By Kevin Harris The 2026 midterm campaign is entering the final stretch. Democrats are poised for a big Election Night with the possibility of flipping both congressional chambers and several governorships. However recent polling from Politico shows some cause for concern. Democrats remain underwater with the working class voters they need. While more working class […]
Most pollsters, pundits and journalists try ― and fail ― to understand what drives the eruption of opposition to AI data centers, because they make this simple mistake: They only ask people about data centers. Or they don’t talk to people at all. My firm took a different and far more useful approach through four […]
By J. Basil Dannebohm In 2023, 43% of U.S. voters considered themselves to be political independents, with the remaining voting bloc divided between Republicans and Democrats. In 2026, a Gallup News report tracked self-identified independents at 45%, while CNN polling placed the figure at 47%. Suffice it to say, political independents will play a major […]
Diversity is a richness, never a reason for exclusion – Pope Francis, 2021 Many white residents of Livingston County seem to feel that racism ended with the Civil Rights Movement. This might almost be true if your definition of racism focused on overt racism, like the “n-word” or burning crosses, while ignoring systemic racism and […]
First, let’s be clear. Football in America isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. It has over 75 years of brand awareness, and – in its formative years – developed a regional system that created regional rivals and loyal fan bases. The National Football League’s International Series will stage nine games this year in seven countries. With […]
Before Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary, I wrote that Trump’s threat to derail Michigan elections needed to be taken seriously. Fortunately, the primary went operated smoothly, but that doesn’t mean the threat has disappeared. Just because we didn’t see troops storming voting sites and carting away ballot boxes, or election monitors wreaking havoc the same way […]
It seems lieutenant governor hopeful Jay DeBoyer just couldn’t help himself. These days, GOP candidates aren’t supposed to admit they want to ban abortion. At least, not Republican candidates who want to win statewide in Michigan, and not where people can hear … or make surreptitious recordings that later make wind up in reporters’ inboxes. […]
Donald Trump’s promise to send American adults a $5,000 “Trump Dividend” if Republicans retain control of Congress deserves more than ridicule from Democrats. There are plenty of reasons to question the proposal. Trump has not provided a detailed mechanism for delivering the payments. Congress would have to act and Republicans themselves are divided over the […]
The Beatles told us: “All you need is love.” They were right, but along with love must come marriage. But marriage rates have plummeted, especially among young men. A Pulitzer Prize-worthy story by Sean Salai of The Washington Times crunches all the numbers. To say they are worrisome would be a vast understatement. – In […]
For more than 50 years, First Independence Bank has served Detroit communities that too often were overlooked by the broader financial system. We were founded on a simple belief: every family, entrepreneur and neighborhood deserves access to financial opportunity. Our work is deeply personal and mission-driven. It is the family purchasing its first home. It […]