Welcome to Citiwire.net! What would real recovery–a revival of the American spirit, not just its economy–look like? Our Citistates Group has been wrestling with that question and our Associate Bill Shutkin, a prominent thinker on sustainability issues, deals with it directly directly in this week’s Citiwire article. … My column, by contrast, returns to an old and unsolved problem–How do we Americans stop imprisoning people at world-setting records, stop paying unconscionable bills for burgeoning and multiplying prisons, and use our intelligence to discern between petty offenders and serious criminals–the people we’re mad at and the people we really have to be afraid of?
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- Hydrofracking and the Rural Future (1)
David LEE: Roberta, it’s hard to hear about potential upswing in local economies being a hardship, but not...
- ‘Rustbelt’ to ‘Legacy’ — Rethinking Old Cities’ Potential (3)
V Pete Jorgensen II: Recognizing the opportunities for SW Michigan in the late 70s due to it’s proximity...
Howard Wooldridge: The premise of utilizing our Legacy Cities is sound. The infrastructure is in place. However,...
Peter Newman: Neal As usual very thoughtful and policy relevant. It is so critical to reurbanise rather than scatter...
- The Hydrofracking Impact (11)
Mike Shuster: Thanks for such good writing and putting a human feel on the devastating effects of fracking. We are...
Mike Devonshire: Mr. Seif is Managing Partner of 21st Century Energy Development Partners LLC, a firm which develops...
- Veteran GOP Appointee Asserts ‘Science Has Left the Building’ (4)
Linda Guthrie: Good comments, but for me the point being made not the gridlock, but rather the rallying cry to...
Steve Livengood: The phrases “gilt-edged” and “thinking people” characterize what is going...
Woody Wheeler: Reilly has an incredibly important perspective that needs to be heard by all thinking people. If...
- Hydrofracking: The Impacts Continues (1)
tom e bowers: Thanks for the clear warnings.
- Hydrofracking and the Rural Future (1)
