Author: SCM

From New York Times (thanks to Steve Steffens for sending it in): By DAVE EGGERS and NÍNIVE CLEMENTS CALEGARI WHEN we don’t get the results we want in our military endeavors, we don’t blame the soldiers. We don’t say, “It’s...

A few years ago, we brought Paul Tough to Memphis to speak after he wrote his book on Geoffrey Canada, and here’s a post about him from Mother Jones: In an unexpected move, Paul Tough pours cold water on education...

From spiked-online.com: How should we measure the value of culture? Take, for example, Michelangelo’s sculpture of the biblical hero David shown preparing for battle with Goliath, in the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence. As...

From Slacktivist blog: “Oh, but no one rides the bus. Maybe down in the city, but out here in Independence? No one rides it. Unless they don’t have a car, I suppose.” “Oh, well, but no one rides the bus,...

Steve Ross, over at the Vibinc blog, offers up his list of 10 things to make Memphis stronger, and as usual, he hits the nail on the head.  Steve is always thoughtful and perceptive, so we apologize to him for posting this en...

From Sustainable Cities Collection: As I drove into my parking spot at the surface parking lot adjacent to the Marriott in Tucson for the Arizona Historic Preservation Conference last week, I noticed a slew of ethnic restaurants...

From Social Edge: What motivates you to change the world?An innate sense of fairness? The values passed from an inspiring parent or teacher? Maybe a personal faith or a devotion to living out the tenets found in religious...

By Neal Peirce WASHINGTON — June 17 marks the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s declaration of an American “war on drugs” — a struggle opponents say has cost $1 trillion, countless ruined lives, an eruption of...

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