Conceptualized and designed by Skidmore Studio, this year’s May 2017 Detroiter cover is both simple and straightforward. The singular image on the cover of two tea cups on a stark white canvas depicts what we all need to do in our current volatile political climate. Find a neighbor with a different point of view, and sit down with the purpose of seeking understanding.
The Detroit Regional Chamber’s 2017 Mackinac Policy Conference is focusing on three key pillars. Of these, the pillar of “restoring civility in American politics,” is a keystone concept. The other two pillars, “winning the race to connected technology” and “increasing economic opportunity” are critical, to be sure. But there is no doubt that our success as a region, a state and a country will continue to be severely hampered until we can return to a state of civil discourse that brings back the art of compromise.
