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...
Presidential Candidate Jay Inslee Talks About Detroit Debates, Climate and Campaign
While the second round of debates have concluded here in Detroit, we’re all still talking about them. One of the...
As Presidential Candidates Debate Reparations, New Book Looks at Race and Reconstruction
The period following the Civil War, began with hopes of uniting a divided country. Reconstruction set out to finally convey...
Affirmations Chief: Dems Should Highlight LGBTQ Issues in Debates
AnnaMarie Sysling/WDET The second round of Democratic debates kicked off Tuesday night in Detroit, and will continue Wednesday night. Healthcare,...
Want to Fix American Healthcare? Here’s How They Do it in Denmark
Jake Neher/WDET Healthcare is one of the biggest issues Democratic presidential candidates will undoubtedly be asked about during this week's debates....
Responding in the Age of Trump: “We Can Use Outrage, We Shouldn’t Let Outrage Use Us”
Jake Neher/WDET President Trump described an American city last week as a “disgusting, rodent infested mess.” That city was Baltimore....