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Smoke over Michigan skies as western wildfires burn

By Kelly House | September 16, 2020
In Partnership With Bridge Michigan

So far, the wildfire smoke hovering over Michigan has not impacted regional air quality. But climate experts say it should serve as a sobering reminder that the Great Lakes State is not immune to worsening natural disasters caused by climate change.

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Amid racial reckoning, Detroit activists press Whitmer for environmental justice

By Kelly House & Olivia Lewis | August 31, 2020

A deepening debate in the nation on systemic racial inequities has inspired Michigan activists to seize this societal moment to achieve reforms for communities of color that too often bare the burden of pollution in their communities.

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  • Biden's Inauguration, Detroit Tax Overassessments and Democracy Around The World

    In this hour, Stephen Henderson speaks with EJ Dionne of the Washington Post about national politics, Detroit Deputy Mayor Conrad Mallet weighs in on property tax overassessments for city homeowners and former Wayne State University President Dr. Irvin Reid and Honors College Dean John Corvino talk about what democracies in other countries can teach us about the political crisis we’re in.

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  • Guns, Division and Navigating Our Country Out of Polarization

    In this hour Stephen Henderson speaks with Firmin DeBrabander, a professor of philosophy at the Maryland Institute College of Art and the author of Do Guns Make Us Free? and Life After Privacy. He recently wrote a piece in The Atlantic titled The Gun-Rights Movement Fed America’s Insurrectionist Fever Dreams. Then, later in the hour, Henderson is joined by Peter T. Coleman, a professor of psychology and education at Teachers College Columbia University who studies intractable conflict and sustainable peace. He recently wrote a public letter to President-elect Joe Biden titled “The War on Polarization” and has a forthcoming book titled “The Way Out: How to Overcome Toxic Polarization” set to be released in June.

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  • State Sen. Ananich on Flint Water Crisis and A Look At Biden's Climate Policy

    In this hour, a conversation between Producer Jake Neher and State Sen. Jim Ananich about the legal developments surrounding charges in the Flint Water Crisis. Plus, New York Times reporter Lisa Friedman and environmental law expert Nick Schroeck join Stephen Henderson for a look ahead at what to expect from Biden's climate team.

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  • Congressman Dan Kildee and Yale Professor and Author Jason Stanley

    In this hour Stephen Henderson discusses the latest in the Flint Water Crisis and impeachment with Congressman Dan Kildee. Plus, author and philosophy professor Jason Stanley on fascism, propaganda and the state of America.

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