Malcolm Gladwell on New Season of Revisionist History Podcast

Revisionist History/iTunes Malcolm Gladwell has made a career of making us think twice by taking what we think is true and...

“I Saw Hate”: Claire Gasamagera Recalls Escaping Rwandan Genocide

From the live stage in Detroit to earbuds everywhere, WDET presents Season 3 of the Twisted Storytellers Podcast. The podcast...

Proposed Detroit Ordinance Would Measure City’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions

There's a new effort to improve Detroit's environmental standards coming from Detroit City Councilman Scott Benson. Earlier this month, Benson...

Stephen Henderson: The President’s Tweets Are Racist. Now, How Do We Respond?

No one should be surprised by the tweets President Donald Trump unleashed over the weekend, telling several progressive minority Congresswomen that...

Walking Beniteau Street in the Prelude to Fiat Chrysler’s Plant Expansion

Laura Herberg/WDET Walking down the sidewalk of Beniteau Street on Detroit’s eastside with a shotgun microphone covered in a fuzzy...

WATCH LIVE: DHS Report Hearing

After an inspector general report found "dangerous overcrowding" at Border Patrol facilities, the House oversight committee is holding a hearing...

AG Dana Nessel On Why Enbridge Line 5 Should Be Shut Down

Jake Neher/WDET Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has been busy lately, from efforts to institute a ban on sexual relationships...

How Trump’s Trade and Tariff Policy is Affecting Michigan Industries

President Donald Trump uses the strength of the US economy as a talking point to tout the strength and growth...

Are You a Gentrifier? Confronting the Hard Questions of Detroit’s Most Controversial Concept

Gus Navarro/WDET We’ve all heard the word gentrification before, and we think we know the definition. It's the process of...

Here’s Where Michigan’s Redistricting Effort Stands After SCOTUS Gerrymandering Ruling

WDET Digital The U.S. Supreme Court recently handed down some controversial rulings – especially when it comes to partisan gerrymandering....

Should Democrats Be Happy Over Supreme Court Gerrymandering Ruling?

Jake Neher/WDET Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court closed the door on lawsuits over partisan gerrymandering. The controversial decision effectively...

Detroit Journos, Politicos Recap First Democratic Presidential Debate

Jake Neher/WDET The pool of Democratic candidates vying for a 2020 presidential run is big — so big in fact,...