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Anthony Weiner, Eliot Spitzer, and Paula Deen
Yesterday, Eliot Spitzer, the former New York State governor who was forced to resign after being caught with high-priced prostitutes, declared his candidacy for New York City comptroller. This...
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Next Steps for Sanford, Fla.
Trayvon Martin’s parents, along with local religious and civic leaders, pleaded with Sanford residents to react with calm to Saturday’s verdict. The community has done just that. Now, what comes next...
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Hold on: Detroit is not Dead!
The doom and gloom tale of Detroit abounds. But don’t declare the city dead just yet. There’s another story about Detroit waiting to be told, one of resiliency and possibility amid the trouble. This...
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Don’t Sell Detroit’s Soul
Over the past few days I’ve done a run of radio interviews about Detroit’s post-bankruptcy future. Among the messages I’ve felt compelled to express is the following: While the city faces steep...
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The Local Antidote to the Government Shutdown
As the federal government shutdown grips the nation, many people in local communities feel disgusted and powerless to change what’s happening. But we needn’t despair. Here are three basic steps...
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Americans’ Gut Check on the Shutdown
The national fiasco popularly known as the federal government shutdown is prompting us to take a collective gut check: will anything productive and hopeful result from this mess? Across the country,...
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Moving Beyond the Nation’s Impasse: Shutdown Week 3
In traveling the country, I’ve repeatedly been asked: What’s going on with the government shutdown and the country? Are we as a nation falling apart? Now, in the third week of the shutdown, the...
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What is a Public Innovator?
There’s an old adage that half of life is just showing up. Perhaps there’s some truth to that. But what about the other half? For public innovators, it’s critical. One of the key things that...
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U.S. World Cup Win: A Civic Parable for Our Time
As a huge soccer fan, I was ecstatic about the U.S. National Team’s 2-1 victory over Ghana Monday. As an American, I was struck even more by the words used by the players, commentators and others to...
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Ferguson: Taking Steps to Support a Path Forward
As events continue to unfold in Ferguson, Mo., there are three questions we must ask ourselves: What are we to make of what is happening there? How can Ferguson not be the victim of empty promises of...
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