Matthew Desmond’s Advice To Memphis For Attacking Poverty
Matthew Desmond, professor of sociology at Princeton University and author of Pulitzer Prize...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jun 5, 2023 | Civil Rights, Federal Policy, Poverty | 0
Matthew Desmond, professor of sociology at Princeton University and author of Pulitzer Prize...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Apr 13, 2023 | Federal Government, Federal Policy, Politics and Government | 0
Let me get this straight. The people protesting with anti-mask and anti-vaccine signs that read,...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Aug 4, 2022 | Federal Government, Federal Policy, Leadership, Trends and Issues | 2
Confidence in American institutions is at a new low, and it’s no wonder. We have seen – and...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jul 5, 2022 | Federal Government, Federal Policy | 3
Welcome to a different, diminished America. It’s no longer the one defined by life, liberty, and...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jan 20, 2021 | Federal Policy, Leadership | 0
Thumbnail: Four years ago, on the occasion of Donald Trump’s inauguration as president, I...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jan 6, 2021 | Federal Government, Federal Policy, Leadership | 0
Thumbnail: The four years of the Trump years have devastated the institutions of American...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Mar 26, 2020 | City of Memphis Government, Federal Policy, Leadership, Shelby County government | 0
The term “leader” is...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Feb 20, 2020 | Federal Policy | 0
President Donald Trump has submitted his $4.8 trillion budget proposal to Congress, and the...
Read Moreby Smart City Memphis | Jun 1, 2017 | City of Memphis Government, Federal Policy | 0
While much of our attention is diverted by President Donald Trump’s controversy du jour, it’s easy to be distracted from the damage that would...
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