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From the Daleys to Rahm Emanuel: Whatever happened to Chicago pols with authentic Chicago accents?
By Edward McClelland Have you listened to a Chicago politician lately? On the night of [...]
In Parma, Ohio, suburban refuge of plastic pink flamingos and Trump supporters, medical marijuana is on its way
When Governor John Kasich signed the bill legalizing medical pot for Ohio in 2016, everyone [...]
It’s the Creativity, Stupid: How underdog Rust Belt candidates are connecting with voters through highly creative, and occasionally funny campaign ads
By Adam K. Raymond Two days ahead of last month’s primary elections in Illinois, Democratic [...]
Under Michigan’s Straits of Mackinac, ‘it’s a disaster waiting to happen’
The evening of April 1, workers at the American Transmission Company noticed that two of [...]
The State of Michigan has stopped providing free bottled water to Flint residents; Here’s why that’s unconscionable
By Connor Coyne Photo by Brittany Greeson The latest hit job upon the people of [...]
In Racine County, neatly maintained homes and dream houses are being designated ‘blighted’ to make way for Foxconn
By Lawrence Tabak Photography by Kevin J. Miyazaki On the evening of March 20 a [...]
This Is Why I’m Ready to Walk: Letter from a University of Michigan-Flint Lecturer
By Scott Atkinson Photograph by Erin Emory This is why I teach. I’m perhaps halfway [...]
The mill might make steel, but the people don’t: The path from John Henry to Wilbur Ross
By Michael Broida The trade war has begun: China announced up to $50 billion of [...]
As the four-year anniversary of the Flint Water Crisis approaches, Flint residents are still suffering, and the state continues to pull its resources
By Jiquanda Johnson Photo by Brittany Greeson Each week Tia Simpson travels throughout the city [...]
The Future of Appalachia Is Queer
by Elizabeth Catte Photography by Queer Appalachia Granny witch. Dirt femme. Two-spirit. Farm-Her. Affrilachian. Fag [...]
An essay: Cleveland’s Detroit Shoreway neighborhood — It’s a happy bubble of urban bliss … until something happens
By Lee Chilcote Photography by Maddie McGarvey A note from the author: "I wrote this [...]
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