UAW Strike Against GM: Costly, but Not Catastrophic for Corporate Profits
Officials with General Motors say its revenue took a multi-billion dollar hit because of the recent United Auto Workers strike....
Detroit City Council Member On Equity, Removing Blight and Transparency in Government
Council Member Raquel Castañeda-Lopez made Detroit history when she became the first Latina elected to the City Council. She represents...
Detroit Billionaire Dan Gilbert Used Ties to Trump to Avoid Taxes
According to a report from Pro Publica, Detroit Billionaire Dan Gilbert’s connection to the White House might have won his...
Founders Owner: Firing “Has Nothing To Do” With Former Employee’s Race
Update, Nov. 1, 2019: Founder's has settled the racial discrimination case with plaintiff Tracy Evans, with neither party admitting fault....
GOP Shouldn’t Hold Breath That Whitmer Will Limit Her Own Powers
Some state lawmakers want to limit the powers of the governor’s office. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been flexing her constitutional...
Former Congressman John Conyers Dies as a Civil Rights Icon with a Tarnished Legacy
There was nothing but reverence for Conyers at a rally for Bernie Sanders yesterday in Detroit. Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib,...
Former Detroit Congressman John Conyers Has Died
Former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, one of the longest-serving members of Congress whose resolutely liberal stance on civil rights made...
Fired Founders Employee Speaks: “Racism is Nothing New to People of Color”
LaToya Cross One of the biggest stories to come out of Michigan’s craft beer industry has nothing to do with...
UAW General Motors Membership Ratifies New Contract, Ending Strike
Editor's note, 9:50 am 10/28/19: Updated with new story. A contentious 40-day strike that crippled General Motors’ U.S. production came...
Blanchard on Milliken: Former Michigan Governor was ‘Last of the Moderate Republicans’
Former Michigan Gov. William Milliken died last week at the age of 97. Milliken called himself a moderate Republican. But...
EPA, Environmentalists Find Common Cause in Great Lakes; Differ on Funding, Regulation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has rolled out a new plan it says will benefit the Great Lakes. EPA Administrator...
Update to Higher Education Act Aims to Cut College Costs, Student Debt
U.S. House of Representatives The College Affordability Act was introduced in the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee last week....
