How the GOP Rules America Without the Votes

We are now — and have been — in a state of minority rule in America. Republicans constantly and consistently game...

Big Ten Football’s Return: “No Way This Can Be Safely Done”

The game must go on. That’s what university presidents across the Big Ten decided recently about their football seasons. Initially,...

MichMash: Trump Touts Great Lakes Record, But Some Are Skeptical

As presidential candidates make their appeals to Michigan voters, President Donald Trump is touting his record on protecting the Great...

Radicalism Of Detroit’s Underground Past Echoes Today

After re-opening to the public in July, the Cranbrook Art Museum has unveiled two new exhibitions, including a tribute to Detroit’s...

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Remembering An Icon

America has lost an icon of justice and for equal rights for women. Ruth Bader Ginsburg "herself faced that discrimination."...

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Died

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice,...

Southwest Detroit: See If You Can Enter A Free Lead Remediation Program

The City of Detroit is offering a free program to remove lead paint from houses in a Southwest neighborhood. The...

Here Are Third Man Records’ September Vinyl Releases

Every week on CultureShift, Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo shares three of the latest local releases from the region’s independent...

Don’t Worry, This Doctor Says It’s Okay to Not Shower Daily

  Penguin/Random House The COVID-19 has changed how often we think about our own cleanliness, for example, by washing our hands...

Journalist Farai Chideya On Politics, Harassment And New Podcast

By all standards, Farai Chideya has had a distinguished career as a journalist, author, and radio host. She has covered...

Wayne State Researcher Predicts A COVID-19 Spike As Winter Nears

It has been more than seven months since the novel coronavirus was first detected in Michigan. "We have a better...

Avoid the Political Season Attack Ad Environment

As a public media station, WDET DOES NOT RUN POLITICAL ADS.  As a consumer and a marketer, this unique benefit is now...