How a Democrat unseated a Republican in rural Kent County, MI

Carol Glanville recently won in rural Kent County, Michigan, flipping the 74th House District seat, which has been held by...

Why conspiracy theories still go mainstream almost 10 years after Sandy Hook

In 2012, a gunman came to Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut and killed 20 first-graders and six educators. But...

The consequences of the leaked draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade

On Monday, a leaked opinion drafted by the United States Supreme Court indicated that a majority of the court’s justices are prepared...

Podcast explores a former Red Wings player and Michigan’s reformed no-fault insurance law

Michigan’s latest auto insurance law is about to decimate part of the care industry. According to recent reporting, agencies that...

Benson says Roe draft opinion could put voting rights “in jeopardy”

Some experts say the recently-leaked draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade could have implications for...

Report highlights obstacles and suggests solutions to Black homeownership in Detroit 

Black home ownership used to be the norm in Detroit. As recently as the early 2000s, the had one of...

Stephen Henderson on leaked Roe v. Wade opinion: What does this future decision call on us to do?

  The following is an essay from WDET Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson: There are a lot of reactions already,...

New documentary “Gradually, then Suddenly” explores Detroit’s bankruptcy 

  In 2013, Detroit became the largest U.S. city to ever enter bankruptcy. As a result of the process, Detroit...

The problems with the child welfare system

In many instances, child protective services intervene in the lives of families not when violence is happening to children, but...

Gary Peters talks Ukraine alliances, southern border

U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) has just returned from official Senate travel in France, Italy, and Georgia. He was part...

Detroit City Council directs ARPA funds to Detroiters

  Bridge Detroit’s city hall reporter Malachi Barrett recently covered a Detroit council meeting in which the council approved an...

The state of unions in America

Union membership has continued to decline in recent years after decades of erosion. But there have been some high-profile labor...