Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Detroit Water Shutoffs

Eli Newman / WDET A federal appeals court has rejected a request by Detroit residents to allow their legal challenge...

Is America The Greatest Country in the World?

Jake Neher/WDET Is America the greatest country in the world? What does it mean to be patriotic? Every four years...

Media’s Role In The Election And During Trump’s Presidency

"This election may have been good for the profits of conglomerates that own TV networks, including cable news networks," says...

Rep. Sam Singh Looks To Lead Democrats In GOP-Dominated Lansing

housedems.com Last week’s election didn’t just decide who will lead the country in the coming years. It also solidified Republican control over...

Automated Cars Legislation On Its Way to Gov. Snyder’s Desk

Marissa Gawel/WDET Research and testing of self-driving cars in Michigan are seeing a boost. A package of bills that furthers...

FBI Reports Increase in Hate Crimes in 2015

The FBI says the number of hate crimes reported to police increased by about 6.7% last year, led largely by a...

Ambitious Detroit Urban Farm Project Adds Hoop Houses

An ambitious 15 million dollar project to develop a large scale urban farm on the city’s east side is breaking...

The Progressive Underground Show 192

Jive Records On tonight's The Progressive Underground, we sample tracks from the newly released A Tribe Called Quest album along...

‘Supermoon’ Graces Metro Detroit Sky this Weekend

svs.gsfc.nasa.gov If you’ve been looking up at the sky recently, contemplating life and your place in it, or even if...

Pence Will Lead Trump Transition Team

Vice President-elect Mike Pence will lead President-elect Donald Trump's transition team, replacing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Trump picked his...

Wanted: Housing for Homeless Veterans

Earlier this month Americans celebrated Veterans Day. As part of the recognition, the  Michigan State Housing Development Authority or MSHDA...

Great Lakes Water Authority Poised to Expand, Enters Talks With Lyon Twp.

Courtesy of GLWA The Great Lakes Water Authority may soon add a new community to its ranks. The regional system, which...