De-Growth

Getting to the bottom of Michigan’s pockets of decline.

De-Growth
03/13/2025

The Purpose of Flint Schools? To Fail Students and Pay Teachers

The city’s teachers earn double the median household income, and receive massive per-pupil funding, but students aren’t even learning to read

The Purpose of Flint Schools? To Fail Students and Pay Teachers

The city’s teachers earn double the median household income, and receive massive per-pupil funding, but students aren’t even learning to read

By Tom Gantert

De-Growth
03/07/2025

Why Honda Is Building Auto Plants in Indiana, Not Michigan

Detroit has a friend in President Trump, but Whitmer’s repeal of right-to-work will keep automakers from investing here

Why Honda Is Building Auto Plants in Indiana, Not Michigan

Detroit has a friend in President Trump, but Whitmer’s repeal of right-to-work will keep automakers from investing here

By James Dickson

De-Growth
02/19/2025

Rural Solar Panels Are Already a Plague

After public outrage, the DNR said it wouldn’t allow state forest to be cut down for solar panels, but farmers have already been leasing their

Rural Solar Panels Are Already a Plague

After public outrage, the DNR said it wouldn’t allow state forest to be cut down for solar panels, but farmers have already been leasing their

By Bobby Mars

De-Growth
02/18/2025

In Michigan, Journalists Block Out Their Readers

Bridge Detroit blocked Heather Dow on X, and a Detroit News editor threatened her with litigation because she has an opinion

In Michigan, Journalists Block Out Their Readers

Bridge Detroit blocked Heather Dow on X, and a Detroit News editor threatened her with litigation because she has an opinion

By James Dickson

De-Growth
02/07/2025

Michigan Representative Sterilizes Herself for the Sake of Politics

What does it profit Laurie Pohutsky to gain every headline but lose her soul?

Michigan Representative Sterilizes Herself for the Sake of Politics

What does it profit Laurie Pohutsky to gain every headline but lose her soul?

By James Dickson

De-Growth
01/24/2025

Detroit Pastor Who Prayed During the Inauguration Disgraces Himself With a Meme Coin

Lorenzo Sewell could have been a contender, but he chose to sell crypto and his credibility along with it

Detroit Pastor Who Prayed During the Inauguration Disgraces Himself With a Meme Coin

Lorenzo Sewell could have been a contender, but he chose to sell crypto and his credibility along with it

By James Dickson

De-Growth
01/17/2025

The Dollar General Menace

The number of stores in Michigan has tripled in the past 15 years, underlining the economic decline in our rural communities

The Dollar General Menace

The number of stores in Michigan has tripled in the past 15 years, underlining the economic decline in our rural communities

By O.W. Root

De-Growth
01/17/2025

Michigan’s War on the Redskins

The state spent $1.5 million to remove Redskins mascots from high school teams, and the final school folded last year

Michigan’s War on the Redskins

The state spent $1.5 million to remove Redskins mascots from high school teams, and the final school folded last year

By Bobby Mars

De-Growth
01/16/2025

Mallory McMorrow and the City of Detroit Don’t Know How Voter Registration Works

Either they don’t know that you don’t need a government ID to vote in Michigan, or they are throwing up a smokescreen to hide a

Mallory McMorrow and the City of Detroit Don’t Know How Voter Registration Works

Either they don’t know that you don’t need a government ID to vote in Michigan, or they are throwing up a smokescreen to hide a

By Anna Hoffman

The Purpose of Flint Schools? To Fail Students and Pay Teachers

The city’s teachers earn double the median household income, and receive massive per-pupil funding, but students aren’t even learning to read

Why Honda Is Building Auto Plants in Indiana, Not Michigan

Detroit has a friend in President Trump, but Whitmer’s repeal of right-to-work will keep automakers from investing here

Rural Solar Panels Are Already a Plague

After public outrage, the DNR said it wouldn’t allow state forest to be cut down for solar panels, but farmers have already been leasing their land out

In Michigan, Journalists Block Out Their Readers

Bridge Detroit blocked Heather Dow on X, and a Detroit News editor threatened her with litigation because she has an opinion

Michigan Representative Sterilizes Herself for the Sake of Politics

What does it profit Laurie Pohutsky to gain every headline but lose her soul?

Detroit Pastor Who Prayed During the Inauguration Disgraces Himself With a Meme Coin

Lorenzo Sewell could have been a contender, but he chose to sell crypto and his credibility along with it

The Dollar General Menace

The number of stores in Michigan has tripled in the past 15 years, underlining the economic decline in our rural communities

Michigan’s War on the Redskins

The state spent $1.5 million to remove Redskins mascots from high school teams, and the final school folded last year

Mallory McMorrow and the City of Detroit Don’t Know How Voter Registration Works

Either they don’t know that you don’t need a government ID to vote in Michigan, or they are throwing up a smokescreen to hide a terrible policy