Detroit

The corporate takeover of Detroit homes

June 29, 2021 By Andrew Wright

Out-of-state investors are buying up houses in large quantities in the metro Detroit area - 50 to 200 at a time.

How Communist ‘popular front’ activism built a labor-community alliance that changed Detroit

August 24, 2020 By Timothy V. Johnson

Rather than focusing on the CPUSA’s relation to the Soviet party—a favorite topic of historians—Ryan Pettengill has begun to unearth the everyday activities of rank-and-file Communists.

Former Detroit Daily World reporter on the legacy of Rep. John Conyers

October 28, 2019 By Geoffrey Jacques

There seemed to be no such thing as a progressive cause that didn't have his name on it: from Medicare for All to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday.

“Detroit Jazz City”: New CD celebrates the Motor City

February 25, 2016 By Anthony Mangos

Music enthusiasts may rarely think of Detroit when it comes to jazz ... but a new CD might change that.

Teacher sickouts close almost all Detroit schools

January 20, 2016 By Mark Walton

Nearly all Detroit Public Schools (DPS) are closed Wednesday, as teacher sickouts which began last week continue.