School Suspensions, State Surveillance: Detroit News You Missed this Past Month

Detroit Public Schools are revised the district's Student Code of Conduct even though some teachers say past actions haven't improved...

On the Ground in El Paso: “We’re coming out of our mourning, and now we’re angry.”

The Futuro Media Group Two mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, just hours apart, have shaken our...

Journalist Anna Clark On the Lessons to Learn from Flint

Anna Clark It's been five years since a state emergency manager switched Flint's water supply to the Flint river, beginning...

The Impact of President Trump’s Speeches on Violence and Hate

An alleged manifesto left behind by the gunman in the domestic terrorist attack in El Paso contains language many believe...

When Being “American” Becomes Divisive

Jake Neher/WDET What label, if any, defines you as a member of society? A progressive or conservative? A gun owner or...

Is Detroit Part of The Midwest? A Tweet Sparks Furor

Last Wednesday, a tweet shared by the New York Times’ Jonathan Weisman sparked a furor online.  It essentially said that Detroit’s Rashida...

2020 Presidential Hullabaloo Eclipsing Upcoming Local Elections in Michigan

WDET Digital Democratic candidates for president in 2020 descended on Michigan for the second round of debates in Detroit this...

The Complicated Legacy of Oakland County’s Longtime Executive, L. Brooks Patterson

Laura Weber Davis/WDET L. Brooks Patterson, Oakland County’s longtime executive, passed away early Saturday morning at the age of 80. Patterson...

Metro Detroit Remembers L. Brooks Patterson, Colorful and Controversial Oakland County Executive, Dead at 80

  The Unexpected Goodbye Patterson broke the news about his condition a hastily-called press conference in March. The brash Patterson...

Biden and Harris, Bruised During Debate, take Campaigns to Detroit Streets

Former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, among the frontrunners for the Democratic presidential nomination in many...

Inmates’ Passion for Literacy Revealed Through Tutoring Program

Words No Bars Can Hold Do you remember learning to read? It’s as if a whole world opens up and...

Detroit Political Junkies Recap and React to This Week’s Presidential Debates

Jake Neher/WDET The second Democratic presidential debate has come and gone. There was talk of important policy changes, there was...