Experts Say Outlawing Genital Mutilation Alone Can’t Stop It

Office of state Sen. Margaret O'Brien A state Senate committee holds a hearing Tuesday on bills to outlaw female genital...

CuriosiD: Who Were the Natives in Detroit?

Listener Andrew McKinney submitted this question to CuriosiD:  “Who were the Native Americans* that lived in the Detroit region, and...

Survivors Help Michigan Mark Holocaust, Armenian Genocide

Jake Neher/WDET Music, speeches, prayers and a candle-lighting ceremony that included 39 Jewish survivors were part of Michigan’s official commemoration...

How Have Trump’s First 100 Days Affected Michigan?

Rick Pluta/MPRN This week marks the end of President Trump’s first 100 days in office. There’s been no shortage of...

Author Derek Palacio Discusses ‘The Mortifications,’ Midwest Literary Walk

Jake Neher/WDET Michigan author Derek Palacio's debut novel The Mortifications, named A New York Times Best Book of 2016, will be featured next...

Shikha Dalmia: Bill O’Reilly’s Ouster Shows How Free Market Can Work

Jake Neher/WDET This week Bill O'Reilly of Fox News was fired after an exodus of commercial sponsors in the wake of sexual...

What Does it Mean to “Buy American, Hire American”?

Laura Weber Davis/WDET President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Tuesday encouraging government agencies to fulfill his campaign...

Local Experts Weigh In on Syrian Conflict and Balance of World Power

J. Carlisle Larsen The civil war in Syria is six years old, and there’s no end in sight. Last week...

Italian Film Festival Opens in Detroit

Over a dozen films produced in Italy come to Detroit this month as part of the Italian Film Festival-Detroit. The...

Should Dearborn’s Orville Hubbard Statue Stand Despite Racist Legacy?

Jake Neher/WDET A statue depicting the city of Dearborn's longest-serving mayor resurfaced this week along with the decades-long controversy surrounding...

SCOTUS Nominee Gorsuch and His Auto Industry-Related Rulings

The U.S. Senate could vote this week on confirmation of the next Supreme Court Justice: President Trump's Nominee Neil Gorsuch. But the vote...

Michigan and Great Lakes Region Face Ups and Downs [GRAPHS]

A new study confirms what many people already knew--Michigan's economy has taken a beating over the last two decades. The...