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...
Local author works to bring the world to children
Stephanie Fazekas-Hardy says culture is at the heart of her books. The author and local librarian, who writes under the...
Younger workers driving push to create unions in service industry
Baristas at Great Lakes Coffee, one of the city’s most popular coffee shops, are on strike. But it’s hardly...
