“No Home, No Job, No Peace, No Rest”
My son downloaded “The Ghost of Tom Joad” by Bruce Springsteen with Tom Morello on my iPod a couple of months ago. During this past Thanksgiving week, we went together […]
There Will Still Be a Need for Community Organizers
As we approach Tuesday’s historic election, we can count on one clear fact that the political pundits likely will overlook in their election night coverage — no matter what the […]
Rescue Communities Now!
In last week’s media blitz of trying to explain our financial crisis, the clearest description I saw was a Chattanooga Times Free Press cartoon, which the Chicago Tribune ran on […]
Investing in Communities Key to Obamanomics
With the Dems convening in Denver, the New York Times Magazine offered us David Leonhardt’s review of ‘Advanced Obamanomics’ on Sunday, August 24. In light of the Obama campaign re-launching […]
Can’t Look Past the Rescue Short Fall
As Look Past the Bailout Blather notes, there are aspects of American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 that are welcomed. Especially, key is the White House backing […]
Bush Legacy: Unregulated Speculation Destroying Economy and Communities
After a week of crazy financial news, I always look forward to reading Gretchen Morgenson’s “Fair Game” column on the front page of the Sunday New York Times Business section. […]
Going Green
The last week of June turned out to be Sustainable Development Week unofficially in Chicago as a convergence of events spread the word on opportunities to be found in Going […]
Taking the LEED in Your Community
Through local and regional initiatives, communities are tailoring the eco-revolution for their backyards.