Was Racism Involved in the Drawing of Michigan’s Congressional Districts?

Graphic by Melissa Mason Critics argue that Republicans drew the legislative districts of Michigan with the intention of winning the majority...

18-Year-Old Musician from Detroit Receives Over $1 Million in Scholarships

Ryan Patrick Hooper Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m.  Since he was a toddler, 18-year-old Josh...

Framed by WDET: Sundays at the Carpet House

  Amy Sacka Framed by WDET is an audio-visual experience, produced in partnership with 18 artists, who tell the story...

Michigan IS Gerrymandered, New Study Concludes

Michigan’s political district are gerrymandered, according to a new report from the Citizens Research Council of Michigan.  Click HERE to...

Bridge Magazine: Regional Transit Dead This Year [TRANSCRIPT]

Voters in southeast Michigan will not see a transit proposal on the ballot this fall after a meeting today ended...

Inside Decaying Michigan Central Station, Detroiters Made Memories

Joshua A. Gaudette CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. More than 20,000 people signed up to legally tour the future Ford...

UM Law Professor: Supreme Court Travel Ban Ruling Is Troubling [TIMELINE]

Richard Primus There's been a lot of big news out of the U.S. Supreme Court this week. One decision has...

Do We Need to Be More Civil in 2018? Or Is It A Time for Incivility?

  Carolyn Lukensmeyer/Vann Newkirk II The most recent debates and discussions over immigration, race, and national security have generated a...

StoryCorps Detroit Podcast: “I Work Like a Woman”

StoryCorps Detroiter Carlena Murdy worked in an auto-parts factory at a time when being a woman in a trade-labor job...

Ohio Offers Its Own Solution to Gerrymandering [MAPS + GRAPHS]

Michigan voters could decide whether to change the way the state’s political maps are drawn. A state elections board voted...

LIVE STREAM: Policy Meets the People – The Redistricting Issue Special [VIDEO]

Should Michigan redraw its voting districts? And what should the process be to do that? Can the state ever have...

In The Groove with Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson

Photo by Nick Anderson Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. Did you know that...