Our Summertime Blues

As unemployment grows, partisanship deepens, and war lingers on, things certainly don't look as hopeful as they did 20 months ago when Barack Obama took office. But there's still hope. We just need to remember where to look for it....

The Crass Supper

"The industry doesn't want you to know the truth about what you are eating, because if you knew you might not want to eat it " -- Food, Inc. I recently headed out to a sold-out showing of the documentary...

Green in the 'Hood

Is it possible to create a new economy in the 'hood that would create jobs, lower energy costs, reduce the carbon footprint of an urban neighborhood, and allow neighbors to get to know one another at the same time? I...