There is often interesting discussion taking place between commenters on our posts and that was certainly the case in the last couple of days in response to the post about I-269 creating even more economic segregation for the...
Read MoreIt’s a tale of two cities, and only a short drive is needed to come face-to-face with the telling. In Nashville, the drive takes you to Williamson County, the 11th wealthiest county in the U.S., with a median family income...
Read MoreThe reason we are so exorcised about I-269 and other sprawl-inducing highway projects are because they deepen the economic segregation that holds back Memphis’ progress. Memphis is #1 in economic segregation among the largest 50...
Read MoreMarie 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...
Read MoreWe’re reprising this 2007 post in light of predictions about an uptick in migration to North Mississippi: While we always consider Business Perspectives – a publication of University of Memphis’ Bureau of Business and...
Read MoreIt’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...
Read MoreOnce 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...
Read MoreWe 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...
Read MoreWe had an unwanted flashback last week to the days when Strom Thurmond tried to justify Jim Crow laws with the argument that he was only trying to protect black folks from the burdens of self-government. Now comes Shelby County...
Read MoreMoney can’t buy happiness, and apparently, in Memphis, it doesn’t have to. We’re so happy, it just doesn’t seem to matter that we make less than other places. Forbes recently reported that CareerBliss, an online...
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