A Former Inmate and a Prison Abolitionist Weigh In on Whether We Should Eliminate Prisons
Dr. Ruth Wilson Gilmore Is prison necessary? That’s the question posed by a recent New York Times piece spotlighting Dr....
A Former Inmate and a Prison Abolitionist Weigh In on Whether We Should Eliminate Prisons
Dr. Ruth Wilson Gilmore Is prison necessary? That’s the question posed by a recent New York Times piece spotlighting Dr....
Case Study Canton: Is It Time to Come Up With New Ways to Design Suburbs?
Jerome Vaughn Southeast Michigan is a poster child for sprawl -- a metropolis designed less for people, and more for...
New Regional Fare Passes for Detroit Area Buses Start Today
The Detroit area's two bus systems, Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) and Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART), are...
Detroit Public TV Debuts ‘Great Lakes Now’ Monthly Show Tuesday
Great Lakes Now/DPTV Detroit Public TV debuts a new monthly show on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The magazine-style program includes feature reports...
From Chem Trails to Cover Ups: Conspiracy Theories Run Rampant
National Archives The outbreak of the measles unfolding around the nation, including right here in southeast Michigan, is fueled by a conspiracy theory....
Rod Rosenstein To Step Down As Deputy Attorney General
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who appointed a special counsel to investigate Russian election interference — a move that enraged...
Remembering the Life and Legacy of Judge Damon Keith
Detroit Public TV A civil rights giant and legal icon passed away early Sunday morning. Judge Damon Keith was 96....
Judge and Civil Rights Icon Damon J. Keith Has Died
Judge Damon J. Keith, a grandson of slaves and figure in the civil rights movement who as a federal judge...
Anti-Gerrymandering Activists React to Federal Ruling Ordering Michigan to Redraw Districts
Jake Neher/WDET 34 of Michigan’s legislative and congressional lines were illegally drawn to benefit Republicans. That’s according to a ruling...
Judges Say Michigan Must Redraw Congressional and Legislative Maps
A three-judge federal panel ruled Thursday that Michigan's congressional and legislative maps were unconstitutionally gerrymandered for partisan gain, ordering the...
Are Lawmakers, Gov. Whitmer Headed for Budget Impasse Over Roads?
MPRN Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed 45-cent gas tax increase is not part of a budget bill moving in the state...
Why Did Detroit Land Bank Demolish Historic Log Cabin?
There are only two known historic log cabins standing in Detroit. Last month, there were three. Researchers were ecstatic to find...