The Undemocratic Making of Indianapolis
How Unigov, a 1970s-era legislative project, helped create modern-day Indy and its suburbs.
Is Michigan’s UP Winter Culture Melting?
In the Upper Peninsula, climate change is threatening the UP200, an Iditarod qualifier race.
Detroit’s Eastern Market
Scenes from the city’s historic food and culture hub.
Sentencing the Old Iowa State Penitentiary
Once the oldest operating prison west of the Mississippi, the facility is now empty, falling apart, and waiting for its next chapter.
How a Western Pennsylvania Police Shooting Sparked a Political Movement
In Pittsburgh, a new brand of local politician is gaining influence.
When Did the Milwaukee River Become ‘Unswimmable’?
An excerpt from The Milwaukee Anthology.
A Palace for the People
The fight to make Chicago's South Shore Cultural Center a space for community arts.
White Shirt Day and “The Birth of a Union”
The legacy of the 1937 Sit-Down Strike—for Flint and beyond.
Hospital Withdrawal
Why some people with opioid use disorder avoid going to the hospital.
Fighting Fentanyl
The synthetic opioid adds an additional challenge to treating drug use and overdoses in Michigan.
Disappearing Act
Prison gerrymandering is distorting democracy in states across the Midwest and nationwide, leaving incarcerated people with inequitable representation—or none at all.
Cleveland’s Environmental Justice Hotspots
New maps reveal patterns of inequality in Cuyahoga County.