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In March of 1812, the Boston Gazette printed a political cartoon that showed the bizarre and twisted shape of a newly-redrawn election district. The...
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The Next Idea One of my favorite movies from last year was The Big Short. It brilliantly explained many of the complex factors that set in motion the...
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It's taken more than 30 years, but Ron Fournier has finally found his way home to Detroit. After a career that took him to Hot Springs, where he...
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Donald Trump will visit Detroit Saturday, hoping to appeal to African-American voters. He'll visit a congregation at Great Faith Ministries...
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The United States could be on the brink of electing its first woman president. It’s a glass ceiling that has waited a long time to be broken. But why...
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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was in Traverse City today. Hundreds of people waited calmly in line to see him speak.Sanders told a…
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Many Michigan Republicans spent the weekend on Mackinac Island, where they enjoyed fine dining and cocktail receptions, listened to the campaign pitches…
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The effort to expel Todd Courser was first on the agenda. Many hours of floor debate, cajoling, and, finally, a standoff that lasted through the night…
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Presidential candidates keep hopping on the bandwagon. ‘Tis the season, after all.
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Todd Courser, the conservative freshman Republican state Representative from Lapeer, describes his early years as a "Huckleberry Finn childhood." Now,...