The 2016 Tall Ships Challenge Takes to the Great Lakes
Tall Ships America Tall Ships America is an organization dedicated to the craft of building, sailing, and preserving the history...
Former POTUS Bill Clinton Does Labor Day Detroit Stop-By
Rick Pluta/MPRN Former President Bill Clinton was a crowd-stopper as he marched in Detroit’s Labor Day Parade on behalf of...
The Progressive Underground Show 185
Kali Uchis Music On tonight's episode of The Progressive Underground, we explore tracks from Jorja Smith, Ian Finkelstein, Om'Mas Keith,...
Billboard Tells GM to ‘Never Forget’ Deaths from Faulty Ignitions
A group is posting a billboard in Detroit featuring people who died in crashes involving defective ignition switches made by...
Detroit’s Black Merda Bring Back Their Brand of Psychedelic Funk
Detroit's Black Merda are taking the stage for the first time in nearly ten years during this year's Hamtramck Labor Day...
The History and Present of Detroit’s Labor Movement
Laura Weber Davis/WDET There are probably three major tipping points connecting Detroit and labor throughout history, according to Wayne State...
Previewing The Upcoming NCAA and NFL Football Seasons
Laura Weber Davis/WDET College football begins this weekend in Michigan. Michigan State University plays Furman on Friday night, and University...
It Looks Increasingly Likely Republicans Will Lose On Straight-Ticket Voting Ban
Rick Pluta/MPRN Republicans who want to end straight-ticket voting in Michigan are running out of legal options. State Attorney General Bill...
Schuette Must Decide Whether To Take Voting Case To SCOTUS [UPDATE]
Jake Neher/WDET UPDATE: Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court. A legal...
DDOT to Add 24 Hour Service, Eastern Market Bus Lines
Courtesy of DDOT The Detroit Department of Transportation unveiled a series of expansions to its bus service that should add 1,500...
Major Automakers Take Sales Hit in August
Most major automakers took a sales hit in August. Ford sales dropped more than 8% while General Motors was down...
The Rising Cost of EpiPens and Disparities in Life-Saving Medicine
Laura Weber Davis/WDET EpiPen is like Kleenex in the allergy medicine world, a brand name so widely used it’s synonymous with...