equality

Washington D.C. officials say half a million people marched in the nation’s capitol on Saturday. Another one million people joined rallies around the…

The Next IdeaAs a queer man who grew up in Michigan, I sometimes wonder why I decided to come back home. I fled Detroit for New York City after graduating…

The Human Rights Campaign has issued this year's Municipal Equality Index, which measures how LGBT-friendly cities are.Michigan's results are rather…

We often talk about the U.S. as being the land of opportunity. This is the country where you can fulfill your dreams; that is certainly the view of…

When it comes to road repair, this winter has left Michigan in a state of despair. Where will the money come from to fill in the potholes and crater lakes…

When you think of inequality in higher education, things like tuition, price of textbooks and food probably come up.But what about inequality when it…

Correction: An earlier version of this story spelled "Corunna" incorrectly. It has been fixed.The Corunna Public School District is facing a federal…

This is a local version of a national story that aired on NPR's 'All Things Considered' Saturday. Last June the city council in Holland voted 5-to-4…

On the first International Women’s Day in 1911, thousands petitioned for women’s rights to vote and end discrimination in the workplace. Now it’s a mix.…