Month: February 2011

This post originally appeared at Campaign for America’s Future (CAF) at their Blog for OurFuture: Many people don’t understand our country’s problem of concentration of income and wealth because they...

Marie Sell of Memphis City Schools and Doug Imig of University of Memphis have written a brief that all of us should read, especially in light of the ongoing discussion about public education in Memphis: In Memphis, Children...

Excerpts from a speech by one of our favorite journalists Bill Moyers to the History Makers series in New York: …As Joe Keohane reported last year in The Boston Globe, political scientists have begun to discover a human...

It’s that time of the year.  The budget process begins for government, and with it, the yearly ritual of beating up public employees to gain political points. It’s the way to score an easy point for politicians, because no one...

Once upon a time, in a far away land, there was a couple that had four children, 3 girls and a boy. The couple had a combined income of $100,000.  The husband earned $40,000 annually and the wife earned $60,000 annually. One day...

From U.S. News: President Obama is calling for $8 billion to go towards high-speed rail, as part of a six-year, $53-billion plan. The administration is hoping that the program will create jobs and boost American competitiveness...

We reprise this post from 2009 to explain why we’ve added News from the Rust Belt to our home page. Here it is: While Memphis has never been categorized as an old industrial city, it’s always had similarities – deep urban...

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Citizens for Better Education Early Voting Starts Wednesday, February 16 at the Election Commission Tonight, February 15, an informational session on school unification with County...

Ignite is a fast-paced geek event started by Brady Forrest, Technology Evangelist for O’Reilly Media, and Bre Pettis of Makerbot.com, formerly of MAKE Magazine. Speakers are given 20 slides, each shown for 15 seconds,...