity in all of its complexities and nuances. There’s a connective power that brings together storylines, disrupts cultural...

Democrats Are Increasingly Pro-Immigrant. Here’s Why

Jake Neher/WDET Over the last 15 years or so there has been a 49-point swing in public opinion polling as to...

White Flight Caused Canton’s Boom. Now, Immigrants Call It Home

Jerome Vaughn If the location of Michigan's only IKEA wasn't enough of an indicator, Canton Township's web of subdivisions should...

2019 Mackinac Policy Conference: Congressman Andy Levin On Deportation of Iraqis in Michigan

Congressman Andy Levin represents Michigan's 9th Congressional District. He joins Detroit Today's Stephen Henderson at the Mackinac Policy Conference to...

Author, Detroit Native David Maraniss Reflects on How 1950s Red Scare Upended His Family

Jake Neher/WDET The Red Scare of the 1950s was a persecution of liberal intellectuals and activists for their supposed ties...

U.S. House Members Push Plan to Stop ICE from Deporting Iraqis

Andy Levin A bipartisan group of U.S. House members, including most of Michigan’s Congressional delegation, wants the Trump Administration to...

Canton’s English Language Learners Find Support and Community with Local Nonprofit

A group of people from Albania, Japan and Taiwan are reading grocery ads from a newspaper with the help of...

Acclaimed Authors Min Jin Lee, Luis Rodriguez Featured at Midwest Literary Walk in Chelsea

Midwest Literary Walk This year’s Midwest Literary Walk is bringing internationally acclaimed writers to Michigan to share their work and...

Hollow Immigration Debate Has Ripple Effects in Southeast Michigan

Jake Neher/WDET The immigration debate rages on in Washington. The latest dust-up comes after President Trump began tweeting this week about...

Sanders Says Path to White House Goes Through Midwest

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is stumping through Midwestern states his campaign says provide the strongest path to winning the...

Is Congress Doing Its Job?

  NPR Everyone in America loves to hate Congress and over the years, congressional approval has reflected that. Right now,...

Court Opens Door to Deporting Iraqi Detainees

An appeals court says a federal judge in Detroit did not have the authority to stop Iraqis held in U.S....