The Metro: Millions of Iranians want the regime gone. They don’t agree on what’s next
Something is breaking open in Iran — and it's been building for months. A war, then an uprising, then a...
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The Metro: Millions of Iranians want the regime gone. They don’t agree on what’s next
Something is breaking open in Iran — and it's been building for months. A war, then an uprising, then a...
The Metro: The view of Iran from Windsor
There’s a lot of fear and uncertainty in Iran right now. Protestors have faced a violent reaction from Iran’s political...
The Metro: Are GLP-1s outweighing the body positivity movement?
In the 2010s, the effort to uplift people with bigger bodies shifted online. The Body Positivity Movement expanded its reach...
The Metro: How a fake study shaped 25 years of pesticide policy
When a government agency decides whether a chemical in your food is safe, where does the science come from? Most...
The Metro: Paczki Day highlights Polish culture and history
For practicing Catholics, today is the last day to indulge in some of your favorite snacks and treats before lent—and...
The Metro: How the Negro Leagues transformed baseball and American culture
The Negro Leagues are widely credited with revolutionizing baseball. The aggressive, scrappy, base-stealing style of play was an attraction for fans...
The Metro: Fear is the new recession. How immigration enforcement is affecting small businesses
Across the country, small businesses in immigrant communities are reporting the same pattern: customers are disappearing, workers aren't showing up,...
The Metro: President Trump won’t regulate pollution. Can Michigan do that on its own?
In 2023, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed one of the most aggressive clean energy laws in the country — requiring Michigan...
The Metro: Ann Arbor’s bid to dump DTE and go public
If you live in southeast Michigan, chances are you have a DTE story — the kind where your food spoiled...
The Metro: How connection strengthens community and civic life
Research shows that people who frequently socialize are more likely to participate in politics — to vote, attend meetings, and...
The Metro: The pioneer who founded the Negro Leagues
Rube Foster was a pioneer in American baseball. His efforts in the early 20th century to organize Black baseball teams...
The Metro: A 93-year-old pipe flooded Southwest Detroit. Now GLWA wants historic rate hike
The price of water has been steadily rising in Southeast Michigan. Now, one of the steepest rate increases in the...