Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine is Promising, But Experts Urge Patience
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced this week that their vaccine trial is more than 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, based on...
Affordable Care Act Goes Before The Supreme Court Once Again. Here’s What to Expect.
The Affordable Care Act once again goes before the U.S. Supreme Court today. Justices will hear oral arguments about whether...
Research Shows Child Care Not Linked to Spread of COVID-19 Early in Pandemic
A Yale University study shows child care providers who worked during the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic were...
The Combustible Mix of White Rage, Racial Injustice and the Election
The partisan divide has grown wider over the past four years and the threat of political unrest continues to grow....
In 2020, Healthcare is Top of Mind for Most Voters
According to the Pew Research Center, healthcare is second only to the economy when it comes to issues that will...
NAACP to Monitor Voter Intimidation at the Polls in Detroit
The rise of emboldened white militia groups in the state and a foiled plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer have...
How Michigan’s Failures in Detroit, Flint Could Inform Urban Policy Nationwide
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has upended countless American cities and unearthed longstanding inequities in the country’s urban environment. This seismic...
Michigan Voters Vow to Cast Ballots In Person Despite Pandemic
President Trump has claimed repeatedly, without providing evidence, that massive absentee voting creates the potential for massive voter fraud. It’s...
What’s At Stake When You Share Photos Of Your Kids Online
If you’re a parent, especially to school-aged kids, chances are this has been one of the most trying years of...
“Militias,” “Domestic Terrorism,” and Why The Language We Use Is Important
Michigan’s militia culture has been brought into focus recently. People involved in that culture, including members of the so-called Wolverine Watchmen,...
12 Implicated in Detroit Police Corruption Investigation
A corruption investigation focusing on the Detroit Police Department’s narcotic unit has implicated 12 members of the force. Officers are...
2020 Race Could Test “Nation’s Creaky Electoral Machinery”
Normally when America’s elections draw to a close, there’s a smooth transition from one leader to the next --even back...