De-Growth

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

De-Growth
04/23/2025

Why Is Consumers Energy Risking West Michigan’s Power Security?

It plans to close a power plant 15 years early and is telling concerned residents that it’s too late to change course

Why Is Consumers Energy Risking West Michigan’s Power Security?

It plans to close a power plant 15 years early and is telling concerned residents that it’s too late to change course

By Devinn Dakohta

De-Growth
04/18/2025

Julie Brixie Saran-Wrapping Matt Maddock’s Car Wasn’t Just Some Prank

She’ll say she didn’t like park job, but she really did it because he isn’t afraid of the left

Julie Brixie Saran-Wrapping Matt Maddock’s Car Wasn’t Just Some Prank

She’ll say she didn’t like park job, but she really did it because he isn’t afraid of the left

By James Dickson

De-Growth
04/10/2025

How Jocelyn Benson’s “Election Security” System Let 16 Foreigners Vote

Allowing same-day registration and voting is inviting fraud, but a GOP-led push for strict voter ID would close loopholes

How Jocelyn Benson’s “Election Security” System Let 16 Foreigners Vote

Allowing same-day registration and voting is inviting fraud, but a GOP-led push for strict voter ID would close loopholes

By James Dickson

De-Growth
04/09/2025

Duggan’s Land Bank Sues the “True Mayor” of Detroit’s East Side

The city is threatening to repo one of Charles Brooks’s projects after letting Garlin Gilchrist’s apartment building rot for years

Duggan’s Land Bank Sues the “True Mayor” of Detroit’s East Side

The city is threatening to repo one of Charles Brooks’s projects after letting Garlin Gilchrist’s apartment building rot for years

By Charlie LeDuff

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

Why Is Consumers Energy Risking West Michigan’s Power Security?

It plans to close a power plant 15 years early and is telling concerned residents that it’s too late to change course

Julie Brixie Saran-Wrapping Matt Maddock’s Car Wasn’t Just Some Prank

She’ll say she didn’t like park job, but she really did it because he isn’t afraid of the left

How Jocelyn Benson’s “Election Security” System Let 16 Foreigners Vote

Allowing same-day registration and voting is inviting fraud, but a GOP-led push for strict voter ID would close loopholes

Duggan’s Land Bank Sues the “True Mayor” of Detroit’s East Side

The city is threatening to repo one of Charles Brooks’s projects after letting Garlin Gilchrist’s apartment building rot for years

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?