Former U.S. Prosecutor Barbara McQuade Reflects on How Constitution Advances Issues of Inequality
The WDET Book Club is reading the U.S. Constitution this summer in an attempt to understand the origins of our country’s modern-day...
Sen. Stabenow Addresses Confusion Over Expanded Child Tax Credit
When the American Rescue Plan passed, it included an increase to the child tax credit to $3,000 per child over...
Coalition Says Ensuring Health and Wealth at Home Depends on Sending Money Abroad
The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition is launching a campaign called “Foreign Aid – What’s It Worth?” Coalition President Liz Schrayer...
Water Pumps Failed to Work During Heavy Rains That Caused Metro Detroit Flooding, Great Lakes Water Authority Says
Officials with the Great Lakes Water Authority say one-third of the system’s water pumps at the Conners Creek and Freud facilities failed to work...
As Michigan Rapidly Ages, “We Are Not at All Prepared” for the Burdens of Long-Term Care
“The number of Americans 65 and older is expected to nearly double in the next 40 years,” according to a...
Michigan Launching $5M Sweepstakes to Boost Vaccinations
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- About $5 million in cash and college scholarships will be given away in lottery-style drawings aimed at...
GOP Support in Oakland County Has Crumbled, Showing Nationwide Weakness in Wealthy Suburbs
Oakland County has historically been a reliable supporter of the Republican Party, partly due to its majority white and wealthy population....
National Investigation of Native American Boarding Schools Hits Home in Michigan
After the continued discovery of mass unmarked graves at several Canadian indigenous boarding schools, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb...
Lack of Child Care Options Limit Michigan Families’ Opportunities, Force Tough Choices
With over 65% of adults in the U.S. with at least one shot of a vaccine, there has been a lot...
Detroit Is Not Built to Handle Climate Change
When flooding rains filled freeways and drenched basements across Metro Detroit in 2014, it was considered a 100-year flooding event....
Announcing the 2021 WDET Book Club: The Constitution
As part of 101.9 FM WDET's Book Club, we're inviting the Detroit region to examine and discuss the text that impacts every resident...
Author Clint Smith’s New Book “How the Word Is Passed” Interrogates America’s History of Slavery
With the recent discussions surrounding critical race theory, Americans are debating how to approach the country's history of racism and oppression. “For so...