Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced last week that he will not seek reelection in 2025, ending a 12-year run that saw Detroit exit bankruptcy and begin the climb back to stability. Anika Goss, CEO of Detroit Future City, joins Created Equal along with journalists John Gallagher and Darren Nichols to discuss what has happened over the last decade of Duggan's leadership and what awaits the city's next leader.
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Weekly recap: Unpacking Michigan’s election results; next steps for Democrats and more
Today on Created Equal, we share highlights from this week's episodes, including conversations about Michigan’s Election Day turnout, the future of the Democratic Party in the wake of Trump’s victory and more.
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How middle-class concerns helped drive the election's outcome
Jeremy Hobson, host of the national NPR call-in show "The Middle," returns to Created Equal to reflect on how the American middle class and middle-class issues played a significant role in the 2024 presidential election.
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Unpacking Michigan's Election Day turnout
Michigan set a record in the 2024 election. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced that 79% of eligible voters in the state cast their ballots — the highest turnout in the state's history. However, turnout in Detroit decreased — and nationwide, nearly 13 million voters stayed home. The efforts to expand voter rolls are working, but why aren't they connecting in places like Detroit? Mario Marrow, political consultant and president of Mario Marrow and Associates, and Brady Baybeck, professor of political science at Wayne State University, join Created Equal to discuss what happened, and what it means for our democracy going forward.
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What now for the Democratic Party?
Democrats were on the blunt end of a very strong message on Election Day, as Donald Trump flipped many parts of the country and some traditionally Democratic constituencies to win another term in the White House. What’s the lesson for the party going forward? Representative Debbie Dingell and political strategist Jamal Simmons join the show to discuss the future of the Democratic party in the wake of a Trump victory.
Hosted by Stephen Henderson, Created Equal is about the promise of opportunity and the challenge of inequality from the city that built America — Detroit.
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