How Can We Make Sense of Senseless Violence?

Flickr Over the weekend we saw one of the most deadly shooting in American history at a gay nightclub in Orlando....

Michigan Vigils Honor Orlando Victims

Rick Pluta/Michigan Public Radio Network (MPRN) Gov. Rick Snyder has ordered flags at state buildings to be flown at half-staff...

The Progressive Underground Show 173 feat. JOHN ‘JAMMIN’ COLLINS (UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE)

Underground Resistance On this episode of The Progressive Underground, techno legend John 'Jammin' Collins (of Underground Resistance), Tec-Troit founder and...

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: 6-11-16

This week on RREM, a cool cover from Anderson Paak, brand new Beth Orton and Tragically Hip, Detroit tunes from...

Gordie Howe Dies

The sport of hockey has lost one of the brightest lights in its history.  Gordie Howe has died at age...

Music Hall’s Bowie Tribute, the 1st Women in Hip-Hop Conference, a Rap Round Robin & “Everyone I Owe Fest” bands!

Anderson .Paak Comin Up on Culture City, Detroit has hosted the socially progressive Allied Media Conference for ten years now....

MSU Leads USDA Study to Help Keep Pollinating Insects Near Crops

Albert Einstein is often credited with the phrase “No more bees… no more pollination… no more plants… no more animals…...

Welfare Reform Legislation May Be Having Unintended Impact: Homeless Families

Advocates for the homeless say it appears that legislation passed in 2011 may be having unintended consequences.   The law puts...

Activists Protest DEQ’s “Toxic Policy”

Eli Newman / WDET The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is facing criticism for some its policies. Activists gathered at...

Marijuana Legalization Campaign Likely Headed to Court After Petitions Rejected

Jake Neher/WDET A state elections board has rejected petitions filed by the campaign to legalize marijuana in Michigan. The next...

Detroit Principal Taps Community to Support Grads Headed to College

Many students graduating from high school this month who are headed to college in the fall can rely on their families...

Canadian Auto Union Threatens Strike

Union leaders in Canada say they may go on strike if Detroit’s Big Three automakers close several production facilities in...