Eli Day

Eli Day is a Detroit native. He writes about politics, history, and racial and economic justice. His work has been featured in The American Prospect, New Republic, In These Times, Current Affairs, Mother Jones, and Vox, among others.

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Metro Detroit

Opinion: The case for social housing in Detroit

What will it take to make sure this isn’t a city where people die freezing on the streets or poisoned in their cars?

By Eli Day
Mar 27, 2025

Tags: Metro Detroit, Government, Views & Opinions, Greektown, homelessness in Detroit, Mike Duggan, public housing in Detroit
Politics & Elections

Despite the DNC’s best efforts to ignore Gaza, the Uncommitted Movement isn’t going anywhere

Progress on Palestine

By Eli Day
Aug 26, 2024

Tags: Politics & Elections, 2024 Election, Views & Opinions, Uncommitted Movement, Dearborn
Metro Detroit

The 2003-04 Pistons were the champions Detroit needed

The team is remembered as conquering underdogs at a time when we needed to see ourselves that way

By Eli Day
Apr 10, 2024

Tags: Detroit Sports, Views & Opinions, Longform, Detroit Pistons, NBA, Richard Hamilton, Ben Wallace, Rasheed Wallace, Chauncey Billups, Tayshaun Prince, Cover Story
Politics & Elections

Detroiters demand Israeli ceasefire

Local rallies show that peace could be simple — if the U.S. only had the courage

By Eli Day
Oct 20, 2023

Tags: Politics & Elections, Longform, News, Politics & Government, Views & Opinions, Israel-Hamas war, metro Detroit, Jewish people in metro Detroit, Palestinians in metro Detroit, President Joe Biden, Gary Peters, Debbie Stabenow, Muslims in metro Detroit, Slideshow
Music News

Rapper Boldy James performs first post-car crash show in Detroit

‘I’m almost back, baby,’ he said at the Shelter

By Eli Day
Jun 12, 2023

Tags: Music News, Music, Boldy James, Detroit rap, Detroit hip-hop

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