President Biden’s Inauguration Highlights Unity, Tradition

The inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris was an event unlike any other. Yesterday’s ceremonies took place amid a...

City of Detroit Says It’s Doing Everything It Can to Stop Tax Over-Assessments

Housing advocates in Detroit continue to call on the City of Detroit to do more about property tax over-assessments and to...

The Lessons Other Democracies Can Teach Our Own

On this Inauguration Day, all Americans are faced with some grave questions about the past four years and where we’re headed as...

Trump Commutes Sentence of Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick

President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who has served about seven years...

An Inauguration Day Unlike Any Other

The glaring differences between President Biden’s inauguration and past presidential inaugurations are on full display today. Between virtual ceremonies and unprecedented...

Watch Live: Biden’s Inauguration Day

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are being sworn in as the president and vice president of the United States. Tune...

Whitmer Unveils $5.6 Billion MI COVID Relief Plan

The Whitmer Administration has rolled out a $5.6 billion MI COVID Relief Plan, which prioritizes ending the pandemic and providing economic...

Michigan Vaccine Shortage Causes Delays in Wayne, Washtenaw Counties

Michigan’s shortfall of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is having a cascading effect on local providers. Health departments in Washtenaw and...

Between Takes: Space is the Place for Sun Ra and John Sinclair

Welcome to Between Takes; where artists and musicians tell stories about what happens behind the scenes. WDET’s Sam Beaubien has been...

The Gun-Rights Movement Helped Fuel Capitol Insurrection

The last few years have seen a considerable rise in far-right extremism. From a Michigan militia's plot to kidnap Governor...

How Biden Might Tackle “Toxic Polarization”

Unprecedented security measures have been put in place for Joe Biden's upcoming Inauguration, a stark reminder of the divisive and...

Award-Winning Poet, Activist Caroline Randall Williams on Dark Moment in History

Caroline Randall Williams is an award-winning poet and activist. She’s a Writer-in-Residence of Medicine, Health, and Society at Vanderbilt University....