Opinion: I’ve been a UAW auto worker for 46 years. Here’s why I’m voting for Elissa Slotkin.
UAW auto worker Steve Dawes shares his perspective on Michgian’s US Senate race.
Nov
2024
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Voter Stories
Nov
2024
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How Gen-Z is helping rural Michiganders turn out to vote in the UP
Michigan is one of several critical swing states in this year’s election, and for Carly Sandstrom, a Marquette native and canvasser with the Progressive Turnout Project, that means knocking on doors and making calls to get voters to the ballot box.
Oct
2024
31
Opinion: Who said the whole country being like Detroit was a bad thing?
Personally, with the growth I’ve seen in Detroit and Michigan as a whole, I think the rest of the country could learn a lot from Detroit.
Oct
2024
31
Opinion: Mike Rogers refuses to answer for his role in the opioids crisis
MSW social worker and police officer, Derrick Jackson, offers his insights on the opioid crisis and Mike Rogers' role.
Oct
2024
30
Opinion: I’m anti-war and voting for Harris and Walz, with faith in Gen Z & Millennials
Ilana Glazer calls on Gen Z and Millennials to vote for Harris and Walz to protect democracy and empower a future shaped by progressive values.
Oct
2024
30
Rep. Stevens: Third-Party candidates could hand Michigan—and the country—back to Donald Trump
Rep. Stevens argues that voting for a third-party candidate in Michigan could pave a path for Donald Trump’s return.
Oct
2024
29
Opinion: Comstock is Trump and the GOP’s backdoor to a national abortion ban
In an op-ed, Kate Kelly highlights how the 1873 Comstock Act, passed at the behest of Anthony Comstock — a man so obsessed with abortion providers, he drove one to suicide with his relentless harassment — could be revived by Republicans to enact a nationwide abortion ban.
Oct
2024
28
Opinions: Letters to the editor about healthcare cost and reproductive rights
A sample of reader opinions sent to us in the closing weeks of the election.
Oct
2024
23
Opinion: Protecting trans youth: A not-so-humble stepmother’s reason for voting in 2024
I sent my MAGA in-laws a series of postcards recently. Each one ended with, “Please think of this/these fact(s) and your granddaughter when you vote in November. Love, Erica.” Considering their granddaughter/my stepdaughter is a young transgender woman, I thought it was the most delicate way to approach the GOP elephant in the room.
Oct
2024
23
Opinion: Be a child care voter this year
Moms know that child care is a life-shaping issue for their own families. Many are at risk of being forced onto public assistance if they can't find the affordable care that makes it possible for them to stay in the workforce. But too many moms don’t know which candidates support the solutions they need.
