More young people in Michigan are facing housing insecurity than previously reported

  More teens in the state are facing homelessness and lack of access to proper health care. And transgender teens...

New book “The Art of Insubordination” challenges assumptions of dissent  

  The word insubordination carries a negative connotation, but it can actually be a positive force when it comes to...

You can’t pay attention and it’s not your fault — according to new book

We live in a world with more artificial distractions than ever before. Author Johann Hari says our focus is being...

How private money and dark money undermine public education

  Maurice Cunningham recently retired from the University of Massachusetts – Boston where he’s been researching dark money and privatization...

New partnership aims to build connections between Pakistan and Michigan

  Global Ties Detroit, an organization that has been working to connect Detroit to the rest of the world for...

What we know one week into Russian invasion of Ukraine

We’re now a week into the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At this point, there is no clear end in sight....

Tracked and Traced: You are the product, thanks to surveillance capitalism

Listen and subscribe to Tracked and Traced: Apple Podcast — Spotify — NPR — Stitcher — Google Podcasts In this...

Michigan races heat up between incumbents of same party

New political lines are creating new political drama for politicians and political hopefuls across the state. Typically, every two years,...

People from across the political spectrum react to Biden’s State of the Union

President Joe Biden's discussed major policy issues and urged the world to stand up to Russia during his first State...

Michigan Supreme Court to hear arguments on whether civil rights law covers LGBTQ people

  The Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday on whether the state’s civil rights law protects LGBTQ people against...

Business, labor, bipartisan coalition wants to overhaul term limits

A bipartisan coalition is getting behind a petition campaign to overhaul the state’s term limits amendment. The effort will begin...

Detroit officials outline plans to better serve people with disabilities 

Correction: This article has been updated to say that over $500,000 was allocated to the Office of Disability Affairs in...